External Reporting Controller, Vice President - Commercial Investment Banking

Next Frontier Capital; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Next Frontier Capital is seeking an External Reporting Controller (VP) on the Commercial Investment Banking team to lead governance of issues and errors affecting external reporting and drive the end-to-end remediation lifecycle. You will support the quarter-end close, develop variance narratives, and oversee regulatory filings, while leading change initiatives to improve processes and controls, including AI-enabled automation.

You will manage both onshore and offshore teammates.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 8+ years of controllership experience in financial services.
• Strong understanding of markets, banking products, and accounting concepts.
• Proven remote leadership of offshore teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end lifecycle for issues and errors affecting external reporting, from identification through closure, with clear and auditable documentation.
• Coordinate issue assessment, escalation, and remediation across stakeholders to ensure timely decisions and durable closure.
• Partner with issue owners to evaluate cross-report impacts, perform pervasiveness assessments, and align on root cause and corrective/preventive actions.
• Deliver concise, actionable updates to senior leadership on status, risks, and remediation progress.
• Drive enhancements to the issues and errors operating model, including workflow streamlining, documentation automation, and improved recurrence-prevention practices.
• Prepare, review, and support earnings deliverables, external reporting, and key regulatory filings through the quarter-end close process.
• Develop variance and attribution narratives and challenge inputs, assumptions, and judgments impacting reported results.
• Lead stakeholder forums to align on key developments, reporting risks, and standards changes, including overseeing attestations and related activities.
• Lead change initiatives and strategic projects (e.g., new rule implementation, process enhancements), with clear scope, milestones, and outcomes.
• Manage and develop an onshore and offshore team to deliver against reporting, governance, and change objectives.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Time management

People leadership

Education

Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Databricks

SQL

Job description

The Commercial Investment Banking External Reporting team provides control and oversight to deliver accurate, timely external reporting, including SEC filings and key regulatory reports. The team also leads implementation of new reporting requirements and strengthens the overall control environment.

As an External Reporting Controller, Vice President on the Commercial Investment Banking Team, you will be the lead for governance of Issues & Errors that affect external reporting and will drive the lifecycle from identification through closure, ensuring issues are assessed, escalated, remediated, and prevented from recurring. A key piece of this is the change agenda to leverage AI to streamline the end to end process to be able to quickly identify where the impacts are.

You will also support the quarter end close and analytical review activities to enable confident sign-off of Commercial Investment Banking results included in disclosures and regulatory reports, while leading targeted change initiatives to improve process and control effectiveness.

Job responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end lifecycle for issues and errors affecting external reporting, from identification through closure, with clear and auditable documentation.
• Coordinate issue assessment, escalation, and remediation across stakeholders to ensure timely decisions and durable closure.
• Partner with issue owners to evaluate cross-report impacts, perform pervasiveness assessments, and align on root cause and corrective/preventive actions.
• Deliver concise, actionable updates to senior leadership on status, risks, and remediation progress.
• Drive enhancements to the issues and errors operating model, including workflow streamlining, documentation automation, and improved recurrence-prevention practices.
• Prepare, review, and support earnings deliverables, external reporting, and key regulatory filings through the quarter-end close process.
• Develop variance and attribution narratives and challenge inputs, assumptions, and judgments impacting reported results.
• Lead stakeholder forums to align on key developments, reporting risks, and standards changes, including overseeing attestations and related activities.
• Lead change initiatives and strategic projects (e.g., new rule implementation, process enhancements), with clear scope, milestones, and outcomes.
• Manage and develop an onshore and offshore team to deliver against reporting, governance, and change objectives.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Minimum 8 years of controllership experience within financial services (e.g., external reporting, product control, financial control, legal entity control, or financial planning and analysis).
• Strong understanding of markets and banking products, business models, and accounting concepts, gained in a global investment bank and/or professional services environment.
• Proven people leadership experience, including effective remote management of an offshore team.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and time-management skills, with excellent written and verbal communication.
• Demonstrated critical thinking and the ability to challenge established approaches to improve outcomes.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation (or equivalent).
• Experience with Databricks, SQL, or similar tools for data extraction and processing.
• Experience supporting earnings deliverables, SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), and regulatory filings, including FR Y-9C and the Call Report.
• Track record of driving efficiency through standardization, automation, and responsible use of AI-enabled tools to improve operating cadence, accelerate analysis, and strengthen controls

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans

J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world. Lead external reporting issue governance and quarter-end reporting, strengthening controls and driving process automation.