Truist Sr Financial Controller 

United States, North Carolina, Charlotte 

879688869

Regular or Temporary:

English (Required)

1st shift (United States of America)
Please review the following job description:

Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time.

Responsible for providing quality assured accounting and reporting of the business activities within the Payments Line of Business (LOB). You will be responsible for the end-to-end accounting processes related to credit cards, debit cards and deposits and collaborate with Internal and External Reporting, Corporate Policy team, Regulatory Reporting and others in finance as subject matter expert.

• Provide team leadership and vision and is responsible for long-term planning and performance of the team.
• Develops plans that impact the direction and resource allocation of the group, including business, project and/or organizational priorities.
• Proactively identify and resolves technical, operational, risk management, business, and organizational challenges, and establishes long-term solutions for continuous improvement.
• Proactively partner with the LOB (‘Line of Business’) to ensure accuracy and integrity of processes impacting financial reporting.
• Support new and existing products and business changes providing accounting guidance on business models and decisions and pull together the operational and technical accounting and reporting components to enable successful launches.
• Manage monthly and quarterly accounting activities for the LOB, including approving journal entries and reconciliations, and preparing quarterly financials for regulatory reporting and statutory audits.
• Understand and review of financial results including the analysis of general ledger activity and results to ensure consistency with GAAP, financial policies, and controls.
• Design and maintain internal control environments and compliance programs to ensure accuracy of financials and prepare for and assist with internal and external audits.
• Partner with Corporate Accounting Policy team as subject matter expert on LOB accounting issues, assisting in maintaining up to date policies.
• Ensure adherence to relevant Financial Management requirements including policies, standards, procedures, internal controls, and record retention.
• Participate in regulatory audits and interactions with regulators to address questions.
• Serve as liaison with Accounting Operations group as subject matter expert for LOB accounting and data.
• Collaborate with other finance teams, risk teams, internal audit and external audit.

Required Qualifications:

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 the essential functions.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, finance, economics or related field.
• Twelve years of work experience and five years of leadership experience.
• Ability to interpret and explain complex information to a range of audience and build consensus among different stakeholders.
• Ability to influence others at senior levels to adopt a new perspective.
• Knowledge of the industry's competitive landscape and an understanding of the market and regulatory factors that shape the industry.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Advanced analytical skills and the ability exercise judgment and solve complex problems.
• Sound and logical decision-making abilities.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to work well with others in a dynamic, team-oriented environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Supervisory experience of multiple teams
• CPA
• Financial services or specialized industry experience.
• Master’s degree.
• Proficient in SAP, Hyperion, Workiva.