Director, Technical Accounting and Financial Reporting

Responsibilities

• Oversee the end-to-end global financial reporting function, ensuring the integrity of consolidated and entity-only US GAAP financial statements for internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead the strategy for regulated entity reporting, ensuring 100% compliance with evolving regulations.
• Act as the subject matter expert, evaluate complex, non-routine transactions and provide technical accounting guidance and disclosure recommendations.
• Iterate and develop GAAP accounting policies and support high-impact business initiatives such as post-merger integration and product launches.
• Establish and maintain a robust library of corporate accounting policies; lead the implementation of new FASB/SEC standards.
• Lead the design and maturation of an internal control environment in preparation for integration with Capital One’s financial reporting standards and SOX requirements.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Legal and other teams to provide proactive accounting for new product launches and business model changes.
• Ensure timely close through the preparation and review of journal entries, reconciliations and variance analytics, as well as coordination with FP&A.
• Identify and deliver process improvements via automation, AI initiatives and cross functional collaboration.

Requirements

• BA/BS degree, preferably in Business, Finance, or Accounting.
• CPA license.
• 10+ years of experience, including significant time at a Big 4 accounting firm and/or leadership role in high-growth companies.
• Strong technical accounting and financial reporting knowledge in US GAAP.
• Deep understanding of financial services, credit card processing or payment-related accounting.
• Ability to translate complex accounting jargon into actionable insights for non-finance counterparts.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and address difficult situations in a professional manner.
• Innovative and able to provide “outside of the box” solutions.
• Passion for having an owner’s mentality towards responsibilities and for career growth.
• Experience implementing and improving business processes and systems.
• Knowledge and experience using DFIN, Workiva or similar financial reporting platforms.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience operating within a public company environment.
• Advanced proficiency in data analytics and a product mindset toward accounting systems.
• Direct experience applying AI to streamline the financial reporting or research process.