Job Description

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.

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

Job Family Group:

Finance