Job Description

West Creek 3 (12073), United States of America, Richmond, Virginia

Retail Bank Accounting Principal Associate

Does the idea of working with professional, highly trained accountants inspire you? Are you an accounting professional with a demonstrated ability to work well in teams, develop new ideas, and take ownership of your projects? Would you like the opportunity to individually contribute to the team, along with the opportunity to grow into a leader? Would you like to work in a collaborative environment where your contributions are recognized and rewarded, all while having a work-life balance? If so, opportunities for professional and personal fulfillment in a dynamic, progressive organization await you at Capital One!

We are seeking a highly motivated professional to join the Retail Bank Accounting team as a Principal Associate focusing on accounting and process improvements. The team member would be a self-starter responsible for managing multiple priorities and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced, time sensitive environment. This person should have a passion for improvement and a desire to keep learning with what new technology can offer to rethink the possible, including data transformation, BI tools, and automation scripting (e.g., Python).

The Retail Bank is an ever-changing line of business with new products, system integrations and countless opportunities for knowledge growth. This role will have the opportunity to engage with groups across the organization as part of key business projects and initiatives. In addition, the team member will be able to leverage new technology in both data visualization and data manipulation to continually improve processes and enhance analytics.

Responsibilities:

* Support automation efforts of teams processes to help drive efficiencies, enhanced controls, and/or improved accuracy and quality of deliverables.

* Support team through data transformation efforts, including process automation

* Participate in change initiatives impacting Retail Accounting by supporting line of business efforts and enterprise initiatives

* Assist in month-end closing and financial reporting processes primarily in our Loan Accounting and Merchant Services space but assisting and supporting other areas as needed

* Review monthly journal entries and reconciliations

* Prepare/present monthly, quarterly and other ad hoc analytics for line of business, Accounting, and Finance leadership

* Support quarterly SEC and/or Regulatory Reporting as well as other ad hoc reporting requests

* Interact directly with Finance and key business partners, associates throughout the controllers group, tax, and external and internal auditors

* Participate in continuous learning opportunities

Basic Qualifications:

* Bachelors Degree or military experience

* At least 4 years of accounting experience or at least 4 years of audit experience

Preferred Qualifications:

* At least 1 year of experience with Retail Banking

* At least 1 year of experience with Data Analytics or Data Visualization

* Certified Public Accounting (CPA) certification

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position