UK Legal Entity Statutory Reporting Associate

J.P. MORGAN; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

J.P. MORGAN in the UK is seeking a Legal Entity Controller – UK Statutory Reporting – Associate to support the preparation of statutory financial statements under tight audit and regulatory deadlines.

You will collaborate across London, Mumbai, and Warsaw to maintain robust controls and deliver high-quality filings. You will work on local GAAP disclosures, liaise with external auditors, and help drive process improvements while building relationships with finance colleagues and senior management

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (CA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA or equivalent) with post-qualified experience.
• Solid understanding of investment and retail bank financial accounting and products.
• Ability to work under time pressure while maintaining accuracy and quality.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with a track record of developing working relationships.
• Strong analytical ability to discuss legal entity and business results with senior management and stakeholders.
• Desire to learn and develop an understanding of challenging accounting concepts and new products.
• Attention to detail and a control‑focused mindset.

Responsibilities

• Prepare statutory financial statements for a key UK regulated entity.
• Produce key disclosures within UK statutory financial statements under local GAAP, partnering with Lines of Business and external audit.
• Prepare working files and support audit papers with a high degree of accuracy, liaising with external auditors annually.
• Maintain and reconcile the local ledger platform and operating model.
• Support technical UK GAAP/IFRS accounting analysis, including accounting memos and new product assessments.
• Identify and drive enhancements to processes and controls, assisting in projects and initiatives impacting local accounts.
• Build and maintain relationships across Finance to coordinate audit requests and information for accounts.
• Support cross-entity disclosures and audit tasks for the wider LEC team as needed.

Skills

Communication skills

Time management

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Learning mindset

Education

Qualified accountant (CA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA or equivalent)

Tools

SAP

CDGL

BPC ledger

Tableau

Excel

Job description

J.P. MORGAN in the UK is seeking a Legal Entity Controller – UK Statutory Reporting – Associate to support the preparation of statutory financial statements under tight audit and regulatory deadlines.

You will collaborate across London, Mumbai, and Warsaw to maintain robust controls and deliver high-quality filings. You will work on local GAAP disclosures, liaise with external auditors, and help drive process improvements while building relationships with finance colleagues and senior management