Legal Entity Controller - Associate

JPMorganChase; Milano; In loco; EUR 70.000 - 110.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

JPMorganChase in Milano seeks an Associate Legal Entity Controller to ensure the integrity of financial statements and strengthen controls. You will support statutory reporting, balance sheet and P&L analysis, and audit readiness while partnering with stakeholders to enhance data quality.

The role involves close collaboration across teams, preparation of management information and dashboards, and participation in internal/external audits. Italian and English fluency are required.

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Economics, or Business Administration.
• Experience in legal entity controllership, statutory reporting, or external audit in financial services.
• Experience performing reconciliations and general ledger control processes.
• Fluency in Italian and English (written and spoken).

Mansioni

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, half-year and annual statutory and corporate reporting for assigned legal entities.
• Ensure integrity and accuracy of monthly financial statements and close governance.
• Perform reconciliations, substantiation, and data quality reviews.
• Coordinate intercompany reporting and investigate balance sheet/P&L variances.
• Support income tax and local tax reporting with internal/external stakeholders.
• Prepare dashboards, board materials, and revenue analyses.
• Assist with audits and remediation of findings.

Conoscenze

Excel (Advanced)

Financial analysis

Reconciliations

General ledger controls

Italian ( fluent )

English ( fluent )

Microsoft Office

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Economics, or Business Administration

Strumenti

Microsoft Office

Excel

Descrizione del lavoro

Job Description

Bring your accounting insight and control mindset to a role where accuracy, transparency, and continuous improvement matter. You will help deliver high-quality financial information, strengthen the control environment, and collaborate across teams to improve data quality and close execution. You will join a supportive, global finance organization where you can broaden your expertise across reporting, governance, and process enhancement.

Job Description

Bring your accounting insight and control mindset to a role where accuracy, transparency, and continuous improvement matter. You will help deliver high-quality financial information, strengthen the control environment, and collaborate across teams to improve data quality and close execution. You will join a supportive, global finance organization where you can broaden your expertise across reporting, governance, and process enhancement.

As a Legal Entity Controller, Associate at JPMorganChase within the Controllers organization, you will help ensure the integrity and validity of legal entity financial statements and related controls. You will contribute to statutory and corporate reporting, balance sheet and profit and loss statement analysis, reconciliations, and audit support, while partnering closely with stakeholders to resolve issues and elevate data quality.

Job Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, half-year and annual statutory and corporate reporting deliverables for assigned legal entities
• Ensure integrity and accuracy of monthly financial statements, including close governance and control execution
• Perform reconciliations, substantiation, proofing, and data quality reviews, including reconciliation of returns to the general ledger
• Coordinate intercompany and inter-entity reporting, investigate breaks, and drive timely resolution of balance sheet and profit and loss statement items
• Analyze balance sheet and profit and loss statement variances, clearly explaining drivers to stakeholders
• Support income tax and local tax reporting activities, partnering with internal stakeholders and external auditors as needed
• Act as a point of contact for regulatory and head office queries, providing timely and accurate responses
• Prepare financial management information (for example, dashboards, board materials, revenue analysis, and forecasts/plans)
• Participate in internal and external audits and support remediation of findings and control enhancements

Required Qualifications, Capabilities And Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Economics, or Business Administration
• Experience in legal entity controllership, statutory reporting, or external audit within the financial services industry
• Demonstrated technical accounting knowledge and experience preparing or reviewing financial statements
• Experience performing reconciliations, substantiation, and general ledger control processes
• Working knowledge of corporate tax and value-added tax (VAT) concepts
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including strong Excel skills
• Fluency in Italian and English (written and spoken)
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and sound judgment on materiality
• Ability to manage deadlines under time pressure while maintaining high quality and accuracy

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities And Skills

• Experience supporting Italy legal entities and local statutory requirements
• Experience with regulatory reporting and responding to regulator or head office inquiries
• Experience preparing management dashboards and board-ready materials
• Experience using workflow automation and data tools to improve reporting efficiency and data quality
• Experience partnering with global shared services teams to deliver consistent outcomes across locations

ABOUT US

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

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.

About The Team

J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.