Assistant Vice President, Accounting

Overview

A U.S. leasing and financing platform backed by a major global financial group is expanding its accounting team and hiring an AVP, Accounting. This role supports a growing portfolio of commercial leasing activities and will take ownership of day-to-day tax administration, tax-related GL activity, and operational accounting needs across the business.

The AVP will serve as the key liaison between the internal accounting team and external tax preparers, ensuring accurate reporting across sales tax, property tax, and income tax. In addition, this individual will support general ledger functions and assist with broader accounting operations in a lean, collaborative environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the relationship with external tax providers, supplying data and ensuring all deadlines are met.
• Oversee sales tax processes, including guidance on new lease/loan contracts, exemption review, data submission, and monthly tax remittances.
• Track property-tax-eligible equipment, coordinate filings with external providers, and ensure proper customer billing/collections.
• Prepare annual tax packages needed for income tax calculations and filings.
• Record all tax-related payments and entries in the accounting system in a timely manner.
• Partner with senior accounting leadership on the annual deferred tax calculation, income tax expense true-ups, and regulatory reporting requirements.
• Reconcile all tax accounts and ensure GL accuracy and completeness.
• Support broader accounting operations as needed, including AP, AR, and other GL activities.
• Assist in accounting controls and reporting processes within a growing leasing entity.
• Contribute to continuous process improvement within a small, hands-on accounting team.

Qualifications

• 4 years of corporate accounting experience within financial services.
• Experience with sales tax, property tax, and/or income tax reporting preferred.
• Leasing industry exposure is a plus (automotive, equipment, or asset finance).
• Strong understanding of US GAAP and accounting controls.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills (VLOOKUP, SUMIF, pivot tables).
• Familiarity with lease management or asset finance systems (Aspire, Sungard Ambit, or similar).
• Ability to work across departments and communicate clearly with internal and external partners.
• Comfortable in a lean team environment with multiple manual processes.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance preferred (CPA not required).