Job Overview – Vice President, Finance
Compensation: $175,000–$200,000/year + bonus
Location: New York, NY
Schedule: Monday to Friday (Hybrid)
Atlantic Group is hiring a Vice President, Finance in New York, NY for our client, overseeing management company accounting, consolidated financial reporting, cross-border finance, tax coordination, and financial planning within an alternative investment firm. This hands-on leadership role will help transition key accounting processes in-house while strengthening reporting, controls, budgeting, forecasting, and finance infrastructure. The ideal candidate has 7+ years of management company accounting experience within a hedge fund, private equity firm, or related alternative investment manager, with required consolidation and transfer pricing experience.
Responsibilities as the Vice President, Finance:
- Accounting Operations: Oversee general ledger accounting, reconciliations, expense activity, and month-end and year-end close processes.
- Financial Reporting: Lead consolidated financial reporting, management reporting, financial analysis, and external audit activities.
- Financial Planning & Analysis: Lead budgeting, forecasting, cash flow analysis, variance analysis, and financial modeling to support business planning.
- Finance Operations: Oversee recurring finance activities while maintaining accurate financial records, reporting, and accounting controls.
- Process Improvement: Strengthen accounting processes, financial controls, reporting workflows, and systems to improve efficiency and scalability.
- Business Partnership: Partner with senior leadership and external advisors on accounting, reporting, financial planning, and strategic finance initiatives.
Qualifications for the Vice President, Finance:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is required.
- Certification: CPA is preferred.
- Experience: 7+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience within investment management, financial services, or a related environment is required.
- Industry Knowledge: Strong knowledge of US GAAP, financial reporting, consolidations, month-end close, financial controls, and accounting operations is required, with FP&A experience preferred.
- Technical Skills: Advanced Microsoft Excel skills are required, with experience in financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and accounting systems strongly preferred.
- Skills & Attributes: Strong accounting leadership, analytical, organizational, communication, process improvement, project management, and senior stakeholder partnership skills are required.
Application Notice: Qualified candidates will be contacted within 2 business days of application. If an applicant does not meet the above criteria, Atlantic Group will keep your resume on file for future opportunities and may contact you for further discussion.