What are the responsibilities and job description for the Vice President, Accounting I position at BNY?
Vice President, Specialist Accounting
At BNY, our culture empowers you to grow and succeed. As a leading global financial services company at the center of the world’s financial system we touch nearly 20% of the world’s investible assets. Every day around the globe, our 50,000 employees bring the power of their perspective to the table to create solutions with our clients that benefit businesses, communities and people everywhere.
We continue to be a leader in the industry, awarded as a top home for innovators and for creating an inclusive workplace. Through our unique ideas and talents, together we help make money work for the world. This is what #LifeAtBNY is all about.
We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Vice President, Specialist Accounting to join our Finance Controllers – COE Product Controls FX and Corporate Treasury team. This role is located in Pune or Chennai, Maharashtra or Tamil Nadu (HYBRID).
In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways:
- Manage the financial control environment for Markets activities in the assigned US, EMEA and APAC Regions
- Govern the daily controls and month end close process, including review of daily SOX controls, excel based recons, journal entries, Balance sheet accounts reconciliations, monitoring of results, escalating, and resolving issue
- Manage a small team from process activities’ review perspective
- Work closely with the overseas partners for the ongoing initiatives and provide support as required
- Review of the monthly variances ensuring that it provides a meaningful analysis of different aspects of the business performances
- Review and presentation of quarterly KPI and board pack financials to the board
- Ensure the accounting process are robust, efficient, and well controlled
- Contribute to project and process improvement initiatives as required
To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following:
- Qualified Chartered Accountant with 5 to 7 post qualification experience or Semi qualified Accountant with 7 to 10 years of experience.
- Significant experience in Financial Markets, ideally Markets and/or Corporate Treasury accounting experience
- Strong technical accounting knowledge, Financial Products accounting is a plus.
- Exposure to Front and Back Office systems used for FX and Fixed Income businesses
- Experience of a fast moving, highly controlled, multi-national/functional organization
At BNY, our culture speaks for itself. Here’s a few of our awards:
- America’s Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2024
- World’s Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2024
- Human Rights Campaign Foundation, Corporate Equality Index, 100% score, 2023-2024
- Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion, Disability: IN – 100% score, 2023-2024
- “Most Just Companies”, Just Capital and CNBC, 2024
- Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, Top performing company for Sustainability, 2024
- Bloomberg’s Gender Equality Index (GEI), 2023
Our Benefits and Rewards:
BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life’s journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time, that can support you and your family through moments that matter.
BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
BNY Mellon 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.
