Job description
Our client is a leader among global investment managers specializing in alternative investments. The firm emphasizes an opportunistic, value-oriented and risk-controlled approach to investments in credit, private equity, real assets and listed equities.
Responsibilities
The Corporate Accounting Department is seeking a Vice President of Financial Reporting and Accounting Policy with a focus on SEC reporting, U.S. GAAP, corporate consolidation, and financial statement preparation.
Responsibilities include:
• Day-to-day oversight of the corporate accounting financial reporting and accounting policy
function. Talent management, most importantly people development, will be an integral
component of the role, as well as maintaining a client service and results-oriented culture
within the finance organization;
• Management of internal and external reporting requirements including U.S. GAAP financial
statements, debt covenants and reporting packages, SEC filings (Form 10K/10Q and
others), and any other public reporting or filing requirements;
• Review all aspects of the global consolidation of the Company’s operating entities and
investment funds, including consolidation entries, foreign currency, intercompany
transactions and reconciliations, and elimination process;
• Interpret, develop, implement, and monitor accounting policies, processes, and procedures.
Provide counsel on accounting-related issues, disclosure obligations related to business
transactions, and financial statements;
• Review and analyze consolidated financial statements, including the balance sheet, income
statement, statement of cash flows and statement of unitholders’ capital in conformity with
U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting requirements;
• Identify and implement process improvement initiatives and prepare ad hoc financial
analyses as required for monthly and quarterly management reporting;
• Collaborate with internal and external auditors in annual audits and quarterly reviews; and, •
Perform and/or review certain key internal control processes.
Qualifications
• Minimum 12 years’ experience in accounting and financial reporting, preferably 5 years or
more in public accounting;
• Strong knowledge of SEC Reporting, U.S. GAAP, consolidation, accounting policy, and
financial statement preparation;
• Excellent understanding of entity and investment structures as well as operational concepts;
• Solid analytical skills and ability to understand and resolve complex problems;
• Specific experience with Workiva, BPC, or other accounting and reporting systems a must;
and,
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
Personal Attributes
A successful candidate must:
• Have great organizational skills and be able to handle complicated work effectively;
• Be a committed team player with a strong work ethic;
• Take initiative, be a self-starter, ask questions, identify improvement opportunities, and
define process gaps while concisely articulating solutions. Excellent written and verbal
communication skills are needed; and,
• Multi-task and efficiently manage competing priorities/activities while leading parallel
projects/processes under tight deadlines. These traits will be vital to this role.
Education
A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field and a CPA license is required. MBA or
MS a plus.
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