Vice President, Financial Reporting Manager

BNY Mellon

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About The Position

The Vice President, Financial Reporting Manager prepares and reviews accounting statements for complex investment funds. The role verifies that financial statements are accurate, reconciled, complete, and produced on time, while coordinating with junior team members, auditors, and clients. It drafts reports incorporating fund calculations, guides report structure and disclosure, and ensures compliance with corporate and applicable regulatory standards, including advising the team about process changes required by new standards.

The position also leads working relationships with auditors and clients to update reports so they accurately represent fund performance. It supports process transformation and improvement initiatives, may present fund reports to Boards of Directors, and provides guidance to less experienced team members. Team Lead responsibilities may also be assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong accounting knowledge covering relevant accounting standards and regulations, including US GAAP, and investment fund structures such as mutual funds and hedge funds.
• Ability to review and prepare complex fund accounting statements and reports.

Nice To Haves

• 7–10 years of total work experience preferred.
• Experience in private equity and/or hedge fund accounting preferred.
• People leadership experience may be applicable in some geographies.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review accounting statements for complex funds on behalf of investment fund clients.
• Review the work of junior team members and collaborate with auditors and clients to ensure statements are accurate, verified, and produced on time.
• Review balance sheets, income statements, statements of cash flows, and statements of shareholders’ equity for complex funds to ensure reported numbers are reconciled.
• Draft accounting statements and reports for complex funds, incorporating fund calculations for client review of fund performance.
• Guide report structure and check disclosures for completeness and accuracy.
• Ensure financial reports meet corporate and applicable regulatory standards, and advise the team on process changes needed to comply with new standards.
• Lead working relationships with auditors and clients to make changes to financial reports and ensure they accurately depict fund performance.
• Support initiatives to transform existing processes, identify areas for improvement, and implement best practices to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Assist in presenting fund reports to Boards of Directors to support governance and communication of fund status.
• Guide less experienced team members as needed and potentially take on Team Lead responsibilities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior