Financial Quality Assurance Associate - Control Manager

JPMorganChase; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase seeks a Financial Quality Assurance Associate to strengthen the control environment within Consumer & Community Banking. You will mitigate reporting risks and provide assurance on external reporting integrity.

Key elements include Risk Assessment, Annual Planning, Review Execution, and Management Reporting. Responsibilities cover QA end-to-end testing, data element validation, documentation, and cross-team collaboration between Columbus and Bengaluru.

Qualifications

• 3+ years related experience in financial services.
• Strong analytical skills and sound judgment.
• Strong verbal and written communications with audit-ready documentation.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; comfortable with large datasets.
• Ability to multi-task across multiple workstreams.
• Ability to build effective relationships with internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Participate in QA reviews end-to-end, including strategy development and result analysis.
• Execute testing on critical data elements used in external reporting.
• Organize and evaluate supporting documentation for stand-alone workpapers.
• Identify exceptions and draft clear, review-ready documentation.
• Support risk-based planning and analytics for sampling decisions.
• Participate in stakeholder walkthroughs and audit-ready documentation.
• Collaborate with a global team in Columbus, OH and Bengaluru, India.
• Drive efficiency through data hygiene and evolving analytics techniques.

Skills

QA Experience

Analytical skills

Audit-ready docs

Excel

PowerPoint

Multi-tasking

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Accounting/Finance degree

CPA preferred

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Alteryx

SAS

SQL

Python

Job description

Finance Control Management within Consumer & Community Banking Controllers supports a robust control environment by collaborating across Consumer & Community Banking Finance & Business Management to identify risks early, design effective controls, and implement sustainable risk mitigation solutions.

Finance Control Management within Consumer & Community Banking Controllers supports a robust control environment by collaborating across Consumer & Community Banking Finance & Business Management to identify risks early, design effective controls, and implement sustainable risk mitigation solutions.

As a Financial Quality Assurance Associate within Conusmer & Community Banking you will assist with mitigating the risk of reporting errors and provide ongoing assurance to management on the integrity of external reporting. Key program elements include Risk Assessment, Annual Planning, Review Execution, and Management Reporting.

Job Responsibilities

• Participating in QA reviews from end to end, including developing testing strategies, executing testing, and analyzing results.
• Executing testing on critical data elements relied on for external reporting
• Obtain, organize, and evaluate supporting documentation, evidencing what was tested and how conclusions were reached so workpapers stand alone for secondary review.
• Identify exceptions and draft clear, supportable documentation for review leads and stakeholder discussions.
• Support risk-based planning and scoping through population review and analytics to identify anomalies and inform sample selection.
• Participate in walkthroughs with stakeholders and support audit-ready documentation.
• Collaborate effectively with a global team split between Columbus, Ohio, and Bengaluru, India.
• Drive consistency and efficiency in execution through strong workpaper hygiene and effective use of Excel/PowerPoint and evolving analytics techniques.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• 3+ years related experience in financial services, with exposure to audit, quality assurance/testing, controls testing, controllership support, or operational risk disciplines.
• Strong analytical skills and sound judgment; ability to quickly understand requirements, evaluate evidence, and draw clear conclusions with appropriate supervision.
• Strong verbal and written communications, including the ability to produce clear, concise, audit-ready documentation.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; comfortable working with large datasets and validating spreadsheet integrity.
• Ability to multi-task and manage/prioritize deliverables across multiple workstreams.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with internal stakeholders and collaborate across teams.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Policies, Procedures, and Regulatory Requirements: Learns JPMC policies, standards, and regulations, applies requirements based on business and product context with guidance, adheres to current policies, and understands how regulations relate to risk and control environment.
• Data Literacy & Automation Awareness: Reads and interprets basic data, learns analysis and automation techniques (including ML capabilities), identifies efficiency opportunities with guidance, communicates insights with support to ensure accuracy, and translates technical concepts to business value.
• BS in Accounting or Finance; CPA preferred.
• Knowledge of U.S. Regulatory and SEC reporting requirements, US GAAP, external reporting control concepts, and/or financial services and related CCB products.
• Familiarity with U.S. financial regulatory reports such as FR Y-9C, FR Y-14Q, and FFIEC 031.
• Prior internal or external audit experience in a public accounting firm, or similar preferred.
• Familiar with evolving data analytics technologies such as Alteryx, SAS, SQL, Python, etc.

ABOUT US

Chase is a leading financial services firm, helping nearly half of America's households and small businesses achieve their financial goals through a broad range of financial products. Our mission is to create engaged, lifelong relationships and put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We also help small businesses, nonprofits and cities grow, delivering solutions to solve all their financial needs.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans

About The Team

Our Consumer & Community Banking division serves our Chase customers through a range of financial services, including personal banking, credit cards, mortgages, auto financing, investment advice, small business loans and payment processing. We're proud to lead the U.S. in credit card sales and deposit growth and have the most-used digital solutions – all while ranking first in customer satisfaction.

Control Management maintains a strong and consistent control environment through a joint accountability model that aligns managers with each function and region to mitigate operational risk. The team focuses on four areas: Control Design & Expertise, Risks & Controls Identification/Assessment, Issues & Control Deficiencies and Control Governance & Reporting.