Senior Accountant

DriveTime Sales and Finance Company, LLC; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

DriveTime Family of Brands seeks a Senior Accountant to maintain the general ledger, support subsidiary ledgers and ensure GAAP compliance across a growing portfolio. You will be technically minded and manage complex journal entries and schedules, contributing to year-end budgeting and monthly business reporting.

This supervisory role includes reviewing accounting topics, coordinating reconciliations, and supporting external and internal audits, with collaboration across FP&A and other areas of

Qualifications

• Understand GAAP and general ledger accounting.
• Prepare and record complex journal entries.
• Support year-end budgeting and ad hoc projects.
• Review accounting records and reconciliations for a large portfolio.
• Collaborate with FP&A and other areas to improve processes.

Responsibilities

• Be the month-end close contact for the area and ensure accurate closings.
• Review and approve technical journal entries and monthly reconciliations.
• Assist in annual budgets, forecasts, and variance analysis across segments.
• Prepare and communicate management reports.
• Support internal and external auditors during reviews and audits.

Skills

Analytical skills

Financial reporting

Communication skills

Job description

What's Under the Hood

DriveTime Family of Brands is the largest privately owned used car sales finance & servicing company in the nation. Headquartered in Tempe, Arizona and Dallas, Texas, we create opportunities and improve the lives of our customers and our employees by placing a focus on putting the right customer, in the right vehicle, on the right terms and on their path to ownership. The DriveTime Family of Brands spans across DriveTime, Bridgecrest and SilverRock. You can find us at the intersection of technology and innovation as we use our proprietary tools and over two decades of industry knowledge to redefine the process of purchasing, financing, and protecting your vehicle.

That's Nice, But What's the Job?

In short, as a Senior Accountant, you will be responsible for understanding accounting concepts required to maintain the general ledger, supporting subsidiary ledgers, and ensuring compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). You are technically minded and understand more technical areas of general ledger accounting. You will be responsible for preparing and recording complex journal entries and schedules, highly involved in year-end budgeting processes, ad hoc projects, as well as monthly business reporting. This supervisory role will include the review of accounting topics, accounting records of a rapidly growing portfolio, and general reconciliations with an emphasis on the ability to manage the planning, performance, presentation and completion of special projects.

In long, our Senior Accountants are responsible for:

• Key point of contact within area of responsibility for the month-end close process.
• Review and approve technical journal entries and monthly reconciliations for items such as servicing receivables of a $30B+ serviced portfolio (includes servicing of third-party portfolios), expense allocations across our various entities and portfolios, capital market financing, general accruals, intercompany financial statements, revenue recognition, etc. to ensure accurate accounting records in compliance with GAAP.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with FP&A team and other areas of the business to develop annual budgets, forecasts, and variance analysis across several business segments.
• Assist in preparation and communication of various ad-hoc and routine management reports.
• Research accounting guidance as needed and provide recommendations for technical accounting treatment.
• Validate, test, and support the creation of accounting and financial models for revenue/cost recognition.
• Communicate operational expenditure performance to corporate leadership.
• Support external and internal auditors with quarterly reviews and annual audits.
• Evaluate and improve upon existing accounting processes, policies, and reporting.

So What Kind of Folks Are We Looking for?

Organization and time management skills in spades. You'll be handling multiple projects and deadlines that will require you to prioritize then re-prioritize… then… re-prioritize again. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. The ability to talk and write with confidence, charisma, and competence for a wide variety of audiences, including management. Killer analytical and reporting abilities. You'll need the capability to analyze financial data and in return, prepare timely reports on your findings. A mind for the details. Okay, we know "detail-oriented" is on every job description – but we really mean it! Plays well with