Associate jobs in United States

This is a chance to take over a dynamic, developing and challenging role in a fast growing and paced environment.

As an Associate within our Finance Reporting team, you will assist in the production and oversight of our IFRS and Local German GAAP (HGB) financials. You will also actively participate in the preparation of the annual financial statements under both sets of accounting rules.

Job responsibilities

• Contribute to monthly/quarterly close of IFRS/Local GAAP (HGB) financials for J.P. Morgan SE
• Own respective items and notes of the annual report and assist in the preparation of annual financial statements for J.P. Morgan SE
• Prepare and present to senior management reports including analytical variances and cross location views across IFRS/ Local GAAP
• Liaise with colleagues across multiple locations and departments including Product Control, Financial Control, Corporate Financial Reporting, Treasury and Local Regulatory Reporting
• Get involved in discussions with line of business controllers to ensure deep understanding of products and business drivers
• Play an important role to support the team on ad-hoc tasks and queries from internal and external stakeholders

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Fluent English and German language skills are required
• Strong relevant professional experience in a large multinational and global environment
• Knowledge of IFRS accounting standards
• Experience in direct communication with auditors
• University Degree in a Finance or Business related discipline, coupled with relevant experience within the Financial Services industry
• Proficient in MS applications - Excel, Power Point, Word
• Analytical and detail orientated

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Prior experience in Accounting/Audit firms would be highly regarded
• Knowledge of Smart Tools such as Tableu or Alteryx are highly desirable
• Self-motivated and proactive with the ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Experience of work in a multi-cultural environment to communicate internationally and across lines of businesses in a complex matrix structure