Senior Director, Accounting Manager

RiseMe; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

BNY Mellon seeks a Senior Director, Accounting Manager to join its Finance team in a hybrid Pittsburgh role. You will guide complex accounting activities, oversee statutory reporting, and partner with senior leaders to ensure accuracy and regulatory compliance across entities and geographies.

You will mentor junior analysts, drive process improvements, and present findings to senior management and the board. A CPA/MBA and extensive accounting experience are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience required.
• Accounting concentration preferred.
• MBA or CPA/CA/local area equivalent certification preferred.
• 15+ years of total work experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs the most complex research and analyses to provide senior management with analytical/technical support and advice related to financial performance and critical financial accounting issues.
• Serves as a key advisor to functional and/or business leaders, frequently delivers presentations, information and/or recommendations to senior management, regulators and the internal board of directors.
• Provides leadership, direction and functional guidance to more junior analysts to ensure the delivery of performance metrics within assigned processes, geographies, lines of business, or legal entities.
• Completes advanced accounting activities, including highly complex general ledger events and transactions, continuously improving exceptions identification and analysis activities, facing off with internal/external auditors and SOX, maintaining the control environment, fulfilling ad hoc requests in accordance with global, regional and country-specific process standards and identifying opportunities for process improvements.
• Uses professional judgement and considerable experience to deliver recommendations for use in accounting and financial reporting to senior management and the internal board of directors.
• Has in-depth expertise in the accounting functions of a business, legal entity or geography and serves as a key advisor to functional and/or business leaders.
• Designs and leads the implementation of new or revised reporting, accounting and accounting process policies, procedures and reports which provide effective financial planning, accounting and reporting of financial information, and authorizing the recording of accounting entries to financial systems.

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Accounting concentration

MBA or CPA/CA/local area equivalent

15+ years of total work experience

Job description

We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Senior Director, Accounting Manager to join our Finance team. This role is located in Pittsburgh, PA- HYBRID.

In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways:

• Performs the most complex research and analyses to provide senior management with analytical/technical support and advice related to financial performance, and critical financial accounting issues.
• Serves as a key advisor to functional and/or business leaders, frequently delivers presentations, information and/or recommendations to senior management, regulators and the internal board of directors.
• Provides leadership, direction and functional guidance to more junior analysts to ensure the delivery of performance metrics within assigned processes, geographies, lines of business, or legal entities.
• Completes advanced accounting activities, including highly complex general ledger events and transactions, continuously improving exceptions identification and analysis activities, facing off with internal/external auditors and SOX, maintaining the control environment, fulfilling ad hoc requests in accordance with global, regional and country-specific process standards and identifying opportunities for process improvements.
• Uses professional judgement and considerable experience to deliver recommendations for use in accounting and financial reporting to senior management and the internal board of directors.
• Works closely with the regional or global leaders to review and vet any new proposed process enhancement documentation and training content.
• Provides statutory and regulatory guidance and support as requested for special projects and continuous improvement work efforts.
• Has in-depth expertise in the accounting functions of a business, legal entity or geography and serves as a key advisor to functional and/or business leaders.
• Activities include designing and leading the implementation of new or revised reporting, accounting and accounting process policies, procedures and reports which provide effective financial planning, accounting and reporting of financial information, and authorizing the recording of accounting entries to financial systems.
• Applies a depth of knowledge from the completion of multiple assignments across lines of business, legal entities and geographies to manage the interaction of legal entity, regulatory and cross-country requirements.
• Anticipates and plans for existing and emerging risks, identifying and developing recommendations and working with senior management to address/implement solutions.
• Provides leadership and technical guidance on risk identification to other analysts.
• Is adept at translating technical information to non-technical audiences, advising the internal board of directors, lines of business and regulators to ensure their questions are answered and needs are met.

To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience required.
• Accounting concentration preferred.
• MBA or CPA/CA/local area equivalent certification preferred.
• 15 + years of total work experience preferred

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Our Benefits and Rewards:

BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life’s journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time, that can support you and your family through moments that matter.

BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

BNY assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package for our employees. The expected base salary for this position when employment commences can be found in the Job Info section at the bottom of the posting.

Base salary offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Base salary is only part of the total rewards package, which may include eligibility for an annual discretionary incentive award. Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect, eligible employees may enroll in a 401(k) plan as well as participate in Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance plans for the employee and the employee’s eligible dependents. Eligible employees also may receive other benefits (including various paid time off benefits, such as vacation and sick time), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, the employee will be in an “at will” position and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payments or compensation programs) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.