Consumer & Community Banking - Financial Controller - Associate

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Newark (DE); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is seeking an Associate in the Consumer & Community Bank Financial Control team to help ensure the integrity of the firm’s financial information and support key financial control activities.

The Firm-wide Financial Controllers organization oversees the integrity of the books and records, accounting standards, and change management events across the enterprise. The role involves collaboration with global controllers and performing month-end close, reconciliations, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of accounting or industry experience.
• Experience with a financial consolidation and reporting system (e.g., SAP interface).
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business (or equivalent).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently, take initiative and drive change.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with line of business controllers, financial control, product controllers, technology, operations and legal entity controllers globally.
• Manage the consolidation of JPMorgan Chase financial data at month-end for their asset class, including support for month end, quarter end, and year end activities.
• Control post-closing entries and perform various control procedures to ensure the integrity of reported financial results including account reconciliation and substantiation.
• Engage in line of business initiatives and projects, be the financial control subject matter expert and proactively identify process and/or infrastructure enhancements and work with stakeholders to enact change.
• Enhance the overall control environment around the financial reporting function.
• Mobilize change wherever possible in order to simplify processes and enhance controls.

Skills

5+ years accounting

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Independence and initiative

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Business

Tools

SAP interface

Job description

As an Associate in the Consumer & Community Bank Financial Control team, you will help ensure the integrity of the firm’s financial information and support key financial control activities.

The Firm-wide Financial Controllers is a global organization accountable for the integrity of the books and records of the Firm and accounting standard and business process change management events. The organization closely examines the general ledger, operating systems and controls across all businesses to ensure the firm’s financial information is accurately depicted for reporting and regulation purposes.

The most common functions and activities owned by Firm-wide Financial Controllers (FFC) include but are not limited to the following: financial analysis, consolidation, reporting, balance sheet reconciliation/certification/substantiation, general ledger reconciliation reporting & governance, inter-entity control and governance, manual accounting/bookings to the general ledger and operating systems, and executing the month end close process.

Job responsibilities:

• Collaborate with line of business controllers, financial control, product controllers, technology, operations and legal entity controllers globally
• Manage the consolidation of JPMorgan Chase financial data at month-end for their asset class, including the ability to support month end, quarter end, and year end activities
• Control post-closing entries and perform various control procedures to ensure the integrity of reported financial results including account reconciliation and substantiation
• Engage in line of business initiatives and projects, be the financial control subject matter expert and have the ability to proactively identify process and/or infrastructure enhancements and work with stakeholders to enact change
• Enhance the overall control environment around the financial reporting function
• Mobilize change wherever possible in order to simplify processes and enhance controls

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• 5+ years accounting or industry experience
• Basic experience with a financial consolidation and reporting system (i.e. SAP interface)
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business (or equivalent experience)
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently, take initiative and drive change

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• MBA or CPA preferred