What are the responsibilities and job description for the Financial Controller, Senior Associate position at JPMorgan Chase?
Join JPMorgan as a Financial Controller and be a part of a dynamic team that provides accuracy and excellence in the firm's financial record-keeping. With a focus on balance sheet reconciliation, general ledger reporting, and financial data consolidation, you will have the opportunity to bring your analytical skills and attention to detail to the forefront while making a real impact on the success of the business.
As a Financial Controller, Senior Associate within the Corporate Controller group, you will primarily focus the accuracy, integrity and timeliness of the Firm’s books and records, with an emphasis on reconciling Front to Back positions and PL. You can expect to own its own country or process, which includes knowing the business strategy, regulatory nuances (both local and corporate) and face off with senior manager, while supporting a group of professional on product level balance sheet reconciliations, inter-entity control & validations, and working closely with different leads to support the accounting & reporting cycle and deliver on business expectations.
The Emerging Markets group focuses on supporting clients with operations including but not limited to Unites States, London, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay. This role has high exposure to Senior Management and offers a challenging space that works closely with the business and partner groups to support its operations.
Job Responsibilities:
- Perform specific reconciliation and controls for the different line of business within the Corporate & Investment Bank such as Currencies & Emerging Markets, Rates, Credit Trading, Securitized Products Group, Equities, and Risk
- 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 of the processes impacting book and records of regional line of business at month, quarter, and year-ends
- Support in line of business initiatives and projects, work to become the financial control subject matter expert
- Ability to proactively identify breaks, inconsistencies and/or infrastructure enhancements to be resolved or fixed and work with stakeholders to enact change
- 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:
- Proficient understanding of financial instruments and accounting concepts
- SAP Interface
- Proficient understanding of industry standards and regulations
- 4 years accounting, finance or industry experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business
