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INTRODUCTION

Corpay is seeking a Global Shared Services Senior Accountant to join our Brentwood, TN team. This role plays a critical part in the company’s accounting organization, working closely with Divisional and Business Team Leadership, Treasury, and Divisional Controllers. The ideal candidate is detail oriented, collaborative, and eager to grow within a complex, high volume financial environment. In this role, A Senior Accountant in GSSA is a high impact financial professional responsible for accurate accounting across multiple business units, strong internal controls, high quality reconciliations, cross-team collaboration, and continuous process improvement. You will report directly to the Shared Services Director and regularly collaborate with your team and other departments.

HOW WE WORK

As a Senior Accountant you will be expected to work in an office environment. CORPAY will set you up for success by providing:

• Assigned workspace in our Brentwood, TN office
• Company-issued equipment + remote access

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

The responsibilities of the role will include:

Month-End Close & General Ledger Ownership

• A Senior Accountant is typically responsible for:
• Preparing and posting complex journal entries
• Managing accruals and prepaids
• Reviewing account activity for accuracy
• Ensuring deadlines are met according to the close calendar
• Maintaining the integrity of the General Ledger across multiple entities
• GSSA supports all business units, so this role requires a strong understanding of high volume, multi entity accounting.

Account Reconciliations & Analysis

• A core responsibility is:
• Preparing detailed Blackline reconciliations
• Investigating variances and resolving discrepancies
• Ensuring all reconciliations comply with SOX and internal controls
• Monitoring balance sheet health for assigned accounts
• Common areas include:
• Prepaids
• Intercompany accounts
• Lease liabilities and ROU assets
• Fixed Assets
• Accruals and clearing accounts

Intercompany Accounting

• GSSA supports multiple legal entities. Responsibilities include:
• Recording and reconciling intercompany charges and settlements
• Resolving mismatches between entities
• Coordinating with other regions or divisional accounting teams
• Ensuring proper elimination entries
• This requires strong communication and a detailed approach.

Audit Support

• Senior Accountants are key contributors to:
• External audit (year end, interim)
• Internal audit (SOX testing, walkthroughs)
• Providing schedules, supporting documents, and explanations
• Ensuring compliance with policies and controls
• A Shared Services function is usually heavily audited due to centralized processes.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• The Senior Accountant often acts as a liaison with:
• Divisional Controllers
• FP&A teams
• Treasury
• AP/AR teams
• Technology & systems teams
• This includes helping resolve discrepancies, improving processes, and ensuring financial data quality.

Process Improvement & System Enhancements

• GSSA is expected to drive efficiency. Responsibilities may include:
• Identifying automation opportunities
• Improving reconciliation or close processes
• Participating in ERP upgrades, new modules, or workflow redesign
• Documenting SOPs and controls
• GSSA is often where system and process improvements start.

Ad Hoc Reporting & Analysis

• Senior Accountants frequently support:
• Expense variance analysis
• Trend analysis
• Management reporting
• Planning for acquisitions or new business integrations
• They provide insights, not just numbers.

Leadership & Mentorship

• Even without direct reports, a Senior Accountant often:
• Guides junior accountants
• Reviews work prepared by others
• Trains new team members
• Helps enforce standards and quality
• It’s one of the pathways toward a Team Lead or Manager role.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting (CPA track preferred).
• 3+ years of accounting experience, ideally within large or complex organizations; public accounting experience is a plus.
• Intercompany accounting experience.
• Strong understanding of US GAAP and SOX.
• Advanced skills in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and modern ERP/EPM/DB systems.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work under pressure, and meet tight deadlines.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to understand broader financial context.
• Strong communication, presentation, and problem solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively across all levels of the organization.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with process improvement or system implementation projects.
• Interest in professional development and leadership growth.

BENEFITS & PERKS

• Medical, Dental & Vision benefits available the 1st month after hire
• Automatic enrollment into our 401k plan (subject to eligibility requirements)
• Virtual fitness classes offered company-wide
• Robust PTO offerings including major holidays, vacation, sick, personal, & volunteer time
• Employee discounts with major providers (i.e. wireless, gym, car rental, etc.)
• Philanthropic support with both local and national organizations
• Fun culture with company-wide contests and prizes

OUR COMPANY & PURPOSE

CORPAY is a global leader in business payments, laser focused on developing smarter ways for businesses to pay their expenses. Since 2000, CORPAY has developed innovative digital solutions that help businesses better track, manage, and pay their expenses. Today, CORPAY is an S&P 500 company with hundreds of thousands of customers using our products in over 100 countries. Companies of all sizes, industries and geographies rely on our product portfolio to manage spending more quickly, efficiently and securely than ever before.

We embrace a culture grounded in five key values: integrity, collaboration, innovation, execution and people. These values offer you the opportunity to ‘thrive & grow’ through career development, volunteer, community, and wellness initiatives. This allows you to create a balance between professional goals and personal achievement.

CORPAY is also committed to building and nurturing a culture of diversity, inclusion, equality, and belonging by:

• Welcoming people of different backgrounds, cultures, ethnicities, genders, and sexual orientations.
• Empowering our people to share their experiences and ideas through open forums and individual conversations; and
• Valuing each person’s unique perspectives and individual contributions.

Embracing diversity enables our people to “make the difference” as CORPAY and its more than 8,000 employees continue to shape the future of global payments.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER

CORPAY is an Equal Opportunity Employer. CORPAY provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, gender (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, language, ancestry, genetic information, veteran and/or military status or any other group status protected by federal or local law. If you require reasonable accommodation for the application and/or interview process, please notify a representative of the Human Resources Department.