JP Morgan Chase – Analyst – Global Technology Controllers J.P. Morgan

The Corporate Institute; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in Mumbai seeks an Analyst in Global Technology Controllers to provide controllership support for the technology function under US GAAP and JPM standards. You will manage accounting for technology costs and capitalization of assets.

The role requires collaboration with Technology, P&A, Business Management, and Procurement, ensuring accurate GL entries, month-end close, and audit-ready evidence while maintaining strong balance sheet integrity.

Qualifications

• 3 years of related experience.
• General Ledger experience with financial reporting and month end close responsibilities.
• Comfortable liaising with business and risk managers.
• Able to build and maintain partnerships within product aligned businesses and across corporate financial, treasury, and accounting groups.
• Able to understand business drivers and influence middle and front office partners to deliver solutions to business issues and problems.
• Strong analytical skills: ability to understand complex processing systems and GL interrelationships.
• Excellent desktop/spreadsheet/database skills.
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to multi-task in a constantly changing environment.
• Able to critically challenge with the goal of identifying control issues.

Responsibilities

• Determine expense versus capitalization treatment, ensure timely disposal recognition, and post close entries with appropriate support and approvals.
• Partner with Technology, P&A, Business Management, and Procurement to align on project scope, in-service dates, and cutover timing, and maintain SOX-compliant controls and audit-ready evidence.
• Perform ongoing review of work-in-process ledger balances, including aging analysis, root-cause identification, and timely clearing to fixed assets or expense when criteria are met.
• Reconcile WIP balances to upstream project and procurement systems and validate against purchase orders, capitalization requests, and approvals.
• Capitalize qualifying assets by evaluating projects against thresholds and criteria and determining start/stop capitalization dates, place-in-service dates, useful lives, and residual values.
• Validate operational impacts and future benefit assumptions with Technology and business stakeholders and record entries accurately and timely in the general ledger.
• Ensure balance sheet positions are appropriately supported to maintain a strong fortress balance sheet.
• Document analytics through estimates, walk-forwards, controller financial reviews, and flash reports.
• Analyze, communicate, and resolve material variances between the general ledger and upstream systems, as defined by the line of business.

Skills

General Ledger

Financial Reporting

Month-end Close

SOX / Internal Controls

Analytical Skills

Spreadsheet / Database

Stakeholder Liaison

Communication Skills

Multi-tasking

Process Improvement

Job description

Description:

You are a strategic thinker passionate about driving solutions in financial control. You have found the right team.

As an Analyst within the Global Technology Controllers in Corporate Sector Controllers, you will be responsible for providing controllership support to the technology function, including accounting for technology in accordance with US GAAP and JPMC standards.

Global Technology Controller provide controllership support to technology function in to Hardware, Software, Professional services and other direct expense lines. Team is also responsible for capitalization of tangible or intangible assets.

Job Responsibilities:

• Determine expense versus capitalization treatment, ensure timely disposal recognition, and post close entries with appropriate support and approvals.
• Partner with Technology, P&A, Business Management, and Procurement to align on project scope, in-service dates, and cutover timing, and maintain SOX-compliant controls and audit-ready evidence.
• Perform ongoing review of work-in-process ledger balances, including aging analysis, root-cause identification, and timely clearing to fixed assets or expense when criteria are met.
• Reconcile WIP balances to upstream project and procurement systems and validate against purchase orders, capitalization requests, and approvals.
• Capitalize qualifying assets by evaluating projects against thresholds and criteria and determining start/stop capitalization dates, place-in-service dates, useful lives, and residual values.
• Validate operational impacts and future benefit assumptions with Technology and business stakeholders and record entries accurately and timely in the general ledger.
• Ensure balance sheet positions are appropriately supported to maintain a strong fortress balance sheet.
• Document analytics through estimates, walk-forwards, controller financial reviews, and flash reports.
• Analyze, communicate, and resolve material variances between the general ledger and upstream systems, as defined by the line of business.

Required qualifications, skills, and capabilities:

• 3 years of related experience.
• General Ledger experience. Experience with financial reporting and month end close responsibilities.
• Comfortable liaising with business and risk managers.
• Able to build and maintain partnerships within the various product aligned businesses and across other corporate financial, treasury, and accounting groups.
• Able to understand business drivers and requirements and influence middle and front office partners to deliver solutions to business issues and problems.
• Strong analytical skills: Ability to quickly understand workings of a complex processing system and general ledger systems across the infrastructure and their interrelationships and dependencies.
• Excellent desktop/spreadsheet/database skills.
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to multi-task in a constantly changing environment.
• Able to critically challenge with the goal of identifying control issues.

Preferred qualifications, skills, and capabilities:

• Existing relationships and networks within the firm's IB community an advantage.
• Shift Timing: Mid-day shift 1pm to 10pm.

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management. We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

Location:

City - Mumbai,