Director of Financial Reporting & Compliance
About The Position
The Director, Financial Reporting & Compliance will play a critical leadership role within the Accounting & Finance organization, serving as the primary owner of investor and regulatory reporting activities. In this role, you will partner closely with senior leaders across Finance, Legal, Compliance, and Operations to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting while supporting the company's continued growth. You will leverage your expertise in U.S. GAAP and the financial services or lending industry to oversee reporting obligations, strengthen internal controls, and drive process improvements that enhance efficiency and scalability. Success in this role requires a strategic mindset, strong technical accounting expertise, and the ability to build trusted cross-functional relationships while identifying opportunities to elevate the performance of the Accounting & Finance function.
Requirements
- 8+ years of progressive accounting, financial reporting, and compliance experience within the financial services, lending, banking, or fintech industry.
- Experience managing regulatory and investor reporting requirement.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting required.
- Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, financial reporting requirements, accounting principles, and internal controls.
- Experience with ERP systems; Oracle NetSuite preferred.
- Advanced data analysis and Microsoft Excel skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive, ownership mindset.
- Exceptional organizational, prioritization, and project management abilities.
- Ability to build trusted partnerships and collaborate effectively across all levels of the organization.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present complex financial information to diverse audiences.
- Continuous improvement mindset with a focus on innovation, process optimization, and operational excellence.
- Detail-oriented with a commitment to accuracy and quality.
Nice To Haves
- Active CPA license preferred.
- MBA or Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for certain aspects of the organization’s regulatory reporting requirements such as state-level financial statements and other various financial related disclosures and information
- Responsible for various investor-related reporting requirements such as servicer’s certificates, borrowing base calculations, funding and liquidity requirements and/or forecasting
- Act as a key liaison with external tax preparers, providing support for annual and quarterly tax filings
- Collaborate with others on Accounting & Finance team with respect to managing various ongoing projects which will help to improve data techniques and tools for reporting and analysis
- Develop and implement policies and controls to ensure accuracy of reporting
- Identify and implement best practices to streamline financial reporting processes, including enhancing NetSuite’s reporting capabilities
- Partner with key stakeholders, including Finance, Vendor Management, Legal, and Executive Leadership to ensure compliance with regulatory and investor requirements
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of changes in financial regulations, accounting standards, and reporting requirements
- Assist with implementing new processes and controls as organization and function grows and expands business opportunities
- Adhere to Company policies and procedures, including but not limited to Compliance (UDAAP, BSA/AML, etc.), Information Technology, employee handbook, etc.
- Perform other duties or as assigned
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Contributions to a Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- 401(k) program, featuring a Safe Harbor Match (100% of the first 3% and 50% of the next 2%)
- Accrued time off
- Company holidays
- Sick time
- 3 floating holidays
- 12-week Paid Parental Leave
- Market-driven salary
- Bonus opportunities
- Robust tech package
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
