Join Hamilton Lane, a global leader in private markets, as we scale to meet the demands of our growing client base. Here, you’ll work with ambitious, high‑performing teams built on integrity, candor and collaboration, backed by our market-leading data and technology. We invest heavily in our people and our partners, giving you the platform to enrich lives, safeguard futures and grow your career.
What We Do
As one of the largest private markets investment firms globally, we provide innovative solutions to institutional and private wealth investors around the world, specializing in flexibility and full-spectrum access. We currently employ approximately 800 professionals operating in offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East, and have $1.0 trillion in assets under management and supervision, composed of $146.1 billion in discretionary assets and $871.5 billion in non-discretionary assets, as of December 31, 2025.
Vice President, External Reporting
Work Arrangement:
Hybrid: Employees work from a HL office Monday – Thursday
The Opportunity:
Hamilton Lane is seeking a Vice President, SEC Reporting to join its Finance organization. This individual will lead the Company’s SEC reporting function and serve as a key finance leader responsible for the quality, timeliness and integrity of the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as other financial reporting deliverables.
This role will provide strategic leadership over the financial reporting process, partner closely with senior finance and business leaders across the firm and help ensure the Company maintains a strong control environment and consistent reporting practices in a dynamic public-company setting. The Vice President, SEC Reporting will play a critical role in driving reporting excellence, managing risk, and enhancing processes that support the Company’s growth.
Your responsibilities will be to:
Own the overall financial reporting calendar and manage the end-to-end process for quarterly and annual reporting deliverables
Lead the preparation, review and filing of the Company’s SEC reports, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K and other public disclosures, ensuring accuracy, completeness and timeliness
Oversee the preparation and review of consolidated financial statements, footnotes, Management’s Discussion and Analysis and related supporting schedules
Partner with senior leadership, legal, investor relations, tax, FP&A and other cross-functional stakeholders to coordinate disclosure inputs and ensure consistency across external communications
Lead the preparation of supporting deliverables and analyses for management and executive review
Lead the review and evaluation of new accounting and disclosure requirements and assess their impact on the Company’s financial reporting obligations
Provide leadership on reporting policies, disclosure practices and process enhancements to support the public company reporting function
Oversee financial reporting controls and partner with process owners and internal stakeholders to support a strong Sarbanes-Oxley compliance framework
Serve as a key point of contact for external auditors with respect to SEC reporting matters, quarterly reviews, annual audits and related technical discussions
Identify opportunities to improve reporting efficiency, strengthen documentation and enhance the use of reporting tools and technology
Mentor, develop and lead team members, while fostering a collaborative, accountable and high-performing environment
Support special projects and strategic finance initiatives as needed
Your background will include:
Must-haves:
- Deep knowledge of U.S. GAAP, SEC reporting requirements and public company financial reporting practices
- 6 + years experience in external reporting and financial reporting within a public company and/or public accounting environment
- Demonstrated leadership experience, including the ability to manage priorities across multiple stakeholders and deadlines
- Proven ability to oversee complex reporting processes and exercise strong judgment in a fast-paced environment
- Experience working with internal controls over financial reporting and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance requirements
- Strong leadership presence and communication skills, with the ability to present complex matters clearly and effectively
- Highly organized, detail-oriented and accountable, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Hands-on experience with Workiva
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance or equivalent required
- CPA preferred
Benefits
At Hamilton Lane, our benefits philosophy is simple: to provide our employees with a competitive suite of benefits and services to help navigate through the complexities and challenges of working, living, raising a family, and eventually retiring. To do this, Hamilton Lane offers the following benefits:
Enhancing Your Physical and Emotional Health
Employees have access to healthcare coverage, mental health resources, health & fitness reimbursement program, and Wellness Rewards Program.
Developing Your Career
Tuition and certification reimbursement programs are available, along with continual education and development trainings for you to grow with Hamilton Lane.
Supporting Your Family & Community
For our communities, Hamilton Lane provides paid time off to volunteer and compensates for referring qualified candidates that join our team.
For growing family, we offer an adoption reimbursement program, paid time off for new parents and newlyweds, and provide travel support for nursing parents.
Safeguarding Your Financial Wellbeing
Hamilton Lane contributes to retirement programs and offers an employee stock purchasing plan.
Hamilton Lane is an affirmative action-equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, marital or partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic predisposition, veteran or military status, status as a victim of domestic violence, a sex offense or stalking, or any other classification prohibited by applicable law.
If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete your application, please contact Human Resources at [email protected].
Hamilton Lane is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Hamilton Lane via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Hamilton Lane. No fee shall be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Hamilton Lane as a result of the referral or through other means.
