Corporate Controllers - Financial Control Markets - Credit Trading - Associate

JPMorganChase•Newark, NJ

About The Position

As a Financial Controller within the Corporate & Investment Bank at JPMorgan, you will primarily focus 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. Some of the most common functions and activities you will own are balance sheet reconciliation / certification, balance sheet substantiation and General Ledger Reconciliation and Substantiation (GLRS) reporting and governance, inter-entity control & governance, manual accounting / bookings to the General Ledger, and operating systems and the month end close process and coordination.

Requirements

Minimum 3+ years accounting, finance or industry experience
Bachelor’s degree
Intermediate understanding of financial instruments and accounting concepts
Intermediate understanding of industry standards and regulations

Responsibilities

Ensure the accuracy and validity of line of business general ledger accounts, including adherence to the firm-wide General Ledger Reconciliation & Substantiation (GLRS) standards
Ensure adherence to Profit & Loss 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
Manage the consolidation of the firm's financial data at month-end
Oversee preparation of the firm's primary financial statements at quarter-end for use in the earnings release and Securities Exchange Commission filings.
Manage data requests into and out of the Financial Reporting group, serving as liaison between data suppliers and data users, including line-of-business and legal entity controllers.
Manage intercompany eliminations, a key component of the financial consolidation process.
Support a within the Corporate & Investment Bank
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
Ensure the integrity and accuracy of line of business income statement and balance sheet at month, quarter, and year-ends
Engage in line of business initiatives and projects, be the financial control subject matter expert
Proactively identify process and/or infrastructure enhancements and work with stakeholders to enact change
Oversee preparation of the firm's primary financial statements at quarter-end for use in the earnings release and Securities Exchange Commission filings and Control post-closing entries and consolidation adjustments
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
Mobilize change wherever possible in order to simplify processes and enhance controls