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Principal Associate, Accounts Payable, Accounting

Principal Associate, Accounts Payable, Accounting

Capital One has an exciting opportunity within the Accounts Payable team. We are looking for someone with strong organizational, collaboration, and communication skills with the ability to multitask and prioritize diverse and time-sensitive tasks. As an Accounts Principal Risk Specialist at Capital One you’ll be responsible for working with business partners to identify and mitigate potential risks to Capital One. 

This role will lead the process and controls around initiation, payment, analysis, and confirmation of supplier payments by ensuring accurate and timely information submitted to the Accounts Payable Team. Furthermore, this role will be surrounded by intellectually curious professionals every day, with the shared goal of creating a seamless, well managed, and controlled AP process. 

Responsibilities:

  • Operational lead in our Accounts Payable and Interunit Settlement spaces

  • Serve as interdepartmental liaison, interfacing with lines of business and staff functions such as Enterprise Supplier Management, Treasury, Accounting, technology partners and other areas of Risk

  • Managing multiple tasks independently to meet deadlines;  leveraging/influencing team partners to drive results 

  • Initiating and executing process improvements and leveraging other team members when appropriate

  • Drive issue resolution, pursue education opportunities, and deliver automation wins

  • Continued analysis of end to end payment value stream with focus on identifying control gaps as new processes are implemented

  • Ensure that processes, controls, and change initiatives are well managed, governed, and demonstrable to Audit, regulatory agencies and internal lines of defenses

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree or military experience

  • At least 4 years of experience in Accounting, OR Finance OR Risk Management OR a combination

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of experience in Accounting OR Finance OR Risk Management OR a combination

  • 2+ years of experience in Business Process Management OR Project Management OR Relationship Management OR a combination

  • 3+ years experience with Accounts Payable Interunit in foreign currencies

  • 2+  years of experience in Microsoft Office or G-Suite

  • 1+  year of experience in Change management

  • Previous experience with Regulation W and Intercompany Agreements

  • Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification or Masters Certificate of Project Management (CPM)

  • Strong communication and presentation skills

  • Lean, Agile, Six Sigma, Business Process Management, or Project Management certification

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 Risk Specialist


 

Richmond, VA: $106,700 - $121,700 for Principal Risk Specialist


 

Wilmington, DE: $106,700 - $121,700 for Principal Risk Specialist


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

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 (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. 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).

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