Manager Controllership (L08)

Organizational Overview:

Controllership organization within Finance COE responsible to monitor day-to-day accounting activities involved in Synchrony business. Controllership mostly covers general accounting, client accounting, reconciliations, closing & reporting, system maintenance, governance related sub-processes. Every process contributes to our quarterly & annual financial close process and ensure that we have accurate external reporting.

Role Summary/Purpose:

• Perform daily client funding and ensure that all clients are funded timely and accurately.
• Perform daily and monthly account reconciliations for Client Settlement financial activity in accordance with GAAP and SYF accounting policies.
• Perform ad hoc tasks as requested, including but not limited to Audit request, SOX requests, testing of new processes, and updating procedure manuals.

Essential Responsibilities: 

• Prepare journal entries and ensure timeliness and accuracy.
• Handle issue resolutions for internal and external clients.
• Responsible for non-funding client settlement activities including merchant adjustments, cardholder research, suspense clearing, etc.
• Raise wire requests for off cycle payments to merchants, tax jurisdictions, etc.
• Responsible for performing monthly analytical review of Settlement General ledger accounts
• Perform account reconciliations to ensure accuracy of account balances and timely clearing of reconciling items
• Provide support during audits
• Responsible for maintaining a thorough understanding of the business process, including transaction flow, key systems, and all sources which impact general ledger accounts
• Create and present weekly / monthly dashboards for management review
• Incorporate business policy changes into existing processes and update documentation (job aids and training documents) as needed.
• Identify & implement process improvements and simplification opportunities.
• Perform other duties and participate in special projects as required.

Qualifications/Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance with 1+ years’ experience in accounting or in lieu of a degree with 3+ years of accounting experience
• Preparing journal entries, reconciliations and month - end accounting activities.

Desired Characteristics:  

• Excellent analytical, problem solving, organizational and follow up skills
• Demonstrated interpersonal and relationship building
• Ability to execute in a fast changing environment
• Demonstrated commitment to quality and customer service
• Excellent communication skills both oral and written
• PC proficiency with all Microsoft Office applications required
• Experience with settlement systems such as MBS, CMOD, Trams, SNSS a plus
• Experience on FDR
• Experience with existing financial system a plus (Blackline, Oracle, etc.)

Eligibility Criteria:

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or Finance with 1+ years of accounting experience or in lieu of a degree 3+ years of accounting experience.

Work Timings: 5:00 PM - 2:00 AM PHT

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) or PIP
• L4 to L7 Employees who have completed 12 months in the organization and 12 months in their current role and level are only eligible.
• L8 Employees who have completed 18 months in the organization and 12 months in their current role and level are only eligible.
• L4+ Employees can apply

Grade/Level: 08

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