Financial Controls Associate

Arrow Search Partners; New York (NY); On-site; USD 125,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Arrow Search Partners is seeking a Financial Controls Associate in New York, responsible for the integrity of financial outputs across automated processes. The role involves maintaining reconciliations, leading variance analysis, and ensuring the accuracy of AI-generated results.

Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting, with 4-6 years of relevant experience. Familiarity with tools like Oracle and Tableau is preferred. The salary range is $125,000 to $145,000.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of accounting and/or financial controls experience.
• Strong working knowledge of financial accounting.
• Experience executing financial controls and managing reconciliations.

Responsibilities

• Maintain ownership of key reconciliations of finance functions.
• Lead variance analysis and root-cause investigations.
• Review and approve system outputs and AI-assisted calculations for accuracy.

Skills

Financial accounting

Variance analysis

Reconciliations

Audit evidence preparation

Automation oversight

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting

Tools

Oracle

Essbase

Tableau

Workiva Wdesk

Kyriba

Job description

About The Company

Our client is a financial and real estate services company specializing in equities, investment banking, and fixed income products.

Financial Controls Associate

The Financial Controls Associate will be responsible for the integrity of financial outputs across automated and AI‑enabled processes.

Responsibilities

• Maintain ownership of key reconciliations of finance functions
• Lead variance analysis and root‑cause investigations
• Review and approve system outputs, automation results, and AI‑assisted calculations to ensure accuracy and completeness
• Execute and document financial controls in line with internal control frameworks
• Track exceptions, manage remediation activity, and elevate issues as necessary
• Prepare walkthrough materials, control evidence, and support documentation for internal and external audit engagements
• Coordinate with internal and external auditors and regulatory stakeholders
• Ensure the adoption of automation and AI aligns with firmwide control frameworks and data integrity standards

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting
• 4-6 years of accounting and/or financial controls experience
• Strong working knowledge of financial accounting
• Experience executing financial controls, managing reconciliations, and preparing audit evidence
• Experience reviewing automated and AI-generated financial outputs
• Knowledge of Oracle, Essbase, Tableau, Workiva Wdesk, or Kyriba platforms preferred

Salary Range

$125,000-$145,000