Director, Accounting Policy

Overview

The Director of Accounting Policy will partner closely with Finance and Business leaders in our Credit Card, Commercial and Consumer Banking lines of business, collaborating on priorities and recommending optimal accounting treatment that supports our financial strategies while ensuring full compliance with US GAAP and regulatory expectations. In addition to forging productive partnerships within the organization, the successful Director will foster an external network of productive relationships including external auditors, regulators, industry peers and trade groups to ground accounting conclusions and advocate for Capital One’s views on emerging accounting topics.

A key element of success will be directing and developing a team of up to 5 associates. The Director must have a willingness to travel within Capital One’s Corporate Office footprint, primarily between Richmond and McLean, VA.

• Partner with Business leads and Controller leadership to assess overall strategies and determine how accounting rules impact business decisions, while anticipating issues and obstacles

• Lead well managed and controlled activities over operational process that require high level of accounting judgement, including the Company’s impairment testing of Goodwill and consolidation analyses

• Monitoring accounting standard updates and regulator interpretations of accounting

• Foster a collaborative network amongst peer institutions

• Communicate complex matters in a simple way to Controller and other business leaders

• Identify and drive opportunities to centralize, eliminate, automate or outsource activities in a scalable, sustainable and standardized manner

• Research accounting issues, prepare write-ups and drive results; draft and/or review financial reporting documentation and regulatory filings for accuracy. Ensure compliance with IFRS, US GAAP, SEC regulations and other regulatory guidance

• Partner with project management and business partner teams, to design and implement new business product / program initiatives and processes

• Deliver internal audit reviews and SOX compliance

• Supervise and coordinate work assignments amongst a team of around 5 people

• Provide timely feedback to team

• Display a passion for coaching and developing a team of associates through their leadership style

• Strong written and oral communication skills

• Bachelor’s Degree or military experience

• At least 10 years of accounting experience

• At least 3 years of experience in Public Accounting, Treasury Accounting, Accounting Policy, OR a combination

• 12+ years of accounting experience

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certification

• 5+ years of experience in Public Accounting, Treasury Accounting, Accounting Policy, or a combination

• 5+ years of experience with FASB, EITF, OCC, SEC, IASB, or a combination

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

McLean, VA: $206,000 - $235,100 for Director, Accounting

Richmond, VA: $187,300 - $213,700 for Director, Accounting

Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter.

This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.

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