Senior Associate, Commercial Accounting at Capital One

Job Description

R228012 Posted 10/10/2025

Senior Associate, Commercial Accounting

Location: McLean, Virginia | Richmond, Virginia
Category: Finance
Experience: Sr. Associate
Primary Address: McLean, Virginia

Overview

We are seeking a highly motivated professional to join the Commercial Bank Accounting team as a Senior Associate focusing on accounting, financial analysis, and process improvements. The ideal candidate should demonstrate strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills. The team member should also possess strong written and verbal communication skills. The team member would be a self-starter responsible for managing multiple priorities and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment. This person should have a passion for improvement and finding solutions in coordination with business partners.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review accounting-related activities, such as journal entries and reconciliations, and support and prepare external SEC and regulatory reports, including documentation and presentation of results to management and senior leadership.
• Ensure accounting and reporting practices and documentation are performed in accordance with corporate policies and procedures.
• Manage deliverables and processes on a daily basis to meet key deadlines.
• Perform periodic analysis and reporting of financial performance for stakeholders and management within necessary deadlines.
• Respond to requests from Finance and key business partners, associates throughout the Controllers group, Operation teams, and external and internal auditors.
• Support automation efforts of the teams processes to help drive efficiencies, enhanced controls, and/or improved accuracy and quality of deliverables.
• Provide ad hoc analysis to management.
• Provide support for audit, risk, and compliance groups when necessary.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree or military experience.
• At least 2 years of experience in accounting, external financial reporting, audit, or finance, or a combination.
• At least 2 years of experience with Google Office or Microsoft Office products, or a combination.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license.
• At least 3 years of experience in accounting, external financial reporting, audit, or finance, or a combination.
• Experience with data analytics, data visualization (Tableau, Python, SQL), or a combination.
• Experience in the Financial Services industry.

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

Salary Information

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: $94,600 - $107,900 for Sr. Associate, Accounting
• Richmond, VA: $86,000 - $98,200 for Sr. Associate, Accounting

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 candidates 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 ; New York Citys Fair Chance Act; Philadelphias Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.

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