Vice President, Accountant

Socket.dev; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 170,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

BNY Mellon is seeking a Vice President, Controllers to support our Corporate Staff functions. This role is ideal for an accounting professional who brings strong technical expertise, sound judgment, and a creative approach to problem-solving.

The successful candidate will oversee financial reporting, analysis, and controls while partnering with key stakeholders across Corporate Staff areas, with 5–10 years of accounting experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance is required.
• CPA, MBA, or other relevant professional certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and perform accounting activities supporting Corporate Staff areas, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Support daily balance sheet review and analysis for timely issue resolution.
• Support and participate in month-end close, including reviews, reconciliations, and reporting deliverables.
• Analyze financial performance, investigate variances, and provide insights to senior leadership.
• Drive transformation by modernizing reporting capabilities and leveraging data/technology.
• Strengthen the control environment by identifying risks and implementing improvements.

Skills

Financial analysis

Month-end close

Controls

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA, MBA or cert.

Tools

ERP systems

Excel

Job description

BNY is seeking a Vice President, Controllers to support our Corporate Staff functions. This role is ideal for an accounting professional who brings strong technical expertise, sound judgment, and a creative approach to problem-solving. The successful candidate will help oversee financial reporting, analysis, and controls while partnering closely with key stakeholders across Corporate Staff areas.

We are looking for someone with 5–10 years of accounting experience who can balance precision with innovation — someone who not only understands the numbers, but also knows how to challenge assumptions, improve processes, and think outside the box.

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

• Lead and perform accounting activities supporting Corporate Staff areas, ensuring financial results are accurate, complete, and compliant with applicable accounting standards, regulatory requirements, and internal policies.
• Support the daily balance sheet review and analysis process, ensuring timely identification and resolution of issues.
• Support and actively participate in the month-end close process, including the review of accounting results, reconciliations, journal entries, and financial reporting deliverables.
• Analyze financial performance, investigate variances, and provide clear, actionable insights and recommendations to senior leadership and key stakeholders.
• Drive transformation initiatives by streamlining processes, modernizing reporting capabilities, and leveraging data and technology to improve decision-making and operational effectiveness.
• Strengthen the control environment by proactively identifying risks, resolving issues, and implementing sustainable process improvements that mitigate operational and financial risk.

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

Education & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• CPA, MBA, or other relevant professional certification preferred.

Experience

• Typically, 5–10 years of progressive accounting, financial reporting, or controllership experience.
• Demonstrated experience in financial analysis, month-end close, reconciliations, and control management.
• Proven ability to drive process improvements, manage competing priorities, and influence stakeholders across all levels of the organization.
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem‑solving skills.

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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.