Specialized Finance Manager - Technical Accounting

Work Location:

Mount Laurel, New Jersey, United States of America

Hours:

40

Pay Details:

$86,840 - $130,000 USD

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Line of Business:

Finance

Job Description:

The Specialized Finance Manager provides seasoned specialized knowledge, advice and/or guidance to various stakeholders and team members in a specialized finance function or discipline.

Department overview:

The U.S. Specialty & Technical Accounting group is responsible for ensuring that U.S. financial results are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and regulatory requirements.  This involves providing financial accounting advisory support to the Business units and Corporate areas on emerging changes to U.S. GAAP, new initiatives, and complex transactions.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for providing timely and accurate technical accounting advisory services to stakeholders (including lines of business, Credit, Treasury, etc.) and identifying and communicating the impacts of new U.S. GAAP accounting standards and the Bank's accounting policies. This position offers excellent exposure to a diverse and talented team of controllership professionals who support a broad array of the Bank's businesses and products.

Depth & Scope:

• Highly seasoned expert professional role requiring substantial knowledge / expertise in a complex field and knowledge of broader related areas
• Integrates knowledge of the enterprise sub-function’s or business line’s overarching strategy in developing solutions across multiple functions or operations
• Accountable for own work and sometimes others; acts as an escalation point or knowledge resource for others in their own area
• Interprets internal/external business challenges and the industry environment, recommends course of action and best practices to improve products, processes or services
• Acts as a technical expert / lead integrating cross-function understanding within their own field of specialty; may manage team(s) of related specialists
• Leads cross-functional teams or projects with significant resource requirements, risk and / or complexity
• Independently manages end-to-end finance programs
• Solves or may lead others to solve complex problems; leads efforts or partners with others to develop new solutions
• Uses sophisticated analytical thought and technical knowledge to exercise judgement and identify solutions
• Impacts the achievement of sub-function or business line objectives within the area they are accountable for
• Communicates difficult concepts; converts information to compelling business context and advice; influences and gains alignment across increasingly senior stakeholders
• Works autonomously as the lead and guides others within area of expertise

Education & Experience:

• Undergraduate degree and/or
• 7+ years of relevant experience preferred
• Accounting, financial or relevant professional designation preferred

Preferred qualifications & skills:

• Essential to the success of this position is an individual with an in-depth knowledge of U.S. GAAP and strong analytical and communication skills who can provide decision support on various topics impacting the banking industry;
• The ideal candidate will be a CPA with 5-7+ years public/private accounting mix with accounting policy or other technical accounting experience;
• U.S. GAAP financial instruments and consolidation assessment experience is desired;
• The individual must possess excellent interpersonal and client service skills as well as have the ability to work very closely and confidently with many different levels of management on the business side;
• Proven ability to engage collaboratively with multiple stakeholders, both internally and externally, including senior management;
• Strong organizational skills;
• Excellent communication skills, written and oral.

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