Corporate Controller, Analyst

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Town of Newark (WI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is seeking a Controller within the Corporate & Investment Bank to safeguard the integrity of the Firm's financial reporting across trading businesses.

You will focus on reconciliation of general ledger, risk systems, and infrastructure controls across the lifecycle of trading activities. You will work with product control and legal entity controllers, oversee month-end close, intercompany eliminations, and the preparation of primary financial statements for earnings releases

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field.
• Basic understanding of financial instruments and accounting concepts.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to understand complex processing and general ledger systems.
• Excellent documentation and communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task in a changing environment and to challenge processes for control improvements.

Responsibilities

• Support a specific line of business within the Corporate & Investment Bank.
• Collaborate with line-of-business controllers, middle office, business managers, technology, and operations.
• Understand end-to-end trading workflows, booking models, and trade economics to apply accounting policies.
• Ensure integrity of line of business income statements and balance sheets at month-, quarter-, and year-end closes.
• Participate in line-of-business initiatives and projects as the financial control expert.
• Identify and implement control or infrastructure improvements with stakeholders.
• Prepare primary financial statements at quarter-end for earnings and SEC filings.
• Manage intercompany eliminations and consolidation adjustments.
• Oversee post-close entries and consolidation procedures.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excel / database skills

Communication skills

Multi-tasking

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline

Job description

JPMorganChase's Corporate & Investment Bank is a global leader in banking, markets, and securities services. Our Controllers team plays a critical role in safeguarding the integrity of the Firm's financial reporting across complex trading businesses. Join us and be at the center of financial control, working with cutting-edge systems and cross-functional partners to drive accuracy and innovation.

As a Controller in Corporate & Investment Bank (CIB) you will primarily focus on ensuring the accuracy, integrity and timeliness of the Firm’s books and records, with an emphasis on reconciliation of general ledger, risk management systems, operating systems and infrastructure controls across the entire lifecycle of the trading business. Some of the most common functions and activities you will own are balance sheet and P&L reconciliation, Balance sheet substantiation, inter-entity control & governance, and month end close processes. Close communication with product control and legal entity controllers teams to coordinate the monthly BS & PL close.

Job Responsibilities:

• Help supporting a specific line of business within the Corporate & Investment Bank
• Work closely with various line of business controllers, middle office, business managers, technology, and operations.
• Understand end-to-end flow of trading activities, booking models, product configurations, and trade economics to apply relative accounting policies and enhance control framework.
• Responsible for the integrity and accuracy of line of business income statement and balance sheet at month, quarter, and year-ends
• Engagement in line of business initiatives and projects, be the financial control subject matter expert.
• Ability to proactively identify process and/or infrastructure enhancements and work with stakeholders to enact change.
• Oversee preparation of the firm’s primary financial statements at quarter-end for use in the earnings release and Securities Exchange Commission filings
• Control post-closing entries and consolidation adjustments.
• Perform various control procedures to ensure the integrity of reported financial results.
• Manage intercompany eliminations, a key component of the financial consolidation process.
• Enhance the overall control environment around the financial reporting function.

Required Qualifications,Skills, and Capabilities:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline
• Basic understanding of financial instruments and accounting concepts
• Basic understanding of industry standards and regulations
• 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 desktop/spreadsheet/database skills and excellent organizational and problem-solving skills, verbal, and written communication skills
• Able to multi-task in a constantly changing environment and the Ability to critically challenge with the goal of identifying control issues.