<p>Robert Half Financial Services are hiring for a Compensation Accounting Manager role for a global Broker Dealer & Capital Markets firm located in midtown Manhattan New York. Our client requires 5+ years Compensation Accounting experience within the Financial Services Industry (Banking, Securities, Capital Markets, Asset Management etc.). Must have experience with Deferred Compensation/Equity, Variable Pay/Bonuses, Cost Control, Headcount/Employee Expenses, Tax Reporting. The role requires 4 days per week in the midtown Manhattan office, with 1 day work from home.</p><p><br></p><p>This Compensation Accounting Manager role reports into the US CFO with a dotted line into the Group Compensation Controller located in Europe, and is a standalone individual contributor role not managing anyone. The role will ensure consistent reporting of employee expenses across the group, and interface between Finance, HR and the owner of accounting policies and controls relating to employee expenses.</p><p>The role will also develop appropriate Management Information to forecast overall employee cost in order to meet reporting requirements and will also work closely with senior leaders and stakeholders across the business to help drive informed decisions on employee costs relating to acquisitions.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Owner of accounting policies relating to employee expenses (IFRS2, IFRS7/IAS19 and US GAAP equivalents). Work with accounting policy owner to agreed interpretation and financial controllers to agree implementation.</li><li>Variable pay accrual process owner for both current year awards and prior year deferred awards.</li><li>Group SOX process owner for variable pay and deferred equity, ensure compliance within the group and by service providers.</li><li>Owner of chart of accounts for employee expenses.</li><li>Forecasting of employee expenses by business (fixed pay, variable pay, employer taxes, recruiting incentives, severance and other benefits)</li><li>Providing guidelines and templates for AOP process.</li><li>Work with HR to review employee expenses and provide reporting to allow monitoring.</li><li>Linking salary expenses to headcount reporting.</li><li>Sizing the variable pay pool to meet business performance.</li><li>Reviewing other employee benefits with HR to ensure all costs are captured accurately.</li><li>Forecasting of employee expenses by business (fixed pay, variable pay, employer taxes, recruiting incentives, severance and other benefits)</li><li>Providing guidelines and templates for AOP process.</li><li>Partner with tax to ensure process guidelines and chart of accounts allow for accurate tax reporting.</li><li>Provide scenario analysis for stress testing</li><li>Undertaking an on-going review of processes relating to compensation reporting with a specific focus on the determination and reporting of front office bonuses.</li><li>Supporting the CFO on assessing the financial reporting and cost impact of new compensation initiatives and new benefits that may be developed from time to time.</li><li>Ensuring compliance with the company’s regulatory requirements under the SEC, FINRA, NFA, CFTC and other applicable exchanges.</li></ul>

<p><strong>Qualifications:</strong></p><ul><li>5+ years Compensation Accounting experience within the Financial Services Industry (Banking, Securities, Capital Markets, Asset Management etc.)</li><li>Experience with Deferred Compensation/Equity, Variable Pay/Bonuses, Cost Control, Headcount/Employee Expenses, Tax Reporting </li><li>Bachelor or Master Degree in Accounting or Finance preferred</li></ul><p><br></p><p>The Compensation Accounting Manager role requires 4 days per week in the midtown Manhattan office, so please only apply if you are able to travel to this location, have relevant experience for the role and are eligible to work in the United States. The salary is flexible dependent on experience, the range is $120-150k base plus 15-20% target bonus. If your profile matches the above criteria, please email me and add me on LinkedIn, Trishan Khareghat</p>

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