Job Description:
Job Title: Manager, Controllership – Reconciliation (L08)
Organizational Overview
The Controllership organization oversees Synchrony’s day-to-day accounting operations and related governance activities. Core responsibilities include cash accounting, general ledger accounting, client accounting, account reconciliations, period-end close and financial reporting, accounting system maintenance, and control/governance sub-processes. These activities collectively support quarterly and annual close execution and help ensure accurate, timely, and compliant external financial reporting.
About the RoleThis role is a key contributor to the controllership team, supporting core accounting operations that ensure the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of financial records. The position requires a strong foundation in general accounting principles, along with the ability to apply analytical thinking to a variety of daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly activities.
The successful candidate will play an important role in maintaining accounting processes, supporting month-end close, and helping deliver reliable financial information for internal stakeholders and business decision-making.
The role involves a broad range of accounting responsibilities focused on reconciliation, journal entries, balancing activities, and financial reporting support.
Essential Responsibilities
Reconciliation Manager (Quality Assurance & Controls)
- Perform daily balancing activities to ensure completeness and accuracy of accounting data.
- Prepare, review, and post manual journal entries in accordance with accounting policies and internal controls.
- Complete daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly reconciliations across assigned accounts and processes.
- Investigate and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner, escalating issues when necessary.
- Support month-end and period-end reporting activities, including analysis of balances and variance review.
- Assist with accrual preparation and other general ledger activities to support accurate financial close.
- Partner with internal teams to gather information, validate transactions, and ensure accounting entries are properly supported.
Ad Hoc Support and Business Partnership
- In addition to recurring accounting responsibilities, the role will support ad hoc projects and other business requirements as needed including: responding to changing priorities, assisting with ad hoc analysis, and contributing to process enhancements that strengthen controllership operations.
Qualifications / Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or 3 years equivalent experience in lieu of degree.
- 1+ years of Accounting/Finance experience
- Strong attention to details and critical thinking
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
- Ability to manage multiple and varied priorities
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Desired Skills & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
- Experience in controllership, financial analysis, or financial services industry
- Reconciliation software experience (preferred: Blackline)
- Oracle GL experience
- Power BI, Power Automate, RPA, AI experience
- Experience with RPA/BOT process automation including documentation, governance, and controls
- Good project management skills.
- Good analytical and problem-solving skills
Eligibility Criteria:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or 3 years equivalent experience in accounting and 1+ years of accounting experience
Work Timings:
This role qualifies for Enhanced Flexibility offered in Synchrony India and will require the incumbent to be available between 06:00 AM Eastern Time – 11:30 AM Eastern Time (timings are anchored to US Eastern hours and will adjust twice a year locally). This window is for meetings with India and US teams. The remaining hours will be flexible for the employee to choose. Exceptions may apply periodically due to business needs). We are proud to offer flexibility at Synchrony.
We are proud to offer flexibility at Synchrony where you will have the option to work from home. Each month, you will be required to participate in one (1) in-person Connection Day at the Hub for Team Connection. Occasionally, you will be required to attend Town Hall, Functional/Platform Meetings, Training, Team Building and Engagement activities, and for business continuity purposes. You will also be required to attend additional in person events when necessary.
For Internal Applicants:
- Understand the criteria or mandatory skills required for the role, before applying
- Inform your manager and HRM before applying for any role on Workday
- Ensure that your professional profile is updated (fields such as education, prior experience, other skills) and it is mandatory to upload your updated resume (Word or PDF format)
- Must not be any corrective action plan (Formal/Final Formal)
- L7+ Employees who have completed 18 months in the organization and 12 months in their current role and level are only eligible.
Grade/Level : 08
Job Family Group:
FinanceSkills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, or three years of equivalent experience
- At least one year of Accounting or Finance experience
- Strong attention to detail and critical thinking
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
- Ability to manage multiple and varied priorities
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
- Experience in controllership, financial analysis, or financial services
- Reconciliation software experience, preferably BlackLine
- Oracle GL experience
- Power BI, Power Automate, RPA, or AI experience
- RPA or BOT process automation experience, including documentation, governance, and controls
- Project management skills
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
Synchrony Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Synchrony and has not been reviewed or approved by Synchrony.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave is described as extensive, with long paid leave for birthing parents and additional paid leave for all new parents. Backup childcare and eldercare options provide practical support for caregiving needs.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Well-being offerings are broad, spanning integrated wellness tools, dedicated well-being coaches, and an enhanced assistance program. Reimbursements for activities like fitness apps, swimming lessons, art classes, and meditation, along with pet telehealth and adult orthodontia, reinforce lifestyle support.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay practices emphasize pay equity across gender and race and a high wage floor for U.S. hourly roles. These signals aim to underpin fairness in base compensation across the organization.
Synchrony Insights
What We Do
At Synchrony (NYSE: SYF), we’re changing what’s possible for people and businesses every single day. From offering financing options to creating innovative tech, we help make shopping go smoothly across a variety of industries, like retail, auto, travel and home. Synchrony is one of the largest issuers of store credit cards in the United States. We help consumers pay over time for important expenses, issue co-branded cards for small- and medium-sized business credit products, as well as offer consumer savings products through Synchrony Bank. So, how can we change what’s possible for you?
