Senior Accountant, Brokerage Accounting & Controllership

Fidelity Investments•Boston, MA

15h•$67,000 - $127,000

About The Position

The Senior Accountant on the Brokerage Corporate Accounting Team is a key member of the team responsible for accounting and financial reporting activities of the Fidelity Wealth and Brokerage organizations. The organizations’ goal is to help customers invest towards their financial goals, develop a comprehensive plan for retirement and feel protected in times of need. You will work closely with finance and other members of the business to process accounting transactions, streamline accounting processes and improve controls and develop improved reporting of business and legal entity results. Your month-end close activities will include preparation and creation of journal entries, account reconciliations and communicating financial statement results to management. In addition, you will prepare quarterly regulatory filings and annual financial statements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
CPA and/or master’s degree in Accounting preferred
3-5 years of experience in accounting
Experience in banking, brokerage or financial services accounting preferred
Demonstrates solid understanding of financial accounting principles and internal controls; and can apply concepts to business events and transactions
Audit background or experience working with auditors and preparing financial statements
Ability to work both independently and in a team environment
Hands on work style - can do demeanor with a strong desire to make things happen
Great teammate who takes initiative and works constructively to achieve team goals
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to perform major account/cost analysis and identify/interpret trends in financial statement line items
Ability to create and maintain strong, constructive relationships with business partners
Ability to identify process improvements and recommend changes to policies and procedures
Passionate about details while maintaining a broad view of business objectives
Keen knowledge of financial systems and applications and multi-dimensional reporting tools
Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently and meet tight deadlines at each month end and quarter end

Responsibilities

Process accounting transactions
Streamline accounting processes
Improve controls
Develop improved reporting of business and legal entity results
Prepare and create journal entries
Perform account reconciliations
Communicate financial statement results to management
Prepare quarterly regulatory filings
Prepare annual financial statements
Work closely with various business partners to ensure the financial results are accounted for accurately and properly
Ensure processes and controls are appropriate and well documented
Prepare insightful analysis and compile accurate information to respond to questions from management, auditors, regulators and business partners
Responsible for the preparation of the annual financial statements and coordinating interim/annual audits with the external auditors and regulators
Enhance reporting packages and current processes to create efficiencies where possible
Participate in the development and completion of special projects as assigned