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Principal Associate, Accounting Systems

capitalone
Mc Lean, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/14/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/14/2025
Principal Associate, Accounting Systems

We are seeking a highly motivated professional to join the Controllers Group as a Principal Associate  with a focus on project execution. You will execute on high priority projects for the company in support of our strategy and vision.  Your responsibilities will be linked to the planning, coordination and implementation of changes across Controllers Group resulting from implementation of a new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. You will have the ability to support the design of our future accounting and financial reporting processes and systems along with upstream and downstream processes including line of business and Financial Planning & Analysis dependencies.  Effective execution of these processes is essential for reporting correct financial information to our executives, regulators, and investors. Throughout this project, you will need to apply integrative thinking to complex situations, and identify issues and propose solutions.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Understand financial system value stream

  • Gather and document requirements related to system configuration changes

  • Administer system configuration changes

  • Develop test cases, perform test execution, and lead test calls

  • Participate in peer review meetings to ensure adherence to best practices and standards  

  • Recommend changes or modifications to the existing processes and standards

  • Maintain up-to-date understanding of current and future state processes that impact General Ledger and financial reporting. This includes activities, risks and issues, assumptions and dependencies

  • Agile performer duties and responsibilities required by Capital One

  

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree or military experience

  • At least 3 years experience in Accounting, Financial Reporting, Audit, or a Combination 

  • At least 1 years of Financial Systems experience

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license

  • At least 3 years of experience with Financial Systems such as Workday, Workiva, or a similar system 

  • At least 1 year of experience in performing Accounting Month End Close, SEC Financial Reporting Process, or a combination

  • At least 1 year of experience with QuickSight, Tableau, Looker Data Studio, or a combination

  • At least 1 year of experience with SQL

  • At least 1 year of experience working in an Agile environment, including use of Jira

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

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

McLean, VA: $117,300 - $133,900 for Principal Associate, Accounting


 

Richmond, VA: $106,700 - $121,700 for Principal Associate, Accounting


 

Wilmington, DE: $106,700 - $121,700 for Principal Associate, Accounting


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter.

This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.

This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.

No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), race, color, age, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender reassignment, citizenship, immigration status, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under applicable federal, state or local law. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City’s Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.

If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-800-304-9102 or via email at RecruitingAccommodation@capitalone.com. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.

For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to Careers@capitalone.com

Capital One does not provide, endorse nor guarantee and is not liable for third-party products, services, educational tools or other information available through this site.

Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).

Salary : $106,700 - $121,700

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