Corporate Accounting Associate

Inside the Role

As a Corporate Accounting Associate, you will be a key contributor to a high-performing and collaborative team ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial data for all aspects of our business. This position requires a comprehensive understanding of accounting principles, including the full lifecycle of financial transactions—from origination and recognition to processing and reporting in financial statements. Core responsibilities include bank reconciliations, abandoned property, 1099 reporting, fixed assets, intercompany, and dealer / retail portfolio reconciliations. A key part of your role will involve investigating discrepancies and reconciling items, identifying root causes, and driving resolution in partnership with internal stakeholders and offshore resources. Additionally, you will execute user acceptance testing (UAT), champion process improvements, and implement operational efficiencies. Your analytical skills and attention to detail will be essential for ensuring timely and accurate month-end close activities while maintaining robust internal controls.

Posting Information

We provide a scheduled posting end date to assist our candidates with their application planning. While this date reflects our latest plans, it is subject to change, and postings may be extended or removed earlier than expected.

We Take Care of Our Team

Pay offered dependent on knowledge, skills, and experience   

  

Benefits include annual bonus program; 401k company contribution with company match up to 8% as well as non-elective company contribution of 3 - 7% depending on age; starting at 4 weeks paid vacation; 13+ calendar holidays; 8 weeks paid parental leave; employee assistance program; comprehensive healthcare plans and wellness programs; onsite fitness (at some locations); tuition assistance and volunteer paid time off; short-term and long-term disability plans.   

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What You Drive at DTFS:

• Provide support to internal and external stakeholders. Initiate and implement process enhancements to improve operational efficiency.  

• Perform and/or review account reconciliations/processes completed by the offshore team. Analyze and investigate discrepancies, work with the offshore team to resolve issues, and escalate matters to relevant teams or process correcting entries as necessary. Requires a high level of analysis and problem solving, using reports, pivot tables, and system research.

• Perform month-end close and analytical review of general ledger balances.

• Responsible for accurate and timely 1099 reporting and abandoned property filings

• Perform user acceptance testing for system upgrades or changes before implementation and document manual activities to ensure compliance for internal controls.

• Interact with Financial Reporting and other Daimler teams on intercompany transactions and annual confirmations process. 

 

Knowledge You Should Bring:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Finance, or Accounting plus 2 years of relevant experience

• Strong understanding of corporate environments and general business functions

• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills

• Crucial critical thinking skills

• Self motivated with the ability to function independently

• Strong attention to detail

• Strategic mindset around planning and organization

• Looks for efficiencies/automation/process improvement

• Teamwork & collaboration

• Comfortable speaking and working with all levels of management

Exceptional Candidates Might Have:

• Knowledge of IFRS

• Knowledge of SAP ERP system

Where We Work

This position is open to applicants who can work in (or relocate to) the following location(s)- 

Charlotte, NC US, Fort Mill, SC US. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Schedule Type: 

Hybrid (4 days per week in-office / 1 day remote). This schedule builds our #OneTeamBestTeam culture, provides an unparalleled customer experience, and creates innovative solutions through in-person collaboration.

Daimler Truck Financial is the captive financial services provider for the Daimler Trucks North America family of commercial vehicle products, inc