External Reporting Controller Senior Associate

J.P. Morgan; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm is seeking an Associate Controller within the External Reporting team based in New York. This role involves financial data analysis, communication with various stakeholders, and adherence to regulatory requirements. Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance and over 5 years of experience in finance, specifically in external or regulatory reporting. Strong organizational and communication skills are essential for this position.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a Finance organization with exposure to accounting, financial statements, and/or regulatory reporting.
• Experience in External Reporting, Product Control, or Financial Control at a financial services company.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Apply up-to-date product/industry/market knowledge in specialty areas of reporting.
• Consolidate, review, and analyze quarterly financial data for accuracy and completeness.
• Coordinate data collection and quarterly business results with various lines of business.

Skills

Time management

Problem solving

Written communication

Oral communication

Team player

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Join our dynamic External Reporting team as an Associate controller, and play a pivotal role in our line of business results, feeding into firmwide reporting.

As an External Reporting Associate within the Commercial & Investment Bank team, you will have the chance to cooperate and work across various business lines and corporate stakeholders in support of the Commercial & Investment Bank's reported figures. Your role demands strong attention to detail, communication, and influence across these stakeholders, during tight deadlines for external reporting. Moreover, this role provides high visibility to senior stakeholders in the Commercial & Investment Bank and Corporate functions, with your analysis playing a crucial role in steering communications.

Job responsibilities

• Apply up-to-date product/industry/market knowledge in specialty areas of reporting
• Consolidate, review, and analyze quarterly financial data for accuracy and completeness including articulation of variance analysis in tight timeframe of external reporting calendar.
• Coordinate data collection and quarterly business results with various lines of business, Regulatory Controllers, and SEC reporting teams
• Assist in the thorough assessment of issues and outcomes
• Clearly communicate financial information to the lines of business and flag potential issues
• Adhere to control procedures to ensure accurate reconciliation between regulatory filings, SEC filings and other published financial reports (e.g., Earnings, Form 10-Q, Annual Report/Form 10-K, Call Report & FR Y-9C, Pillar III, etc)
• Ensure accurate and complete data submission to Regulators
• Interpret and define regulatory and/or SEC requirements and coordinate internal and external policies
• Establish and manage relationships with the lines of business, corporate functions, as well as with external regulatory agency constituents through ongoing partnership and dialogue
• Participate in continuous improvement efforts around data quality review and external reporting improvement projects

Required qualifications, skills, and capabilities

• 5+ years in a Finance organization with exposure to accounting, financial statements, and/or regulatory reporting
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• Experience in External Reporting, Product Control, or Financial Control at a financial services company
• Strong skills in time management, problem solving, written and oral communication
• Team player, with ability to lead effectively across diverse functions, locations, and businesses while seeing items to their conclusion
• Excellent excel, power-point and ability to create/drive efficiencies
• Strong analytical skills
• Extremely strong organizational and time management skills

Preferred qualifications, skills, and capabilities

• Project management experience/skills
• CPA
• Experience in SEC Reporting or Regulatory Reporting

To be eligible for this role, you must be authorized to work in the United States. We do not offer any type of employment-based immigration sponsorship for this role. Likewise, JPMorgan Chase & Co. will not provide any assistance or sign any documentation in support of any other form of immigration sponsorship or benefit, including optional practical training (OPT) or curricular practical training (CPT).