Vice President, Accountant

BNY Mellon

$125K — $150K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
  • CPA, MBA, or relevant certification preferred
  • 5-10 years of progressive accounting experience
  • Demonstrated experience in financial analysis and month-end close
  • Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

  • Lead accounting activities for Corporate Staff areas to ensure accuracy and compliance
  • Support daily balance sheet reviews and resolve issues in a timely manner
  • Participate in month-end close processes, including review and reconciliation
  • Analyze financial performance and provide actionable insights to leadership
  • Drive transformation initiatives through process streamlining and technology use
  • Strengthen the control environment by identifying risks and implementing improvements

Benefits

  • Highly competitive compensation and benefits package
  • Access to flexible global resources for personal growth
  • Health and wellbeing programs
  • Generous paid leaves, including volunteer time
Full Job Description
Job Description

BNY is seeking a Vice President, Controllers to support our Corporate Staff functions. This role is ideal for an accounting professional who brings strong technical expertise, sound judgment, and a creative approach to problem-solving. The successful candidate will help oversee financial reporting, analysis, and controls while partnering closely with key stakeholders across Corporate Staff areas.

We are looking for someone with 5-10 years of accounting experience who can balance precision with innovation - someone who not only understands the numbers, but also knows how to challenge assumptions, improve processes, and think outside the box.

In this role, you'll make an impact in the following ways:
• Lead and perform accounting activities supporting Corporate Staff areas, ensuring financial results are accurate, complete, and compliant with applicable accounting standards, regulatory requirements, and internal policies.
• Support the daily balance sheet review and analysis process, ensuring timely identification and resolution of issues.
• Support and actively participate in the month-end close process, including the review of accounting results, reconciliations, journal entries, and financial reporting deliverables.
• Analyze financial performance, investigate variances, and provide clear, actionable insights and recommendations to senior leadership and key stakeholders.
• Drive transformation initiatives by streamlining processes, modernizing reporting capabilities, and leveraging data and technology to improve decision-making and operational effectiveness.
• Strengthen the control environment by proactively identifying risks, resolving issues, and implementing sustainable process improvements that mitigate operational and financial risk.

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

Education & Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• CPA, MBA, or other relevant professional certification preferred.

Experience
• Typically, 5-10 years of progressive accounting, financial reporting, or controllership experience.
• Demonstrated experience in financial analysis, month-end close, reconciliations, and control management.
• Proven ability to drive process improvements, manage competing priorities, and influence stakeholders across all levels of the organization.
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.

About the Team

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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