Accounts Payable - Vice President

Corporate Title: Vice President

Department: Finance

Location: New York

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $145K and $175K/year*

Company overview

Nomura is a global financial services group with an integrated network spanning approximately 30 countries and regions. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its three business divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management, and Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking). Founded in 1925, the firm is built on a tradition of disciplined entrepreneurship, serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership. For further information about Nomura, visit www.nomura.com.

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Accounts Payable sits within the Finance Department at Nomura which includes areas such as Treasury, Regulatory Reporting, Financial Reporting and Product Control. The department supports all front office businesses with recording PNL and reporting on performance. It also supports Corporate Divisions who allocate costs to the front office based on various metrics. These include Technology, Operations, Risk Management and Human Resources. The Accounts Payable client base spans the entire org structure of Nomura in the Americas.

Responsibilities: 

The Macquarie Asset Management Accounts Payable Manager role is responsible for managing all aspects of paying vendors and processing expense reports. MAM is a 700 employee company coming under Nomura on November 1, 2025 without any A/P support. Majority of A/P and T&E volumes are in the US, but also in Europe.

• Assist with the integration of all vendor data from Coupa (legacy system) to Peoplesoft (Nomura system)
• Establish vendor onboarding procedures for ongoing business, including interaction with third party risk management and KYC
• Develop strong relationships with MAM service owners
• Train MAM employees on using Peoplesoft for entering payment vouchers
• Set up workflow in Peoplesoft for payment approval structure
• Ensure the proper set up in Concur for MAM employees to continue to use this software for expense reimbursements
• Manage a team of third-party outsource service providers in India for back-end processing of vendor payments and T&E’s
• Responsible for 1099 reporting for stub period in 2025, and annually starting in 2026.

Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required:

• 10+ years of A/P experience, including management role(s), financial services industry preferred but not required
• Experience with Peoplesoft (Version Oracle 9.2) and Concur required
• Excellent communication skills and the willingness to get involved in global projects
• Some accounting knowledge required for oversight of manual journal entries
• Bank reconciliation experience is a plus
• Familiarity with all payment processes (wire transfer, ACH, checks)

*base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, corporate and functional title and duties, job-related knowledge and advanced degrees, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors”.

Nomura is an Equal Opportunity Employer