Synchrony
AVP, Controllership - Accounting Integration, Business & Client...
Remote | $90K - $155K
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related Business area
- 5+ years accounting/finance experience
- Prior Systems experience (minimum five years) – operating systems, general ledger/accounting systems (Oracle-GL, Discover, Monarch and Document Analyzer)
- Strong leadership and rigorous project management skills with the ability to successfully manage multiple priorities in a high-speed, quickly changing business environment
- Process/quality improvement experience – develop and implement new processes, improve existing routines
- Demonstrated project management skills - leading multiple projects & driving each to completion
- Advanced PC proficiency, with spreadsheet, presentation and other software application skills
- Ability to travel (varies by project)
- Oracle GL, Discoverer, Hyperion)
- Knowledge of Synchrony’s operating systems (e.g. MBS, FDR, Vision+, GECOM, etc.)
- CPA
- Accounting/finance experience to include such responsibilities as tasks such as: general ledger, account reconciliation, and/or fiscal closing
- Strong background in accounting practices and procedures
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
- Strong communication skills (oral & written)
- Strong organizational/self-motivation skills
- You must be 18 years or older
- You must have a high school diploma or equivalent
- You must be willing to take a drug test, submit to a background investigation and submit fingerprints as part of the onboarding process
- You must be able to satisfy the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act
- New hires (Level 4-7) must have 9 months of continuous service with the company before they are eligible to post on other roles
- Employees, level 8 or greater, must have at least 18 months’ time in position before they can post
- All internal employees must consistently meet performance expectations and have approval from your manager to post (or the approval of your manager and HR if you don’t meet the time in position or performance expectations)
- Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required
Responsibilities
- Reporting to the VP, Controllership - Accounting Integration, Business & Partner Initiatives, this role will provide operational accounting, and project management execution over Synchrony business and partner initiatives
- Business initiatives include such items as new product development / transformation, portfolio and business acquisitions / dispositions, and new partners
- This role requires significant coordination with business, technology, and Finance colleagues across all levels
- In addition, this role is responsible for accurate accounting of Fiserv activity recorded in the General Ledger including supporting new partner setup, maintaining Fiserv Settlement Into The Future (“SITF”) mapping tables and Oracle EBS-GL Entry Creation Rules related to SITF as well as validating Fiserv daily activity correctly journalizes to the General Ledger
- Serve as Business Partner Integration Lead for Controllership as well as Fiserv First Data SITF GL Mapping
- Create and maintain project documentation regarding accounting and financial matters for new business and partner initiatives (requirements, project plans, timelines, issues logs, project dashboards, testing scripts, testing, etc.)
- Designing, implementing, and facilitating the execution of all financial/accounting routines required to support portfolio acquisitions/dispositions during the interim period between purchase/sale & conversion
- Serve as primary Operational Accounting contact on Synchrony cross-functional project teams
- Assisting in establishment and oversight of pre-and post-conversion daily routines for portfolio conversions and deconversions to ensure all tasks have been completed including settlement and payment activities, cash balancing, GL reconciliation, partner invoicing and reporting, etc
- This role will also serve as a central escalation/communication point for Operational Accounting for both pre-and post-conversion/deconversion issues with larger overall project team
- Coordinate any new banking arrangements with Treasury, Cash Accounting & Payment Services teams, and the Partner
- Establish post-conversion and deconversion as well as post-implementation system requirements and ensure all new general ledger accounts, cost centers, and accounting routines have been established
- Provide regular status updates to Business Initiatives Leader and FCOE Operational Accounting Process Owners
- Consult with Partner Development, Marketing and IT on potential new business, partner and product opportunities
- Provide research and guidance regarding controllership impacts related to proposed process changes made in other functional teams
- Review & maintain project/process documentation
- Drive process consistency and improvements across new business projects including system upgrades
- Responsible for providing Fiserv SITF support for the controllership accounting and customer service operations team
- Subject matter expert on Fiserv-First Data SITF accounting data mapping and Oracle Entry Creation Rules that are required for said mapping including the maintenance of these rules as it relates to BCLE and Cost Center creation, Rewards Program mapping, Royalties and other Partner Program economics sourced from First Data
- Research and resolve suspense activity from SITF
- Liaise between end users and Fiserv-FD staff including opening tickets and following them through to problem resolution
- Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned
Benefits
- You have the option to be remote, and work from home, or come into one of our offices
- The salary range for this position is 90,000.00 - 155,000.00 USD Annual and is eligible for an annual bonus based on individual and company performance
- Actual compensation offered within the posted salary range will be based upon work experience, skill level or knowledge
- Salaries are adjusted according to market in CA, NY Metro and Seattle
- 10,001+ employees
- Insurance, Information Technology, Retail, Financial Services, Technology, Health Care, Consumer Electronics, Education, Consumer Goods, Healthcare
- Public Company
- Stamford, Connecticut
- Company Specialties:
Financial Services, consumer finance, payments, Promotional Financing, Installment Lending, Savings Products, Banking, and Online Banking
Company information
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? For more information, visit www.synchrony.com.
