The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc

Accounting Lead

Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field required
  • 5+ years of relevant industry experience
  • Strong knowledge of GAAP and financial reporting
  • Expertise in internal control processes and compliance
  • Preferred experience in balance sheet analysis and tax analysis

Responsibilities

  • Lead complex accounting and financial reporting functions
  • Review, analyze, and interpret complex transactions
  • Participate in projects and prepare presentations for senior management
  • Provide accounting expertise for month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing
  • Assist in training staff on GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and prescription drug coverage with HSA option
  • Dental and vision insurance options
  • Short and long-term disability insurance
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Paid time off including maternity/parental leave, holidays, and vacation
  • Education assistance with some programs fully funded
  • Robust wellness program with financial incentives
Full Job Description
Position Overview

As an Accounting Lead within PNC's Finance organization, you will be based in Pittsburgh, PA.

Job Description
  • Leads specialized accounting, analytical, and financial and regulatory reporting expertise in support of a centralized accounting and reporting function, a business function or a business unit. Serves as the senior expert for the team
  • Leads the review and analysis of complex transactions; researches the applicable accounting, reporting and regulatory guidance; and communicates the implications to senior management.
  • Participates on project teams and prepares accounting memoranda and related presentations related to new accounting pronouncements and their impact on PNC; reviews with senior management and the Board of Directors.
  • Provides accounting expertise, including specialized knowledge related to internal control processes for month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing activities, in support of both Finance department and business service partners, including the preparation and review of journal entries and appropriate audit work papers, and the reconciliation of accounts for such activities.
  • Supports and assists the Centralized Accounting and Reporting Management teams and the business units in the development and training of staff related to both generally accepted accounting principles and compliance with provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.


PNC Employees take pride in our reputation and to continue building upon that we expect our employees to be:
  • Customer Focused - Knowledgeable of the values and practices that align customer needs and satisfaction as primary considerations in all business decisions and able to leverage that information in creating customized customer solutions.
  • Managing Risk - Assessing and effectively managing all of the risks associated with their business objectives and activities to ensure they adhere to and support PNC's Enterprise Risk Management Framework.


Qualifications

Successful candidates must demonstrate appropriate knowledge, skills, and abilities for a role. Listed below are skills, competencies, work experience, education, and required certifications/licensures needed to be successful in this position.

Preferred Skills
Balance Sheets, Decision Making, Finance, Financial Reporting and Analysis, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Management Reporting, Tax Analysis

Competencies
Accounting, Accuracy and Attention to Detail, Effective Communications, Financial Analysis, Financial And Accounting Systems, Financial Reporting, General Ledger (G-L), Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Internal Controls, Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

Work Experience
Roles at this level typically require a university / college degree, with 5+ years of industry-relevant experience. Specific certifications are often required. In lieu of a degree, a comparable combination of education, job specific certification(s), and experience (including military service) may be considered.

Education
Bachelors

Certifications
No Required Certification(s)

Licenses
No Required License(s)

Language Assessments

No Required or Preferred Language Assessments

Benefits

PNC offers a comprehensive range of benefits to help meet your needs now and in the future. Depending on your eligibility, options for full-time employees include: medical/prescription drug coverage (with a Health Savings Account feature), dental and vision options; employee and spouse/child life insurance; short and long-term disability protection; 401(k) with PNC match, pension and stock purchase plans; dependent care reimbursement account; back-up child/elder care; adoption, surrogacy, and doula reimbursement; educational assistance, including select programs fully paid; a robust wellness program with financial incentives.

In addition, PNC generally provides the following paid time off, depending on your eligibility: maternity and/or parental leave; up to 11 paid holidays each year; 9 occasional absence days each year, unless otherwise required by law; between 15 to 25 vacation days each year, depending on career level; and years of service.

To learn more about these and other programs, including benefits for full time and part-time employees, visit pncthrive.com.

About The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc

PNC is a financial service company providing bank deposit products and services to its community. The company assets (as of December 31, 2011) of approximately $271.2 billion. PNC operations include a regional banking franchise operating primarily in nineteen states and the District of Columbia with more than 2,700 branches, online and mobile services together with 7,400 ATM machines, specialized financial businesses serving companies and government entities, and asset management and processing businesses.

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Learn more about The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc
Size
57,668 employees
Market Cap
$62.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
$7.5 billion
Founded
1845
5 Year Trend
+2.9%
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