Vice President, Accounting

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BNY is a global financial services company focused on helping clients manage and service their financial assets, operating in 36 countries and serving more than 100 markets. BNY is a leading provider of financial services for institutions, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals, providing superior asset management and wealth management, asset servicing, issuer services, clearing services, and treasury services through a worldwide client-focused team. China is a key market for BNY and has branches in Shanghai and Beijing.

We're seeking a future team member for the role of Vice President, Accounting to join our Finance team. This role is located in Hong Kong.

This Hong Kong-based role, reporting to the Hong Kong Country Controller, is responsible for the financial accounting, oversight of the control environment, and regulatory, tax, and statutory reporting for the entities in Hong Kong. This role requires a robust understanding of accounting standards (both local and US) to ensure the general ledger is complete, accurate, and reflects the proper application of GAAP & Corporate Accounting Policies (CAP). The role involves working closely with auditors over the reporting cycle and maintaining relationships with relevant management committees, providing advice on regulatory and accounting matters, proactive insight into issues, and ensuring financial analysis needs are met. Additionally, the candidate will have the opportunity to present results to the relevant management committees.

The role also involves maintaining a robust control environment and providing control and oversight over the offshored accounting groups supporting their legal entities, with key delivery centers based in India in a global structure. The candidate needs to provide effective leadership and direction, particularly during periods of change, which includes setting individual and team goals and managing performance to those goals.

In this role, you'll make an impact in the following ways: 

Governance

• Represents Finance at Management Committees, Board of Director's Meetings, and other governance meetings
• To present legal entity financial information – The principal focus will be statutory and regulatory reporting to the SFC and to the HKMA.

Advisory

• Legal entity restructurings & business development (from a statutory /regulatory perspective)
• Impact of regulatory reporting changes
• Accounting impact of new business/products including the impact on regulatory liquidity and capital
• Finance representative on projects impacting the country or region 
• Provision of guidance and implementation process for CAP/GAAP changes
• Working with the various Lines of Business as well as the International and US Based Reporting and Tax Teams 

 Reporting

• Review reporting (statutory accounts, board packs, regulatory returns, etc)
• Control and oversight of accounting flows, changes to processes, and reconciliations
• Regulatory reporting through a robust, transparent and well governed process
• Corporation tax reporting leveraging an expert provider

 Policy & Controls

• Maintain compliance with GAAP and CAP for US and local books.
• Oversight of control environment 
• SOX and audit compliance
• Audit process

Change

• Critically assess processes and drive incremental process improvements.
• Support change initiatives for the country and region where necessary

To be successful in this role, we're seeking the following: 

• Experienced Finance specialist with a background in accounting and regulatory reporting to the SFC and the HKMA
• Financial services experience 
• Risk management, controls and governance experience
• Project management and outsourcing experiences would be desirable 
• Effective leadership skills

Core Competencies:

• Strong communicator who can articulate key messages
• Sound decision making abilities and well as responsible and accountable
• Client orientated and results focused
• Able to manage risk in a highly regulated and controlled environment
• Strong control mindset
• Ability to collaborate across Finance and the wider organisation
• Able to work in a complex global organisation
• Motivated and proactive with a proven ability for problem solving

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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. 

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