About this role
Sr. Accountant - Corporate Controller's Group
This position is part of the Corporate Controller's Group and serves as a subject matter expert and key business partner for the accounting and governance of enterprise capital investments, with a particular focus on capitalized software and technology-related expenditures. The position is responsible for capital project governance, financial reporting, disclosures, audit support, and critical control activities related to the Corporation's technology investment portfolio. Working closely with senior leaders across Technology, Procurement, Finance, and the Corporate Controller's Group, the individual provides accounting leadership, risk management oversight, and decision support while driving operational excellence, process standardization, and continuous improvement initiatives.
This position offers broad visibility across the organization and exposure to senior leaders. The role reports to a Vice President in Chicago in the Corporate Controller’s Group. This is a hybrid role based in Chicago, with an expectation to be in the office 60% of the month.
Principal Responsibilities
- Lead enterprise financial accounting over capital expenditures, fixed assets, and capitalized software, ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP, SOX, and internal policies.
- Oversee the end-to-end lifecycle of fixed assets and software investments, including project setup, capitalization, asset creation, depreciation/amortization, useful life assessment, abandonment review, and impairment considerations.
- Review and approve IT investment spending, procurement requisitions, capital project requests, and project funding changes to ensure accurate capital vs. expense classification and appropriate project/account coding.
- Evaluate vendor contracts, software agreements, and renewal activity to determine appropriate accounting treatment and assess financial impacts.
- Establish and maintain software a