Controllership - Design & Build - Manufacturing

Description
The Manufacturing Controllership team is looking for an innovative, forward-thinking, detail-oriented analyst to join their team. The Manufacturing Sr Finance Analyst is responsible for understanding GM's end-to-end inventory processes including investment, operations, systems, financials, and the related control environment. The role requires a high level of independent judgment and initiative, decision making and serving as a strategic business partner across the enterprise to bring timely and insighted decisions.
What You'll Do

• Coordinate, monitor and analyze results of plant inventory counts and annual physical inventory processes
• Oversight of lower of cost or net realizable value (LCNRV) adjustments on inventory
• Analysis and reporting of month-end inventory balances including GMNA inventory balances, associated P&L impacts and global inventory footnote disclosure in GM's 10Q/K
• Support and collaborate with Global Business Solutions (GBS) inventory and product costing teams to ensure compliance with APM requirements, effective controls and accurate reporting
• Collaborate closely with Manufacturing Management Finance to ensure alignment of financial results, budget/forecast impacts and any required disclosures
• Navigate and understand various systems impacting inventories/product costing including Material Global Optimization (MGO), Global Product Costing (GPC) and financial reporting of inventories across eSAP, Global Ledger, FINCORE, GCARS/OneStream
• Utilize new technologies and solutions to create more robust controls, process efficiencies and impactful reporting packages
• Presentation of financial results to other members of the organization including leadership
• Assist with special projects and ad hoc requests
• Develop strong relationships with business partners, support requests/inquiries including Controllership, Finance, IT and various other operational partners
• Maintain controls and work with Financial Assurance and external auditors to support audit requirements, streamline existing business processes and develop new/enhanced control procedures
• Model GM's desired behaviors including safety
• Actively promote GM's culture of inclusion

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in accounting, finance, business or related field
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Chartered Accountant (CA) (preferred)
• Public accounting firm experience (preferred)
• 5+ years of relevant experience (preferred)
• Experience with Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to understand and apply accounting and financial reporting standards (US GAAP)
• Ability to prioritize assignments/projects, take on additional responsibilities and deliver within restricted time constraints
• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated commitment to teamwork and partnerships
• Focus on learning and personal development
• Ability to embrace and manage change

Desired Qualifications

• Develop a detailed understanding of GM's processes and systems to identify control gaps and any opportunities to streamline processes and controls
• Assist with internal and external financial reporting, including analyzing consolidated results, drafting SEC documents and management review reports
• Research and interpret new accounting standards and brainstorm how each apply to GM as well as comply with external 10Q/10K reporting requirements
• Support strategic initiatives and transformation activities
• Develop analytics and tools to provide insights into the results for business units and regions
• Recommend types of automations, analytics, and data processing approaches to meet business objectives
• Initiate and support enhancements that improve the quality and speed of the monthly close process
• Resolve complex accounting issues impacting strategic business initiatives and identify potential accounting risks
• Complete special assignments outside of core job responsibilities
• Manufacturing, inventory and/or product costing experience

Location: Hybrid. This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the - Global HQ Warren MI three times per week, at minimum [or other frequency dictated by the business]
Relocation: This role is NOT eligible for relocation benefits.
GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP NOW OR IN THE FUTURE. THIS INCLUDES DIRECT COMPANY SPONSORSHIP, ENTRY OF GM AS THE IMMIGRATION EMPLOYER OF RECORD ON A GOVERNMENT FORM, AND ANY WORK AUTHORIZATION REQUIRING A WRITTEN SUBMISSION OR OTHER IMMIGRATION SUPPORT FROM THE COMPANY (e.g., H-1B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc.)
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