Senior Vice President, Financial Reporting Team Manager
About The Position
The Senior Vice President, Financial Reporting Team Manager oversees a financial reporting area and multiple teams that prepare and review reports for assigned clients and funds. The role sets priorities, manages team performance, and guides processes that verify the completeness and accuracy of financial statement disclosures. It resolves complex escalated issues and oversees relationships with senior-level auditors and clients to ensure reporting meets expectations and accurately represents fund performance. The role ensures financial reporting complies with corporate and applicable regulatory standards, and leads analysis of accounting and disclosure standard changes to direct necessary process updates. It leads presentations of fund reports to Boards of Directors, communicating complex concepts in support of good governance. The position also recruits, directs, motivates, and develops staff, and manages goals, talent, and supervision primarily through subordinate managers. It supports process transformation and implements best practices to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
Requirements
- Significant experience (10 years) managing small or medium-sized teams of professional staff.
- Strong accounting knowledge covering relevant accounting standards and regulations, including US GAAP, and investment fund structures such as mutual funds and hedge funds.
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience in accounting and/or finance.
Nice To Haves
- Experience managing teams within a fund administrator or Big 4 firm with fund investments exposure is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide oversight and set priorities for multiple teams preparing and reviewing financial reports for assigned clients and funds.
- Support process transformation by identifying improvements and implementing best practices to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
- Manage team performance and set area priorities.
- Guide processes to check financial statements for completeness and accuracy of disclosure.
- Resolve complex escalated issues from team members.
- Oversee relationships with senior-level auditors and clients to ensure reports meet expectations and accurately depict fund performance.
- Ensure financial reporting complies with corporate and applicable regulatory standards.
- Lead analysis of changes in accounting and disclosure standards and direct necessary process changes.
- Lead presentations of fund reports to Boards of Directors, supporting good governance and communicating complex or difficult concepts.
- Recruit, direct, motivate, and develop staff to maximize individual contribution, professional growth, and effective teamwork.
- Manage the Fund Reporting area primarily through subordinate managers.
- Be responsible for financial reporting area goals, talent management, and supervision of teams.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
