Accountant II

Ally and Your Career

Ally Financial only succeeds when its people do - and that’s more than some cliché people put on job postings. We love this stuff! We see our people as, well, people - with interests, families, friends, dreams, and causes that are all important to them. Our focus is on the health and safety of our teammates as well as work-life balance and diversity and inclusion. From generous benefits to a variety of employee resource groups, we strive to build paths that encourage employees to stretch themselves professionally.

We want to help you grow, develop, and learn new things. You’re constantly evolving, so shouldn’t your opportunities be, too?

Work Schedule : Ally designates roles as (1) fully on-site, (2) hybrid, or (3) fully remote. Hybrid roles are generally expected to be in the office a certain number of days per week as indicated by your manager. Your hiring manager will discuss this role's specific work requirements with you during the hiring process. All work requirements are subject to change at any time based on leader discretion and/or business need.


 The Opportunity

The Accountant II position is within the Controller’s Group reporting to a Manager within the Corporate Accounting and Shared Services Team (CASST). The candidate would be primarily responsible for supporting cash accounting, including high-volume bank reconciliations, journal entry posting, and escheatment process activities. Finally, this person will support any other ad-hoc or project work within the Corporate Accounting Team, including automation efforts and continued process enhancements.

 The Work Itself

Prepare bank, cash clearing, and cash suspense reconciliations.  Preparation includes identifying and researching variances on high-volume bank accounts, resolving identified reconciling items by coordinating with business operations teams across the enterprise, and ensuring timely and accurate completion

Post journal entries during close in accordance with established tight timelines while adhering to documentation requirements and relevant accounting policies

Partner with our third-party vendor to support the enterprise escheatment process.  This includes researching outstanding items, coordinating required reporting, and supporting compliance with applicable requirements

Support process improvements, automation opportunities, and new processes or initiatives identified by management

Strive to become a subject matter expert in the Corporate Accounting space, working to understand the many systems, bank accounts, and teams involved Assist in analytical accounting support to both internal and external business partners

• Assists in the resolution of accounting problems as they arise
• The Qualifications We’re Looking For 1+ years’ previous work experience in accounting, including experience performing high-volume or complex account reconciliations
• Advanced MS Excel skills (pivot tables, x-lookups, etc.)
• Experience with Workday Financials, Blackline, and MS Copilot
• Experience working with high-volume bank and cash clearing reconciliations
• Experience with automation tools such as Power Query/Power BI
• Strong general technical accounting skills, along with problem solving and analytical skills
• Exhibit a strong work ethic and high degree of self-motivation
• Sound oral and written communication skills

General openness – wants to learn and excel in all aspects of job. Initiative-taker and results oriented.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 1+ years of relevant experience ​
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or equivalent ​
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 How We'll Have Your Back
• Ally's compensation program offers market-competitive base pay and pay-for-performance incentives (bonuses) based on achieving personal and company goals. Our Total Rewards program includes industry-leading compensation and benefits plus additional incentives that are designed to meet your needs and those of your family so you can get the most out of your career and your life, including:
• Time Away: Program starts at 20 paid time off days in addition to 11 paid holidays and 8 hours of volunteer time off yearly (time off days are prorated based on start date and program varies based on full or part-time status and management level).
• Planning for the Future: plan for the near and long term with an industry-leading 401K retirement savings plan with matching and company contributions, student loan pay downs and 529 educational save up assistance programs, tuition reimbursement, employee stock purchase plan, and financial learning center and financial coach access.
• Supporting your Health & Well-being: flexible health and insurance options including medical, dental and vision, employee, spouse and child life insurance, short- and long-term disability, pre-tax Health Savings Account with employer contributions, Healthcare FSA, critical illness, accident & hospital indemnity insurance, and a total well-being program that helps you and your family stay on track physically, socially, emotionally, and financially.
• Building a Family: adoption, surrogacy and fertility assistance as well as paid parental and caregiver leave, Dependent Day Care FSA back-up child and adult/elder care days and childcare discounts.
• Work-Life Integration: other benefits including Mentally Fit Employee Assistance Program, subsidized and discounted Weight Watchers® program and other employee discount programs.
• Other Compensations: depending on the role for which you are considered, you may be eligible for travel allowances, relocation assistance, a signing bonus and/or equity.
• To view more detailed information about Ally’s Total Rewards, please visit this link: https://www.ally.com/content/dam/pdf/corporate/ally-total-rewards-snapshot.pdf
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 Who We Are : Ally Financial is a customer-centric, leading digital financial services company with passionate customer service and innovative financial solutions. We are relentlessly focused on "Doing it Right" and being a trusted financial-services provider to our consumer, commercial, and corporate customers. For more information, visit www.ally.com .
• Ally is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy status, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic disposition or any other reason protected by law.
• In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if after review of the position expectations, you believe that you may need a medical accommodation to fulfill the duties of this role, please email hrpolicy@ally.com with details of your accommodation request.


 Base Pay Range

$55,000.00 - $95,000.00
 An individual's position in the range is determined by the specific role, the scope and responsibilities of the role, work experience, education, certification(s), training, and additional qualifications. We review internal pay, the competitive market, and business environment prior to extending an offer.


 Incentive Compensation:

This position is eligible to participate in our annual incentive plan.