Legal Entity Controller- Associate

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Mumbai; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,200,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Mumbai (GFBM CIB Controllers) seeks an Entity Controller (LEC) to oversee legal entities, ensure accuracy of financial results, and support regulatory compliance.

The role involves coordination across Controllers, planning, and audit interfaces in a global financial services setting. The incumbent will review balance sheets, produce regulatory reports, and drive process improvements with central teams while supporting onshore/offshore analyses and transfer pricing

Qualifications

• Strong team player with good people management and inter-personal skills.
• Strong control mindset and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor the integrity of books and records of the legal entity in adherence with standards.
• Review FX open positions and manage currency exposures; explain drivers to senior stakeholders.
• Produce and review financial information, Board reporting, and MIS; drive new guidance with central teams.
• Develop operating models and policy framework; drive LE strategy and simplification programs.
• Validate LE balance sheet accounts; coordinate with Regulatory, Tax and other teams on improvements.
• Handle auditors and regulators; respond to queries and resolve issues.
• Prepare weekly financial statements and quarterly P&L reporting; analyze results.
• Collaborate with Financial Control and Tax; resolve inconsistencies with regional controllers.
• Drive process transformation via advanced technology and strategic development teams.

Skills

Strong team player

Strong control mindset

Multi-task under time pressure

Accounting principles

Analytical abilities

Communication skills

Process transformation / automation

Proactive, detail-oriented

IFRS knowledge

US GAAP knowledge

Financial products knowledge

Education

Chartered Accountant

Tools

SAP

Axiom

WDesk

Excel

Alteryx

Qlik Sense

Python

Job description

About JPMorganChase & Co.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is a leading U.S.-based financial services firm with a global presence, serving millions of customers through its J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Its Global Finance & Business Management (GF&BM) India center supports the Office of the CFO from Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad, providing Controllers, Planning & Analysis, Finance Operations, and Business Client & Products services. Teams are aligned with major business lines, offering diverse career growth in an inclusive culture rooted in Service, Heart, Curiosity, Courage, and Excellence. The Commercial & Investment Banking (CIB) Controllers organization ensures financial integrity, regulatory compliance, and continuous process improvement.

As an Entity Controller (LEC) within CIB, you are responsible for overseeing activities in legal entities, ensuring the integrity and accuracy of financial results and statements. The current opening is within GF&BM CIB Controllers in Mumbai, which is part of the CIB Line of Business (LOB) within GF&BM India.

Job Responsibilities

• Monitor the integrity of books and records (both local and USGAAP) of the legal entity, in adherence with Legal Entity Control Standards and other applicable global policies
• Review FX open positions. Manage and mitigate foreign currency related exposures through FX trade-out. Analyze legal entity Balance sheet and P&L movements and explain drivers with appropriate business commentary. Present summary of LE financial performance to Senior stakeholders, Lead Controllers and LEC
• Production and review of financial information, Board reporting and other MIS functions. US Regulatory, statistical, and economic survey submission. Drive action & implementation of new guidance in partnership with central teams
• Develop operating models and policy framework through focus on specific control enhancement areas. Participate and drive key legal entity strategy and simplification programs through discussion and execution
• Validation and attestation of LEC owned general ledger balance sheet accounts. Liaise with firmwide Regulatory, Product Controller, Tax and other teams on various improvement projects to drive control actions. Contribute to overall team efficiencies by working on automation and digitisation agenda
• Handle auditors (both Statutory and internal), QA teams and regulators through effective query response and resolution. Review and present Statutory accounts for UK legal entities and drive actions to resolve queries
• Evaluate New Business initiative approvals and provide updates to LEC regarding impact to LE accounts and processes. Manage team learning & development and resiliency through continuous training and knowledge transfers.
• Prepare and submit weekly financial statements and liquidity reports for selected balance sheet items. Conduct quarterly P&L and balance sheet reporting, including onshore/offshore ratio-based analysis. Analyze legal entity and line of business results, including variance analysis, booking validation, and transfer pricing compliance.
• Partner with Financial Control, Tax, and other stakeholders on revenue allocation and transfer pricing updates, and work alongside regional controllers to resolve legal entity and line of business inconsistencies.
• Drive process transformation by leveraging advanced technology solutions and partnering with strategic technology development teams to achieve sustainable process improvements.

Required qualifications, skills and capabilities

• Strong team player with good people management and inter-personal skills required to work effectively with varied individuals across departments and teams
• Strong control mindset and analytical skills
• Ability to multi-task complex requirements under considerable time pressure, whilst maintaining a high degree of accuracy and quality
• Solid understanding of industry practices and accounting principles.
• Strong analytical abilities and interpersonal skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Familiarity with process transformation methodologies or automation solutions.
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and collaborative approach.
• Knowledge of IFRS, US GAAP, and financial products. Knowledge of SAP, Axiom, WDesk. Knowledge of Excel, Alteryx, Qlik Sense, Python.

Preferred qualifications, skills and capabilities

• Knowledge of IFRS, US GAAP, and financial products. Knowledge of SAP, Axiom, WDesk.
• Knowledge of Excel, Alteryx, Qlik Sense, Python.
• Investment Banking product knowledge including derivatives, equities and debt securities would be an advantage
• Chartered Accountant with 4-7 years’ experience preferably with financial services industry and experience of US GAAP and IFRS