Who we are looking for

The Assistant Vice President – Controllers serves as a senior Service Delivery and Transformation Lead, providing accounting oversight across North America legal entities. This role partners closely with Controllers, Global Accounting Operations (GAO), Regulatory Reporting, and FP&A to ensure strong governance, effective service delivery, and a robust control environment.

In addition to Business‑As‑Usual (BAU) responsibilities, this role is accountable for driving process re‑engineering, standardization, and automation initiatives to modernize finance operations, improve scalability, and reduce operational risk.

What you will be responsible for

Service Delivery & Controllership

• Act as primary liaison between Business Unit and Legal Entity Controllers, GAO, Regulatory Reporting, and FP&A.
• Serve as an escalation point for accounting, service delivery, and control issues impacting business units or legal entities.
• Provide subject‑matter expertise on complex accounting matters, transactions, and variance analysis.
• Oversee SLA performance, KPIs, KRIs, and error trends; partner with GAO and Risk Governance to drive remediation.
• Ensure compliance with local regulatory, legal‑entity, and internal control requirements.
• Support internal and external audits, including preparation and review of audit materials.

Process Re‑Engineering, Standardization & Automation

• Lead end‑to‑end process re‑engineering initiatives focused on simplification, control strengthening, and efficiency.
• Drive standardization of accounting processes, controls, and documentation across Controllers and GAO.
• Partner with Global Process Owners, Technology, and Transformation teams to implement automation and digital solutions.
• Champion adoption of standardized workflows, reporting, and monitoring capabilities.
• Establish governance and change‑management practices to ensure sustainable implementation of process improvements.
• Promote a continuous‑improvement culture and share best practices across teams.

Project & Change Leadership

• Lead or contribute to cross‑functional initiatives, including regulatory changes, system implementations, and new transactions.
• Develop and maintain process documentation, narratives, and flowcharts.
• Ensure deliverables are executed within committed timelines through disciplined planning and stakeholder coordination.

Education & Preferred Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Economics, or related field.
• CPA and/or MBA preferred.

Experience

• 5+ years of experience in a large financial institution and/or Big 4 public accounting environment.
• Proven experience leading process improvement, standardization, and automation initiatives in complex organizations.

What we value

These skills will help you succeed in this role

• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and project execution capabilities.
• Advanced accounting knowledge and understanding of financial systems.
• Strong analytical, communication, and presentation skills.
• Advanced Excel proficiency; working knowledge of Hyperion Essbase.

Are you the right candidate? Yes!

We truly believe in the power that comes from the diverse backgrounds and experiences our employees bring with them. Although each vacancy details what we are looking for, we don’t necessarily need you to fulfil all of them when applying. If you like change and innovation, seek to see the bigger picture, make data driven decisions and are a good team player, you could be a great fit.

About State Street

What we do. State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation, we’re making our mark on the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we’ve been helping our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research & trading and investment management to institutional clients.

Work, Live and Grow. We make all efforts to create a great work environment. Our benefits packages are competitive and comprehensive. Details vary by location, but you may expect generous medical care, insurance and savings plans, among other perks. You’ll have access to flexible Work Programs to help you match your needs. And our wealth of development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential.

Inclusion, Diversity and Social Responsibility. We truly believe our employees’ diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives are a powerful contributor to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their maximum potential while adding value to both our organization and our clients. We warmly welcome candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and personality. Another fundamental value at State Street is active engagement with our communities around the world, both as a partner and a leader. You will have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, matching gift programs and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you.

State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

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Salary Range:

$70,000 - $130,000 Annual

The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.

Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to our Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.

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About State Street

Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.

We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.

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