Accounting Coordinator

Role Overview

• Serve as a key Accounting and Consolidation specialist for GMSA, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting under US GAAP, Local GAAP, and full alignment with GM global accounting policies.
• Act as the owner of local financial statement figures, providing senior-level analysis and judgment to Controllership leadership to support informed decision-making.
• Lead and coordinate the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close for assigned legal entities, ensuring quality, timeliness, and compliance with professional accounting standards.
• Review and approve key journal entries, account reconciliations, and variance analyses, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Deliver month-over-month variance analyses, identifying and explaining key drivers at account, legal entity, and business levels.
• Identify, assess, and analyze accounting risks and complex transactions, including non-routine events, contracts, and judgmental areas; escalate and align with Technical Accounting and Regional Controllership as required.
• Interpret and apply GM accounting policies, US GAAP, Local GAAP, and IFRS (when applicable), ensuring consistent application across entities.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including automation and digitalization efforts within Accounting & Consolidation to reduce manual work and improve data quality.
• Ensure execution, documentation, and monitoring of internal controls, including SOX and non-SOX controls, throughout the close and reporting processes.
• Coordinate and support internal and external audits, preparing and reviewing audit schedules, analyses, and responses within agreed timelines.
• Proactively identify process and control gaps, propose remediation plans, and track implementation progress.
• Lead, own, and coordinate the issuance of statutory and management financial reports, ensuring consistency between Local GAAP, US GAAP, and management reporting views.
• Act as a key liaison with local Finance teams, GBS, Tax, Treasury, and external auditors, coordinating activities across multiple countries, time zones, and regulatory environments.
• Provide guidance and coordination to analysts and specialists, supporting capability development and strong team performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting (required).
• Strong technical knowledge of financial statements and consolidation concepts.
• Solid understanding of US GAAP and Local GAAP; ability to apply GM accounting policies consistently.
• English proficiency at B1 level or equivalent.
• Hands-on experience with SAP.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong working knowledge of Microsoft tools (PowerPoint, Word).
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret complex data and explain financial results clearly.
• High attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

• This job may be eligible for relocation benefits