What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Vice President, Accounting position at BNY External Career Site?
At BNY, our culture allows us to run our company better and enables employees’ growth and success. As a leading global financial services company at the heart of the global financial system, we influence nearly 20% of the world’s investible assets. Every day, our teams harness cutting-edge AI and breakthrough technologies to collaborate with clients, driving transformative solutions that redefine industries and uplift communities worldwide.
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We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Senior Vice President to join our Controllers team. This role is located in Pittsburgh.
In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways:
Leads the accounting, financial reporting, governance, and control activities across multiple legal entities and related business activities. Ensures compliance with applicable accounting standards, regulatory requirements, corporate policies, and risk management frameworks.
Acts as a trusted advisor on complex accounting, financial, and legal entity matters. Responsible for significant corporate activities including earnings per share (EPS), restricted stock accounting, capital transactions, including dividend declarations and distributions, legal entity governance, organizational restructurings, and other critical transactions. Leads engagements with internal and external auditors, regulators, and key stakeholders. Applies deep technical accounting expertise and strong business judgment to assess risks, provide strategic recommendations, and ensure the timely delivery of high-quality financial information that supports sound decision-making and regulatory compliance.
Provides leadership and oversight of month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, financial statement analysis, board reporting, management reporting, regulatory reporting support, and accounting policy implementation. Communicates complex accounting, financial, operational, and regulatory matters clearly and effectively to a wide range of audiences, including senior management and the Board of Directors.
Drives finance transformation initiatives through adoption of advanced analytics, automation, and AI-enabled technologies. Champions innovative solutions that improve reporting effectiveness, strengthen data quality, enhance analytical insights, and increase operational scalability. Partners closely with technology and data teams to modernize financial processes and leverage emerging technologies to deliver actionable business insights.
To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following:
This role has no direct reports, but provides day-to-day leadership, guidance, and review of work performed by less experienced team members. Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience required. Accounting concentration preferred. MBA or CPA/CA/local area equivalent certification preferred. 10-12 years of total work experience preferred. Knowledge of GAAP and accounting and finance concepts and analysis techniques. BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans. Our ambition is to build the best global team- one that is representative and inclusive of the diverse talent, clients and communities we work with and serve and to empower our team to do their best work. We support wellbeing and a balanced life, and offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies and employee forums.