Staff Accountant

Staff Accountant

Stellantis Financial Services (SFS) is the new captive finance company for one of the world's leading automakers and a mobility provider with iconic brands including Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citro n, Dodge, DS Automobiles, Fiat, Jeep , Lancia, Maserati, Opel, Peugeot, Ram, Vauxhall, Free2move and Leasys.

Our exciting growth provides opportunities to advance your career as we successfully lead products and services from a small to midsize company in just a few years. Join our world class team and culture and contribute to our core mission which is enhancing our customer's experience.

Summary: The Staff Accountant will be responsible for assisting with the daily cash management process, preparing balance sheet reconciliations including bank reconciliations, month-end and year-end closing, making journal entries, and maintaining prepaid and other accruals.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.

• Maintains the company s accounting records
• Analyzes and reconciles balance sheet accounts
• Prepares ad-hoc and other reports as directed by management
• Reconciles general ledger data to various sub-ledger and system data
• Responsible for month-end closing activities preparing journal entries
• Identifies ways to promote efficiency within the financial reporting process to implement and/or incorporate best practices
• Work with payment processing to resolve account variances.
• Prepares daily cash reports for management.
• Reassignment of loans to appropriated segment (re-pooling)
• Assist with the management of cash (cash receipts, cash reconciliations)
• Reconciliation of balance sheet accounts to various sub-ledger.
• Perform daily balancing and reconciliation for various cash lockbox accounts.
• Maintains and balances subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, reconciling transactions, and resolving discrepancies
• Protects the organization s value by keeping information confidential
• Research and address issues timely
• Adherence to department policies and procedures and compliance with SOX requirements
• Other duties may be assigned.

Competencies To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Analytical Collects and researches data; Uses intuition and experience to complement data; Strong analytical skills
• Problem-Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions
• Customer Service - Responds promptly to customer needs; Responds to requests for service and assistance; Meets commitments.
• Interpersonal Skills - Maintains confidentiality; Listens to others without interrupting; Keeps emotions under control; Remains open to others' ideas and tries new things.
• Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Participates in meetings.
• Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information.
• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit
• Ethics - Treats people with respect; Keeps commitments; Works with integrity and ethics; Upholds organizational values.
• Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures; Completes administrative tasks correctly and on time; Supports organization's goals and values.
• Professionalism - Tactfully approaches others; treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; Accepts responsibility for own actions; Follows through on commitments.
• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Strong attention to detail monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; Changes approach or method to best fit the situations.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Education and/or Experience: Bachelor s degree in accounting/finance or related business administration field preferred. 0-1 years previous experience in Accounting or Finance.

Language Skills: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence.

Mathematical Skills Strong math aptitude is essential. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Other Skills: Attention to detail with the ability to meet time-sensitive deadlines is critical; Ability to identify, analyze, and solve problems.

Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have intermediate proficiency with the following applications MS Excel, MS Word, and MS Access.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.