Principal Associate, SEC Reporting

Capital One; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Principal Associate in SEC Reporting to lead centralized oversight of legal entity reporting. You will coordinate data collection, analysis, and governance across teams to ensure accurate disclosures and regulatory compliance.

The role emphasizes strong communication, analytical thinking, and the ability to drive automation and process improvements within the SEC reporting framework.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or military experience.
• At least 3 years of experience in Accounting, Finance, Audit, or combination of.

Responsibilities

• Drive the establishment of a centralized oversight function of legal entity reporting.
• Perform risk assessments to identify entities in scope.
• Coordinate the legal entity storytelling function, including extracting, analyzing, and validating data from OneStream to provide leadership with drivers of legal entity results.
• Act as a central liaison across cross-functional partners to ensure legal entity data remains accurate, consistent, and compliant with evolving regulatory and governance requirements.
• Drive process improvements and support implementation of automation efforts.
• Support quarterly Earnings and reporting cycle as necessary.
• Support control processes and engage with audit and compliance groups as necessary.
• Support ad-hoc research projects, peer analysis, and disclosure update proposals.
• Support broader enterprise initiatives including building out materials and/or processes to support potential acquisitions/expansion/divestitures.

Skills

Communication

Analytical skills

Multitasking

Time management

Finance systems

Education

Bachelor's degree

CPA

Tools

Workiva

OneStream

Job description

Principal Associate, SEC Reporting

We are seeking a highly motivated professional that is interested in working in a collaborative and dynamic financial services company to join our Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Reporting team. This Principal Associate will be foundational to the Controllers organization’s legal entity management, driving clarity, consistency, and risk-based oversight across our legal entity landscape. We are looking for a curious-minded individual that enjoys working with data and collaborating across multiple teams in order to reach company-wide and organizational-wide goals.

Responsibilities

• Drive the establishment of a centralized oversight function of legal entity reporting
• Perform risk assessments to identify entities in scope
• Coordinate the legal entity storytelling function, including extracting, analyzing, and validating data from Onestream to provide leadership with drivers of legal entity results
• Act as a central liaison across cross-functional partners to ensure legal entity data remains accurate, consistent, and compliant with evolving regulatory and governance requirements
• Drive process improvements and support implementation of automation efforts
• Support quarterly Earnings and reporting cycle as necessary
• Support control processes and engage with audit and compliance groups as necessary
• Support ad-hoc research projects, peer analysis, and disclosure update proposals
• Support broader enterprise initiatives including building out materials and/or processes to support potential acquisitions/expansion/divestitures

Ideal candidate should possess

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to multitask and prioritize effectively
• Ability to produce high quality materials within tight timeframes
• Experience with financial and/or accounting reporting systems

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or military experience
• At least 3 years of experience in Accounting, Finance, Audit, or combination of

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• 1+ year of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reporting experience
• 1+ year of financial analysis experience
• 1+ year of financial and accounting reporting systems experience (Workiva or OneStream reporting systems experience a plus)
• 1+ year of financial institution experience

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

McLean, VA: $120,800 - $137,900 for Principal Associate, Accounting
Richmond, VA: $109,900 - $125,400 for Principal Associate, Accounting
Wilmington, DE: $109,900 - $125,400 for Principal 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 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.

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.

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).