CIB DPS Planning & Analysis Allocations Associate

Testing Site - JPMC; Buenos Aires; On-site; ARS 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Testing Site - JPMC in Buenos Aires is seeking a seasoned Ops & Tech cost allocation professional to own the end-to-end expense allocation cycle, ensure accurate allocations, and provide executive-ready insights for forecasting and budgeting.

You will collaborate with Finance, BMs, and CTOs, strengthen controls, reconcile data across SAP/SAPCO, Cognos, Apptio, and Allocation Cube, and translate complex drivers into clear recommendations for senior leadership.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience with complex expense allocation or cost accounting in a large enterprise.
• Strong control mindset and familiarity with allocation rules/keys, cost centers, and margin drivers.
• Proficiency with enterprise finance/ERP and BI tools (e.g., SAP/SAPCO or equivalents, Cognos, Apptio, Allocation Cube); advanced Excel; comfort reconciling data across systems.
• Analytical storytelling skills—able to turn complex allocation drivers into clear, concise insights for senior stakeholders.
• Effective stakeholder management; ability to partner with Finance, BMs, and Technology leadership to align on methodologies and changes.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end Ops & Tech expense allocation cycle with accuracy and timeliness.
• Strengthen financial controls across allocation rules and billing keys; resolve cost center mismatches.
• Bring transparency to intercompany allocations; document drivers of inbound allocations to DPS from shared services.
• Standardize governance across allocation modules; drive process improvements.
• Connect enterprise platforms (SAPCO, Cognos, Apptio, Allocation Cube) and explain variances.
• Prepare executive-ready Business Review materials for senior leadership.
• Produce cost-center reporting across time, organization, and scenario dimensions.
• Partner with global Finance on cost center setup and data maintenance.
• Support monthly forecasting and annual budgeting with value-added analytics.
• Execute allocation processes and maintain reference data quality.

Skills

Expense allocation

Cost accounting

Stakeholder management

Excel advanced

Data reconciliation

Tools

SAP/SAPCO

Cognos

Apptio

Allocation Cube

Job description

Join the CIB DPS Planning & Analysis team to lead the end-to-end Operations & Technology expense allocation process, ensuring accurate, transparent, and well-governed cost assignment to front-office businesses. You’ll strengthen controls, connect data across enterprise tools, and deliver executive-ready insights that inform forecasting, budgeting, and senior leadership decisions.

What you’ll do

• Own the end-to-end Ops & Tech expense allocation cycle: identify, aggregate, and assign costs to front-office businesses on a defined cadence with high accuracy and timeliness.
• Strengthen financial controls across allocation rules and billing keys; resolve cost center mismatches and blocked centers; protect operating margin through partnership with Business Managers (BMs) and Chief Technology Officers (CTOs).
• Bring deep transparency to intercompany and intracompany allocations; clearly document and explain drivers of inbound allocations to DPS from shared services and other functions.
• Standardize methodologies and governance across Ops & Tech allocation modules; drive process improvements that reduce exceptions and rework.
• Connect the dots across enterprise platforms (e.g., SAPCO corporate allocation, Cognos, Apptio, Allocation Cube); reconcile scenarios and explain variances in plain language.
• Investigate direct and indirect allocations; handle ad-hoc business queries; prepare executive-ready Business Review materials for senior front-office leadership.
• Produce detailed cost-center reporting and analysis across time, organization, and scenario dimensions; translate findings into actionable recommendations for major business lines.
• Partner with global Finance and business management on cost center setup and ongoing financial reference data maintenance.
• Support monthly forecasting, mid-year outlooks, and annual multi-year budgeting; provide value-added analytics for management reviews.
• Execute allocation processes and controls; maintain reference data quality; build reports and explain drivers; manage day-to-day inquiries with guidance from senior team members.

What you’ll bring (core qualifications)

• 5 years of Experience with complex expense allocation or cost accounting in a large enterprise; Ops & Tech or shared services exposure a plus.
• Strong control mindset and familiarity with allocation rules/keys, cost center structures, and margin drivers.
• Proficiency with enterprise finance/ERP and BI tools (e.g., SAP/SAPCO or equivalents, Cognos, Apptio, Allocation Cube); advanced Excel; comfort reconciling data across systems.
• Analytical storytelling skills—able to turn complex allocation drivers into clear, concise insights for senior stakeholders.
• Effective stakeholder management; ability to partner with Finance, BMs, and Technology leadership to align on methodologies and changes.