Job Description

Sponsorship: GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP (e.g., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.) NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.

Work Arrangement: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the GM Philippines office three times per week or other frequency dictated by the business.

The Role

This is for a Payroll Accounting Team Lead role under the General Accounting team.  The successful candidate will be responsible for operationally leading payroll analysts and junior analysts and ensuring the timely and accurate review of reconciliation of payroll GL accounts across one or more GM entities.  This is a great learning opportunity to understand the different GM payroll systems, and to appreciate how payroll information rolls into our monthly Balance Sheet and Income Statements.  The successful candidate will also be responsible in driving transformation in the space by pushing for ways to standardize, simplify and automate the payroll accounting processes globally.  The Country controllers and the GBS People Services team are the main stakeholders of this role.

What You’ll Do

Perform/oversee Payroll Accounting functions; assure accuracy, timeliness, and conformity with professional accounting standards and standard methodologies in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)

Identify, interpret, and analyze potential accounting risks and issues

Responsible for operationally leading and executing from GL perspective and providing to Analyst and Junior Analyst:

Monthly closing and reporting as per US GAAP

Account reconciliation excellence

Annual closing as per US GAAP

Perform critical tasks

Review and/or Approve Journal Entries and account reconciliation

Ensures compliance with GM Corporate policies and external regulatory requirements

Provide technical support for internal and external audits

Maintain relationships with other engagement teams (External Audit Team - E&Y, Internal Controls, GBS/GM Controllership) and monitor teams’ progress against plan and drive performance as required.      

Has strong control focus – identify and drives issue resolution (accounting or control related)

Is capable of presenting to Senior Leadership and consolidating information in a clear and understandable matter

Self-starter and able to accomplish assigned tasks with minimum supervision

Has a strong focus on process improvements to drive quality accounting and compliance

Frequent contact with others outside of work group to accomplish tasks

Leading Team Special Projects (including LEAN/Six Sigma activities)

Lead and Identify Process Improvement and drive transformation in the space by pushing for ways to standardize, simplify and automate the payroll accounting processes globally.

Support the team in various areas of financial analysis including one or all of the following: monthly journal entries/adjustment, account reconciliation, variance analysis

Create, update and formulate new and existing business and management reports not limited to Monthly Internal Operations Review, KPIs and SLAs, and Pre and Post Close Review.



Additional Job Description

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

Bachelor’s degree with major in accounting, business administration, or finance Advance knowledge in International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States (U.S. GAAP), emphasizing an in-depth understanding of the applicable business and accounting issues, and technical accounting and financial reporting standards. – Additionally, continue to attend training on these topics to remain adequately informed and knowledgeableWorking knowledge of SAP and other GM systems as required for the assigned position (systems and level of knowledge necessary will vary – employee must be willing to continually learn the GM systems landscape and functionality)Displays on-going commitment to personal and professional development in leading technologies and business acumenBasic Leadership SkillsChallenges norms, thinks outside the box and drives increased quality that influences sub-group behaviorLeading without AuthorityDrive for Sub-Group ResultsCollaboration/TeamworkAdvance Communication Skills – fluent in English, effective and impactful verbal and written communication;Champion for First Time QualityDrive for Excellence and Organizational Results via Active Business PartnershipFlexibility in work hours to accommodate other countries/time zone.Flexible to work on holidays and weekends when required

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications) 

Experience in Payroll AccountingPossess a positive attitude and is highly reliableA team player and can comprehend department priorities and contribute towards organizational goalsStrong organizational and time management skillsHighly analytical and ability to understand and solve complex/difficult issues, ability to identify potential risksAble to learn new things quickly, adapt to a diverse environment and to changing environmentCan confidently deal with ambiguity and learn on the flyMidShift schedule

About GM

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Why Join Us 

We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.



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