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Vice President, Legal Entity Controller (NYC)

$185k - $240k

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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.

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Compensation : $185,000 to $240,000

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Location : NYC (4 days/week onsite)

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What You'll Do

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- Serve as legal entity controller for U.S. GAAP entities, including broker-dealers and SPACs

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- Oversee the month-end close and review journal entries covering investing and financing activities, consolidation of subsidiaries, expense accruals, intercompany activity, and income taxes

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- Oversee and review quarterly and annual financial statements for external reporting under U.S. GAAP

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- 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

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- Review monthly balance sheet substantiation, evaluate the adequacy of accruals, resolve issues, and escalate key items to management

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- Review monthly and quarterly analytical reporting, including balance sheet and P&L variance commentary

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- Provide accounting and advisory support on new transactions and legal entity structure changes

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- Partner with SEC Reporting, Corporate Accounting, Regulatory Reporting, Product Control, Tax, Technical Accounting, and Treasury to ensure accurate accounting

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- Lead process reengineering and control enhancements, and work with IT to improve systems

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- Coach, mentor, and develop junior and experienced team members

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What We're Looking For

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- Bachelor's degree in Accounting

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- CPA required

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- 10+ years of accounting and financial reporting experience, with significant hands-on time in industry at a financial services firm

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- Legal entity controller or entity-level financial reporting experience at a bank, broker-dealer, swap dealer, or SPAC

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- SEC reporting experience

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- Comfort working at both the preparation and review level on a lean team

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- Financial services regulatory reporting experience

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- Track record of building or improving processes, controls, and systems

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- Experience managing and developing people

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- Strong U.S. GAAP technical knowledge, advanced Excel, and strong project management, communication, and business writing skills

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Preferred

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- Big Four public accounting experience prior to moving into industry

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- SPAC accounting and SEC filing experience

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- Swap dealer entity experience

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The Environment

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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.

Vacancy posted 2 days ago
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