Sr Director, Corporate Accounting Operations

About this role

The Corporate Accounting Senior Director leads a multinational team of experienced accounting professionals and holds end-to-end accountability for the integrity of financial records, general ledger management, and operational accounting functions across multiple legal entities and affiliated organizations. This role is responsible for overseeing legal entity financial results, account reconciliations, and cash operational management, while serving as a key partner to the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) function and executive leadership. The Corporate Accounting Senior Director ensures that all accounting activities are executed in accordance with GAAP, internal policies, and regulatory requirements, and plays a central role in bridging operational accounting with management reporting to drive informed business decisions.

Key Responsibilities and Duties • Coordinates and oversees the day-to-day general ledger accounting activities across a geographically distributed team, ensuring consistent application of accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls across all regions and legal entities.

• Leads the implementation and ongoing management of monthly and quarterly financial close processes, ensuring all compliance requirements, internal deadlines, and reporting standards are consistently met across all entities and jurisdictions.

• Maintains ownership and accountability of the balance sheet reconciliation processes and operational cash management, ensuring all positions are accurately stated, properly supported, and reconciled on a timely basis in accordance with established close calendars.

• Manages and develops a multinational team through regular coaching, timely performance feedback, and the formal performance review process, fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and professional growth across geographically diverse team members.

• Provides comprehensive oversight of affiliated entity accounting results to ensure accuracy and completeness across the organizational structure.

• Serves as the primary point of accountability for legal entity financial results, delivering clear and insightful analysis to stakeholders on a monthly and quarterly basis, including commentary on variances, key drivers, and emerging trends that inform strategic and operational decisions.

• Partners closely with FP&A to support the preparation and integrity of management reporting results, ensuring alignment between the statutory and management views of financial performance and facilitating a coherent narrative for senior stakeholders.

• Partners with the Tax department to support the tax provision and forecast process, ensuring the accuracy of tax-related entries within the general ledger and maintaining a working understanding of tax matters relevant to the legal entities under purview.

• Maintains governance and oversight of both the legal and management reporting ledgers, including routine change management testing and validation, and partnership with the Data Operations team to manage system updates and process improvements.

• Collaborates with internal and external auditors, tax professionals, and other financial stakeholders to ensure that accounting practices align with organizational objectives and satisfy all regulatory and compliance obligations.

Educational Requirements • University (Degree) Preferred

Work Experience • 8+ Years Required; 10+ Years Preferred

Physical Requirements • Physical Requirements: Sedentary Work

Career Level 10PL

REQUIRED QUALIFICATION: • 8+ years of controls, audit, accounting, or finance experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: • 10+ years of controls, audit, accounting, or finance experience

• University Degree strongly preferred

• CPA or equivalent professional designation required

• Demonstrated experience managing multinational teams and multiple accounting environments

• Familiar with US GAAP and IFRS accounting standards

• CPA or equivalent professional designation preferred

• Demonstrated experience managing multinational teams and multiple accounting environments

Related Skills

Accountability, Accounting Standards, Business Acumen, Client Relationship Management, Collaboration, Communication, Compliance, Data-Driven Business Intelligence, Due Diligence, Executive Presence, Financial Acumen, Financial Modeling, Financial Risk Management, Financial Statements, Fund Accounting, Market/Industry Dynamics, Stakeholder Engagement, Story Telling

Anticipated Posting End Date: 2026-08-21

Base Pay Range: $142,000/yr - $211,000/yr Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location.  In addition to base salary, the competitive compensation package may include, depending on the role, participation in an incentive program linked to performance (for example, annual discretionary incentive programs, non-annual sales incentive plans, or other non-annual incentive plans). 

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Company Overview Nuveen is a global investment leader, managing public and private assets for clients around the world and on behalf of TIAA, our parent company and one of the world’s largest institutional investors. We invest in the growth of businesses, real estate, infrastructure and natural capital, providing clients with the reliability, access and foresight unique to our heritage. Our prevailing perspective on the future drives our ambition to innovate and adapt our business to the changing needs of investors - all to pursue lasting performance for our clients, our communities and our global economy. Visit  www.nuveen.com to learn more about us.

Our Culture of Impact At TIAA, we're on a mission to build on our 100+ year legacy of delivering for our clients while evolving to meet tomorrow's challenges. We equip our

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