Sr. Associate, Accounting

Discover Financial
Richmond, Virginia, Wilmington
Full timeUSD 87,700 - 100,100 annuallyFunction: Finance & AccountingExperience: 1+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Self-starter","Ability to work well in teams","Ownership","Research","Stakeholder communication"]

Individually contribute as a Senior Accounting Associate in the Controllers Group, focusing on accounting, reporting, and analytics. Prepare and review journal entries, reconciliations, and support SEC/regulatory reporting. Perform financial performance analysis, research, and ad hoc reporting for stakeholders while partnering across the organization on variance analysis, issue resolution, and special projects including technology and process/data transformation.

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Sr. Associate, Accounting

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Job Summary

Individually contribute as a Senior Accounting Associate in the Controllers Group, focusing on accounting, reporting, and analytics. Prepare and review journal entries, reconciliations, and support SEC/regulatory reporting. Perform financial performance analysis, research, and ad hoc reporting for stakeholders while partnering across the organization on variance analysis, issue resolution, and special projects including technology and process/data transformation.
Location: Richmond, Virginia, Wilmington
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Finance & Accounting
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Prepare and review accounting activities such as journal entries and reconciliations.
  • •Support and prepare external SEC and regulatory reports, including documentation and results presentations.
  • •Perform periodic analysis and reporting of financial performance to stakeholders and management within deadlines.
  • •Ensure accounting and reporting practices and documentation follow corporate policies and procedures.
  • •Participate in special projects and collaborate with internal/external partners to resolve issues and support audits, risk, and compliance as needed.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 87,700 - 100,100 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree or military experience.
  • •At least 1 year of experience in accounting, external financial reporting, audit, or finance (or a combination).
  • •At least 1 year of experience with Google Office or Microsoft Office (or a combination).
  • •Preferred: CPA license.
  • •Preferred: 1+ year of experience with Tableau, Python, or SQL (or a combination).
Experience:1+ yearsAccountingExternal financial reportingAuditFinance
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Self-starterAbility to work well in teamsOwnershipResearchStakeholder communication
Licenses:CPA
Certifications:Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Tech Stack:Google OfficeMicrosoft OfficeSEC reportingTableauPythonSQLJournal entriesReconciliationsVariance analysisFinancial reportingRegulatory reporting

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

Discover Financial
Provides consumer banking products, credit cards, personal loans, and payment services through the Discover brand. It operates a major U.S. financial network and serves individuals and merchants with lending and digital payment solutions.
Industry: Retail Banking
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 10M to 25M
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Riverwoods, United States
Founded: 1985
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