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We're seeking a future team member for the role of Senior Legal Entity Controller to join our Pershing EMEA Finance team. This role is located in Liverpool - hybrid.
Reporting into the Head of Operations and Financial Control, this position has accountability for Financial Control across the business, acting as the first line of defence. The latter part of the role will involve the review of the control environment within Finance to ensure the controls in place are acceptable for the risks associated, whilst ad-hoc testing is performed to confirm processes work as planned.
The individual is required to understand the business and related accounting flows of the entity for which he/she is responsible, maintaining the control environment (including reconciliations) and providing high quality reporting to the stakeholders. This individual would be responsible for a group of legal entities as well as supervising a team of more junior legal entity controllers.
This role is accountable for ensuring the Regional and Global Shared Services Centres (RSSCs and GSCC) deliver; through effective, efficient Sarbanes-Oxley and regulatory compliant finance/accounting processes in accordance with local and consolidated GAAP; usable, complete, accurate and timely financial information from the point of transaction through to financial close (period, quarter, and annual) for specific legal entities.
This individual will monitor the outcomes of all accounting processes and transform data into information for reporting purposes, to assure all legal entity requirements have been met for regulatory compliance and reporting purposes.
The individual will provide insight and guidance to the SSCs related to events and transactions which have occurred throughout the period specific to their LE and assure all accounting and finance related transactions recorded accurately reflect the business operations for their assigned shared service centres.
The role will also provide leadership and direction to a team of professionals that are based in Liverpool and Chennai (India).
Responsibilities:
1. Produce monthly financial and management accounts accurately and to timetable
2. Provide analysis and insight into financial results, identifying and resolving issues within our revenue and expense lines
3. Ensure that the balance sheet is maintained and reconciled accurately, particularly ensuring any potential impairment is considered proactively.
4. Manage and complete the Financial Year end process with the delivery on approved Financial Statements
5. Work in partnership with our India based service team partners to support the efficiency and accuracy of the Financial Control functions
6. Ensure that Sub-ledger accounts that are maintained across the business are subject to a high degree of control and reconciliation
Skills and attributes:
* Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience required. Degree in Accounting or Finance preferred. MBA or CPA/CA/local area equivalent certification preferred
* Relevant work experience required, with some management experience preferred. Knowledge of GAAP and accounting and finance concepts and analysis techniques preferred.
* Significant experience and commercial awareness in the Financial Services industry
* Good leadership skills with proven record
* Good decision maker, responsible and accountable
* Deadline driven with effective time management and ability to work under pressure
* Able to manage risk in a highly regulated and controlled environment
* Highly motivated, fast learning and proactive with an ability for problem solving
BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
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