Description
iCapital is looking to hire a Vice President to join the Corporate Reporting team within Corporate Finance. This role combines hands-on experience with business process controls and IT general controls (ITGCs), public-company reporting and governance requirements, and complex U.S. GAAP technical accounting matters.
Responsibilities:
- Lead key workstreams within the firm-wide SOX program, including risk assessment, scoping, control design, documentation, testing coordination, deficiency evaluation, remediation, and executive reporting.
- Provide subject matter expertise across both business process controls and ITGCs, including the evaluation of control dependencies, automated controls, system-generated reports, and key interfaces.
- Help design and execute the organization’s path to SOX compliance, including readiness planning, external auditor coordination, evidence standards, testing strategy, and sustainable program governance.
- Partner with process and control owners to develop and maintain process narratives, flowcharts, risk and control matrices, and other control documentation.
- Identify control gaps and process improvement opportunities, develop practical remediation plans, and drive issues through timely and sustainable resolution.
- Provide periodic reporting to senior management, including the CAO and CFO, on SOX readiness, testing results, remediation status, emerging risks, and key decisions.
- Lead and support initiatives across accounting, financial reporting, internal controls, governance, and SEC reporting capabilities.
- Prepare and review technical accounting memoranda for complex and judgmental matters, including business combinations, asset acquisitions, revenue recognition, stock-based compensation, consolidation, capital raising activity and other transactions.
- Research and assess new accounting standards and SEC developments, determine their impact, and coordinate implementation across relevant stakeholders.
- Develop and maintain accounting policies that translate U.S. GAAP and SEC requirements into clear, scalable operating practices.
- Support financial statement preparation and review, including U.S. GAAP and SEC disclosure requirements, as needed.
- Mentor team members and strengthen technical accounting, controls, project management, and executive communication capabilities across the organization.
Qualifications:
- 8+ years of progressive public accounting, internal controls, financial reporting, or technical accounting experience
- Public accounting experience is required
- CPA license is required
- Demonstrated experience testing or evaluating internal controls at a public company, including both business process controls and ITGCs
- Experience helping a company prepare for or complete its first year of Section 404(b) auditor attestation is strongly preferred
- Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, SEC reporting requirements, PCAOB standards, and public-company internal control expectations
- Able to research complex accounting matters, develop well-supported conclusions, and prepare clear technical accounting memoranda
- Financial services, fintech, asset management, wealth management, or alternative investments experience is preferred
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional programs, influence senior stakeholders, prioritize competing demands, and drive workstreams to completion
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate technical matters into concise, decision-oriented recommendations
- Highly organized and detail-oriented and able to connect detailed execution to broader business objectives
Benefits: The base salary range for this role is $150,000 to $175,000. iCapital offers a compensation package which includes salary, equity for all full-time employees, and an annual performance bonus. Employees also receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes an employer matched retirement plan, generously subsidized healthcare with 100% employer paid dental, vision, telemedicine, and virtual mental health counseling, parental leave, and unlimited paid time off (PTO).