Consumer and Community Banking - Financial Controller - Analyst

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

Job summary

JPMorganChase in Newark seeks an Analyst in Consumer and Community Banking Financial Control to ensure the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of the firm’s books and records, with emphasis on GL and related controls across the business lifecycle.

The role focuses on balance sheet reconciliation, substantiation, GLRS reporting, inter-entity control, and month-end close coordination, interacting with risk managers and front office partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting is required.
• Strong analytical, organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Comfortable liaising with business and risk managers.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accuracy and validity of line of business general ledger accounts.
• Ensure adherence to P&L and Balance Sheet controls, including identifying opportunities for efficiency.
• Analyze, communicate, and resolve material variances between the general ledger and upstream systems.
• Build and maintain partnerships with product-aligned businesses and other corporate groups.
• Understand business drivers and influence front office partners to deliver solutions.
• Demonstrate strong analytical, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Multitask effectively in a dynamic environment and challenge control issues.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Desktops/Spreadsheet/Database skills

Stakeholder liaison

Business acumen

Problem-solving skills

Multitasking in a changing environment

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

Tools

General Ledger Systems

Excel

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.