Corporate Controllers - Financial Controller - Associate

Financial Controller Associate

The Financial Controller function is primarily focused on ensuring the accuracy, integrity and timeliness of the firm's books and records with an emphasis on general ledger, operating systems and infrastructure controls across the entire lifecycle of the business.

As a Financial Controller Associate, you will assist with balance sheet reconciliation / certification, balance sheet substantiation and GLRS reporting & governance, inter-entity control and governance, manual accounting / bookings to the GL, and operating systems and the month end close process & coordination.

Job Responsibilities:

Ensure the accuracy and validity of line of business general ledger accounts, including adherence to the firmwide General Ledger Reconciliation & Substantiation (GLRS) standards

Ensure adherence to P&L and Balance Sheet controls owned by Financial Control, including identifying and implementing opportunities for efficiency

Analyze, communicate, and resolve material variances between the general ledger and upstream systems, as defined by line of business

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Minimum 3+ years of related experience

Strong understanding of securities and derivatives products; Able to critically challenge with the goal of identifying control issues

General Ledger, financial reporting and month end close responsibilities experience

Comfortable liaising with business and risk managers; relationships and networks within the firm's IB community an advantage

Able to build and maintain partnerships within the various product aligned businesses and across other corporate financial, treasury, and accounting groups

Able to understand business drivers and requirements and influence middle and front office partners to deliver solutions to business issues and problems

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

Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills; able to multi-task in a constantly changing environment

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

Existing relationships and networks within the firm's Investment Bank community an advantage

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