Consumer and Community Banking - Financial Controller - Analyst

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Newark (DE); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Newark, Delaware seeks an Analyst for Consumer and Community Banking Financial Control to ensure accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of the firm’s books and records, especially around general ledger and related controls.

You will work on balance sheet reconciliation, substantiation, GLRS reporting, and inter-entity control governance, coordinating with risk managers and business partners to deliver precise financial reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required.
• Strong desktop/spreadsheet/database skills expected.
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving abilities required.
• Basic understanding of securities and derivatives products helpful.
• Comfortable liaising with business and risk managers.
• Ability to build partnerships across product lines and accounting groups.
• Strong analytical and communication skills; able to multi-task.
• Ability to challenge processes to identify control issues.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accuracy and validity of line of business general ledger accounts.
• Ensure adherence to P&L and Balance Sheet controls.
• Analyze variances between general ledger and upstream systems and resolve them.
• Participate in balance sheet reconciliation and substantiation processes.
• Support month-end close and related governance reporting.

Skills

Desktop skills

Spreadsheet skills

Database skills

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Securities knowledge

Derivatives knowledge

Communication skills

Multi-tasking

Influence and partnership building

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

None

Job description

Join JPMorganChase as an analyst in Consumer and Community Banking Financial Control where you will ensure the accuracy, integrity and timeliness of the firm’s books and records,

As an Analyst in Consumer and Community Banking Financial Control, you will ensure the accuracy, integrity and timeliness of the firm’s books and records, with an emphasis on general ledger, operating systems and infrastructure controls across the entire lifecycle of the business.

The Financial Control function is primarily focused on ensuring the accuracy, integrity and timeliness of the firm’s books and records, with an emphasis on general ledger, operating systems and infrastructure controls across the entire lifecycle of the business. Some of the most common functions and activities that are owned by Financial Controllers are balance sheet reconciliation / certification, balance sheet substantiation and GLRS reporting & governance, inter-entity control & governance, manual accounting / bookings to the GL and operating systems and the month end close process & coordination.

Job Responsibilities

• Ensure the accuracy and validity of line of business general ledger accounts, including adherence to the firmwide General Ledger Reconciliation & Substantiation (GLRS) standards
• Ensure adherence to P&L and Balance Sheet controls owned by Financial Control, including identifying and implementing opportunities for efficiency

• Analyze, communicate, and resolve material variances between the general ledger and upstream systems, as defined by line of business

  Required qualifications, skills, and capabilities

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• Excellent desktop/spreadsheet/database skills
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills
• Basic understanding of securities and derivatives products
• 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 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

Existing relationships and networks within the firm's IB community are an advantage.