Vice President, Legal Entity Controller (NYC)

Atlas Search; New York (NY); On-site; USD 185,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlas Search in New York is seeking a Legal Entity Controller to own financial reporting for U.S. GAAP entities, including broker-dealers and SPACs. You will oversee month-end closes, consolidate statements, and review SPAC filings with the SEC, while partnering across finance to strengthen processes and controls.

The role blends hands-on accounting with supervisory duties on a lean team, reporting to the Financial Controller, based in NYC four days per week on site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
• CPA required.
• 10+ years of accounting and financial reporting experience, with significant hands-on time in industry at a financial services firm.
• Legal entity controller or entity-level financial reporting experience at a bank, broker-dealer, swap dealer, or SPAC.
• SEC reporting experience.
• Comfort working at both the preparation and review level on a lean team.
• Financial services regulatory reporting experience.
• Track record of building or improving processes, controls, and systems.
• Experience managing and developing people.
• Strong U.S. GAAP technical knowledge, advanced Excel, and strong project management, communication, and business writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as legal entity controller for U.S. GAAP entities, including broker-dealers and SPACs.
• Oversee the month-end close and review journal entries covering investing and financing activities, consolidation of subsidiaries, expense accruals, intercompany activity, and income taxes.
• Oversee and review quarterly and annual financial statements for external reporting under U.S. GAAP.
• Prepare and review quarterly SPAC financial statements, and review SPAC SEC filings including Forms S-1, S-4, 8-K, 10-Q, and 10-K.
• Review monthly balance sheet substantiation, evaluate the adequacy of accruals, resolve issues, and elevate key items to management.
• Review monthly and quarterly analytical reporting, including balance sheet and P&L variance commentary.
• Provide accounting and advisory support on new transactions and legal entity structure changes.
• Partner with SEC Reporting, Corporate Accounting, Regulatory Reporting, Product Control, Tax, Technical Accounting, and Treasury to ensure accurate accounting.
• Lead process reengineering and control enhancements, and work with IT to improve systems.
• Coach, mentor, and develop junior and experienced team members.

Skills

US GAAP knowledge

Financial reporting

Month-end close

Journal entries

Team coaching

Project management

Communication

Business writing

SEC reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

CPA certification

Tools

Advanced Excel

Job description

A global capital markets firm in New York is hiring a Legal Entity Controller to own financial reporting for a portfolio of U.S. entities, including registered broker-dealers and special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). Reporting directly to the Financial Controller, you'll sit on a small, lean team where the role is both hands-on and supervisory: preparing and reviewing financials, partnering across finance, and building stronger processes, controls, and systems.

Compensation: $185,000 to $240,000

Location: NYC (4 days/week onsite)

What You'll Do

• Serve as legal entity controller for U.S. GAAP entities, including broker-dealers and SPACs
• Oversee the month-end close and review journal entries covering investing and financing activities, consolidation of subsidiaries, expense accruals, intercompany activity, and income taxes
• Oversee and review quarterly and annual financial statements for external reporting under U.S. GAAP
• Prepare and review quarterly SPAC financial statements, and review SPAC SEC filings including Forms S-1, S-4, 8-K, 10-Q, and 10-K
• Review monthly balance sheet substantiation, evaluate the adequacy of accruals, resolve issues, and elevate key items to management
• Review monthly and quarterly analytical reporting, including balance sheet and P&L variance commentary
• Provide accounting and advisory support on new transactions and legal entity structure changes
• Partner with SEC Reporting, Corporate Accounting, Regulatory Reporting, Product Control, Tax, Technical Accounting, and Treasury to ensure accurate accounting
• Lead process reengineering and control enhancements, and work with IT to improve systems
• Coach, mentor, and develop junior and experienced team members

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting
• CPA required
• 10+ years of accounting and financial reporting experience, with significant hands-on time in industry at a financial services firm
• Legal entity controller or entity-level financial reporting experience at a bank, broker-dealer, swap dealer, or SPAC
• SEC reporting experience
• Comfort working at both the preparation and review level on a lean team
• Financial services regulatory reporting experience
• Track record of building or improving processes, controls, and systems
• Experience managing and developing people
• Strong U.S. GAAP technical knowledge, advanced Excel, and strong project management, communication, and business writing skills

Preferred

• Big Four public accounting experience prior to moving into industry
• SPAC accounting and SEC filing experience

The Environment

An established global capital markets and investment banking firm with a lean, fast-moving finance team. Based in New York, NY, in the office four days per week.