Senior Vice President

Abacus Group, LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 280,000 - 460,000; Full time

Job summary

Unknown is a financial services company seeking a Senior Vice President to join their Manhattan, NY office. The role oversees the preparation of consolidated financial statements, annual audits, senior leadership presentations, and regulatory reporting, while driving automation and stronger internal controls.

The position requires extensive experience in financial accounting within financial services, strong U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
• 12-20 years of related experience in the financial accounting group of a financial services company.
• Big Four public accounting experience preferred.
• Strong technical knowledge of accounting, financial reporting, and U.S. GAAP.
• Solid understanding of consolidation, legal entity accounting, corporate accounting, financial statement presentation, disclosures, and internal controls.
• A trusted advisor who demonstrates ownership, operates independently, and exercises sound judgment.

Responsibilities

• Direct the preparation, review, and delivery of quarterly and annual consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, overseeing reporting schedules and management review deadlines.
• Manage annual audit and periodic financial review processes, coordinating supporting documentation, audit requests, issue resolution, and communication with internal and external stakeholders.
• Present consolidated financial results and significant business transactions to senior leadership, providing analysis of material impacts on financial performance.
• Supervise regulatory reporting, external disclosures, and financing-related documentation, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with applicable reporting requirements.
• Oversee controllership activities for multiple legal entities, including month-end close, journal entries, consolidations, intercompany transactions, expense accruals, and account substantiation.
• Evaluate complex accounting matters, significant transactions, new accounting standards, organizational changes, and accounting policies to ensure appropriate financial reporting treatment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional departments to strengthen financial reporting, technical accounting, treasury operations, tax compliance, and overall accounting processes.
• Transform accounting operations through automation, system enhancements, improved internal controls, and strategic team development, including coaching, mentoring, and resource planning.

Skills

Financial reporting

U.S. GAAP

Consolidation

Internal controls

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

Big Four public accounting experience

Tools

Finance systems

Job description

Our client is a financial services company. They seek a Senior Vice President to join their Manhattan, NY office.

Responsibilities

• Direct the preparation, review, and delivery of quarterly and annual consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, overseeing reporting schedules and management review deadlines.
• Manage annual audit and periodic financial review processes, coordinating supporting documentation, audit requests, issue resolution, and communication with internal and external stakeholders.
• Present consolidated financial results and significant business transactions to senior leadership, providing analysis of material impacts on financial performance.
• Supervise regulatory reporting, external disclosures, and financing-related documentation, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with applicable reporting requirements.
• Oversee controllership activities for multiple legal entities, including month-end close, journal entries, consolidations, intercompany transactions, expense accruals, and account substantiation.
• Evaluate complex accounting matters, significant transactions, new accounting standards, organizational changes, and accounting policies to ensure appropriate financial reporting treatment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional departments to strengthen financial reporting, technical accounting, treasury operations, tax compliance, and overall accounting processes.
• Transform accounting operations through automation, system enhancements, improved internal controls, and strategic team development, including coaching, mentoring, and resource planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• 12-20 years (ideally 15) of related experience in the financial accounting group of a financial services company
• Big Four (Big 4) public accounting experience preferred
• Strong technical knowledge of accounting, financial reporting, and U.S. GAAP
• Solid understanding of consolidation, legal entity accounting, corporate accounting, financial statement presentation, disclosures, and internal controls
• A trusted advisor who demonstrates ownership, operates independently, and exercises sound judgment