Legal Entity Controller / Financial Reporting SVP

The Role

The SVP, Financial Reporting, Legal Entity and Corporate Controllership is an integral member of the Finance team, reporting directly to the Global Controller. The SVP participates in the accounting and finance processes and controls over internal and external financial reporting, with a key focus on the quarterly consolidated financial statements and associated reporting requirements. The role requires a hands-on leader who can operate at both a strategic and a detailed level. The SVP will take ownership of complex accounting and reporting matters, coordinate effectively across Finance and the broader organization, and ensure that critical deliverables are completed accurately, efficiently, and on time.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation, review, and delivery of the firm’s quarterly and annual consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and own the consolidated financial reporting calendar so that supporting schedules and management reviews are completed on schedule

• Coordinate the annual audit and quarterly review processes, including audit requests, supporting documentation, issue resolution, and communication with internal and external stakeholders

• Lead quarterly consolidated financial results discussions with the CFO, Global Controller, Treasury, and Investor Relations, highlighting key transactions and material impacts on consolidated earnings

• Oversee the firm’s quarterly Form 17-H filings with the SEC, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely submission

• Lead the firm’s senior note offerings, including preparing, coordinating, and verifying the financial and business content of the offering memorandum with various stakeholders

• Serve as the senior controller for significant Cantor legal entities and corporate activities, ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP

• Partner with SEC Reporting, Corporate Accounting, Regulatory Reporting, Financial Planning and Analysis, Product Control, Tax, Technical Accounting, Treasury, and Cash Management to ensure proper accounting for matters affecting the firm’s financial statements or legal entities

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

• Review monthly balance sheet and income statement substantiation, including intercompany balances; evaluate the adequacy of expense accruals; resolve issues; and escalate key items to management on a timely basis

• Review monthly and quarterly analytical reporting, including commentary on balance sheet and P&L variances

• Lead technical accounting and financial reporting governance, including the assessment and documentation of complex transactions for new and existing products, implementation of new U.S. GAAP requirements, significant or unusual activity, entity structure changes affecting the firm, and oversight of accounting policies and significant judgments

• Provide global oversight of lease accounting and related financial reporting matters

• Initiate and lead automation and systems transformation initiatives in partnership with IT to improve the accuracy, efficiency, and scalability of the controllership function

• Recruit, develop, and mentor the team, establishing clear accountability, strong execution, and appropriate succession and coverage across key responsibilities

• Manage and support ad hoc projects for team, department, and business managers

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and CPA required

• 15+ 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

• Experience with Oracle Fusion, Essbase, Hyperion Financial Management (HFM), and Workiva preferred

• Advanced analytical and Excel skills

• Proven project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple high-priority deliverables under tight reporting deadlines

• Analytical problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, attention to detail, a team-oriented approach, and strong communication, interpersonal, and business writing skills

• A trusted advisor who demonstrates ownership, operates independently, and exercises sound judgment