AVP, Accounting & Financial Controls

Our client, a financial services firm in New York, is hiring an AVP to safeguard the integrity of financial results as Finance brings automation and AI into its processes.

Responsibilities

• Own the key reconciliations that support Finance.
• Lead root-cause work on variances and keep Finance leadership informed promptly.
• Check system results, automation outputs and AI-supported calculations, signing off on accuracy and completeness before anything is used downstream.
• Carry out financial controls and document them, keeping evidence audit-ready at all times.
• Log exceptions, drive remediation and raise issues with Finance leadership when needed.
• Be the go-to contact on audit and compliance questions across finance transformation work.
• Work alongside internal audit and external auditors to deliver timely, complete responses, and spot audit risk created by process or technology change.
• Help cross-functional partners on automation and AI projects understand the accounting and control requirements involved.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s in accounting, finance or a related discipline.
• 5+ years in accounting, finance or controls-focused roles.
• Strong knowledge of financial accounting.
• Proven experience running financial controls, managing reconciliations and putting together audit evidence.
• Sound accounting judgment when critically reviewing automated and AI-produced financial results.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to manage stakeholders.

Nice to have

• A professional qualification in accounting, or equivalent.
• Background in Controllership or other Finance functions.
• Working knowledge of Oracle, Essbase or Tableau.
• Experience helping with internal or external audits.