AVP, Financial Reporting

We are working with a leading global financial services firm that is looking to add an AVP of Financial Reporting & Legal Entity Control to its New York finance team.This is a broad accounting and controllership role with exposure to financial reporting, legal entity accounting, consolidations, month-end close, balance sheet substantiation, transaction accounting, and senior management reporting.The position is a strong opportunity for someone coming from a financial services accounting environment or Big Four audit who wants broader ownership and exposure across a complex financial institution.Responsibilities

• Provide legal entity controllership and financial reporting support across multiple entities under US GAAP
• Oversee portions of the monthly and quarterly close process, including journal entries, accruals, intercompany activity, financing activity, investment activity, and consolidations
• Prepare and review quarterly and annual financial statements
• Perform monthly balance sheet and income statement substantiation and investigate material variances
• Prepare monthly and quarterly analytical reporting, including commentary on balance sheet and P&L movements
• Partner closely with Corporate Accounting, SEC Reporting, Regulatory Reporting, Product Control, Treasury, Tax, Technical Accounting, FP&A, and other finance teams
• Support new transactions, entity restructurings, and other business activity requiring accounting analysis
• Assist with regulatory and external financial reporting requirements
• Support senior management reporting and presentations related to consolidated financial results
• Help improve accounting processes, controls, reporting efficiency, and systems
• Assist in mentoring and developing junior members of the accounting teamQualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required
• Approximately 5 to 8 years of accounting and financial reporting experience
• CPA preferred
• Experience within a financial services company, investment bank, broker-dealer, capital markets firm, or similar financial institution strongly preferred
• Big Four public accounting experience is highly preferred
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP and financial reporting
• Experience with legal entity accounting, financial statement preparation, month-end close, consolidations, balance sheet reconciliations, and variance analysis
• Experience with Oracle, Essbase, Hyperion HFM, or similar accounting and consolidation systems is a plusWhy Consider This OpportunityThis role offers broad exposure across financial reporting and controllership within a sophisticated financial services organization.You will work closely with senior finance leadership and partner across Accounting, Treasury, Tax, Product Control, Regulatory Reporting, and other teams while gaining exposure to complex transactions, entity structures, consolidations, and external reporting.This is a strong opportunity for someone looking to move beyond a narrow accounting role and take on broader ownership within a large financial institution.

Location: Midtown Manhattan – Hybrid 4 days in office