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Job Description

Accounting Report and Data Lead

The Accounting Report & Data Lead is responsible for partnering with Controller and Reconcilement stakeholders and technology partners to drive the transformation of accounting and reconciliation processes, procedures, aging reviews, and management reports. The position will report to the Accounting Systems Manager and will work closely with partners to ensure an in-depth knowledge of the overall financial system ecosystem is maintained while partnering to automate the reconciliation process. Additionally, this position will assist in developing the accounting and reconciliation process for new products and modernization initiatives.

Position Responsibilities:Operational Excellence

+ Review current accounting processes and lead the redesign of those processes into new solutions that create efficiencies, implementing automation where possible to reconcilement processes.

+ Actively partner with Controller department colleagues and key internal stakeholders to obtain an in-depth expertise on transactional business process flows to ensure the team maintains a robust understanding of accounting work flows and transactions impacting downstream reconcilement processes.

+ Assess weekly, monthly, and quarterly aging reviews and reports and transform existing data to ensure key performance metrics are measurable and reportable to leadership.

+ Collaborate with Accounting Systems team members, technology and business partners to assess and improve current state system functionality.

+ Serve as workstream lead on all product and modernization initiatives impacting reconciliation processes, including designing the testing and development of new processes and reports.

+ Assist with system production support partnering with the accounting team and technology to prioritize identified issues to avoid future disruptions to reconcilement processes.

Compliance and Risk Management

+ Track internal control changes as they relate to new procedural changes in order to review and designate necessary frequency: daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual processes.

+ Maintain a strong comprehension of key operational risks and significant regulations that apply to reporting and accounting data, with a functional understanding of banking and financial services industry processes and accounting implications.

+ Proactively identify and recommend changes to operational processes and drive those to completion to contribute to a continuous improvement environment.

Strategic Thinking

+ Develop in-depth key user knowledge of the accounting and reconciliation systems to liaise with Reconcilement colleagues and Accounting Systems to conceptualize gained efficiencies within the system.

+ Provide strategic thought leadership related to current accounting and reconcilement processes.

+ Partner with colleagues and internal stakeholders to assess risk and prioritize process improvements.

Qualifications

Position Qualifications:

+ Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university in Accounting or relevant business field

+ 6 years of experience in public accounting with increasing responsibility understanding evaluation, and/or designing accounting processes/systems, internal controls and financial data flows OR accounting experience in a banking/financial services environment with experience in financial systems and subsystem accounting and reporting

+ 4 years of experience working on a project team with increasing responsibility in engagement and leadership of project activities

+ 4 years of experience implementing or providing production support to accounting or financial systems

Licenses/Certifications:

+ CPA license preferred OR other certifications relevant to the job such as CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor), CISM (Certified Information Security Manager), Workday Pro, Workiva or Trintech Certification

About Comerica

We know our employees are critical to our overall success and we are dedicated to investing in their future. One of the ways we do this is to offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to recognize and reward individual performance, as well support health, well-being, development and security for our colleagues and their family. Total Rewards consists of cash compensation, development and flexible benefit programs designed to meet individual needs today and in the future. Your salary will be commensurate with your work experience and our programs are reviewed regularly to ensure each remain competitive. We are proud to offer benefits such as health and welfare programs, strong retirement benefits, and generous paid time off programs. You and your eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children, can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits, 401(k) and pension, income protection benefits such as life insurance, AD&D, and supplemental health programs to offset unexpected health care expenses. We also have a variety of time off programs for things like vacation, sick time, disability, and parental leave. Eligibility for some programs varies based on employment status and tenure.

Upon offer, Comerica conducts a comprehensive background and fingerprint check. Your fingerprints will be used to check the criminal history records of the FBI and may be subscribed in the FBI's Record of Arrest and Prosecution Background ("RAP Back") service, which provides ongoing notification to the Company of any updates to your criminal history.

NMLS certification requirement: where applicable, a favorable background check screening, credit check, fingerprint check, and NMLS certification is required in accordance with the SAFE Act.

Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA) is a financial services company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and strategically aligned into three major business segments; the Commercial Bank, the Retail Bank, and Wealth Management. Comerica's colleagues focus on relationships, and helping people and businesses be successful. In addition to Texas, Comerica Bank locations can be found in Arizona, California, Florida and Michigan, with select businesses operating in several other states, as well as in Canada and Mexico.

Comerica is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer-disability/veteran