Accountant II, Insurance Finance & GAAP Reporting

Ally; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time Away: PTO/ Holidays

401K with matching

Student loan pay downs

529 educational save up assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Employee stock purchase plan

Financial learning center

Financial coach access

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

Well-being program

Parental and caregiver leave

Employee discounts

Job summary

Ally Financial is seeking an Accountant II to join its Insurance Team. You will assist in preparing consolidated financial statements, gather information from multiple groups, and drive the review process to ensure accurate quarterly and annual reporting under NAIC principles.

This is a full-time role in Detroit with hybrid/work requirements to be discussed in hiring process. The position requires 1+ years in accounting, public accounting preferred, and strong Excel skills.

Qualifications

• 1+ years work experience in Accounting or related field with general technical accounting and/or functional skills for area of expertise.
• Strong preference to public accounting experience.
• Workday experience preferred.
• Advanced MS Excel (pivot tables, v-lookups, etc.)
• Exhibit a strong work ethic and high degree of self-motivation.
• Sound oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to organize data, perform independent analysis, and provide explanations/conclusions to management.
• Ability to work with limited supervision while applying previous experience to execute moderately complex tasks.
• Ability to contribute meaningfully to projects.
• Comfortable interacting with other personnel in group or support staff from other departments; may interact with other internal and external personnel (i.e., external auditors, regulators) on specific projects or routine matters, usually under supervision.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation of the quarterly and year-end financial statements (10-Q/10-K) and under NAIC accounting principles.
• Coordinate with a number of groups across the enterprise in gathering all the necessary materials.
• Participate in gathering the review comments and making any necessary changes to the financial statements.
• Assist in analytical accounting support to the internal business partners.
• Assists in the resolution of accounting problems through the appropriate channels.
• Manage and improve the processes around the assigned accounting activities.
• Drive audit compliance within the areas for which you are responsible.
• Contribute to ad hoc analytical projects as necessary both within and beyond your primary area of focus.

Skills

Public accounting experience

Strong work ethic

Oral and written communication

Analytical mindset

Independent worker

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field

Tools

Workday

Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP)

Job description

Ally Financial is seeking an Accountant II to join its Insurance Team. You will assist in preparing consolidated financial statements, gather information from multiple groups, and drive the review process to ensure accurate quarterly and annual reporting under NAIC principles.

This is a full-time role in Detroit with hybrid/work requirements to be discussed in hiring process. The position requires 1+ years in accounting, public accounting preferred, and strong Excel skills.