VP Finance - Corporate

Description Kforce's client, one of Boston, MA's leading financial services company, is in search of a VP of Finance. The VP will oversee the management of U.S. Corporate Finance and serve as a trusted partner to finance colleagues and business leaders throughout the firm.

Responsibilities:
* Oversee internal and external accounting and reporting functions across the Management Company, its affiliated advisor entities, and the regulated broker-dealer
* Provide senior leadership and oversight to the Accounting team, working closely with the teams' managers and under the direction of the U.S. Controller
* Oversee accounting for the firm's advisor entities, balance sheet investment portfolios, and the regulated broker-dealer;
The VP will work closely with the Strategic Capital team on the balance sheet investment portfolios from a consolidation and reporting perspective
* Oversee deliverables to external parties, including covenant and regulatory reporting, covering both consolidated and standalone financial statements
* Provide leadership and oversight across finance operations, onshore and offshore, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, expense allocations, and time and expense
* Work closely with the Director of Corporate Finance Operations in leading the team, including the managers who run the onshore and offshore teams' day to day
* Lead a critical transformation agenda across Corporate Finance building a team that can scale with the firm through process improvement, AI and automation, and more streamlined ways of working across teams
* Lead assessments of key processes and controls across Corporate Finance to identify gaps, inefficiencies, and areas of risk
* Drive targeted control and process enhancement to mitigate identified risks
* Develop and execute strategic plans to further streamline processes, improve efficiency, strengthen controls and mitigate risk Requirements
* Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA required
* 15+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including significant experience in a leadership role
* Background in asset management, private equity, or financial services, ideally at the management company or corporate level
* Strong technical grounding in U.S. GAAP, tax basis accounting, and consolidated reporting;
Broker-dealer regulatory reporting experience is a plus
* Demonstrated experience with controls across corporate finance functions, including assessing the current control environment, identifying gaps, and leading remediation
* Experience managing multi-layered teams and offshore or outsourced partners

Job Type Direct Hire Compensation
230000 - $260000