Senior Accountant, Brokerage Accounting & Controllership

Fidelity • Jersey City, NJ

4h • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Accountant on the Brokerage Corporate Accounting and Controllership Team will be a key member of the team responsible for financial accounting and controllership within the Fidelity Institutional (FI) organization. You will be primarily responsible for accounting and financial reporting activities supporting the custody brokerage organization. You will work closely with accounting, billing, and finance partners, as well as other members of the business, to process accounting transactions, streamline accounting processes and enhance controls, and develop improved reporting of business results. Your month-end close activities will include preparation and creation of journal entries, account reconciliations, and presenting month-over-month analysis of the income statement results to management and finance partners. In addition, you will prepare quarterly balance sheet certifications and be involved in sub-ledger reporting benefitting the broader brokerage accounting team, and you will interact directly with the external auditors during the year-end audits.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• 3-5 years of experience in accounting
• Detail-oriented with solid understanding of business and financial concepts
• Demonstrates working knowledge of GAAP and can apply concepts to business events and transactions
• Audit background or experience working with auditors and preparing financial statements
• Strong understanding of financial accounting principles and internal control
• Analytical, problem solving, and organizational skill
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment
• Hands on work style - 'can do' attitude with a strong desire to make things happen
• Team player who takes initiative and works constructively with others to achieve team goals
• Ability to perform major account/cost analysis and identify/interpret trends in financial statement line items
• Ability to build and maintain strong, constructive relationships with business partners
• Ability to identify process improvements and recommend changes to policies and procedures
• 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
• Highly motivated, flexible, quality focused
• Willingness to travel to Boston occasionally for meetings with business partners

Nice To Haves

• CPA and/or master’s degree in Accounting preferred
• Experience in banking, brokerage or financial services accounting preferred
• Passionate about details while maintaining a broad view of business objectives

Responsibilities

• Prepare and create journal entries
• Perform account reconciliations
• Present month-over-month analysis of income statement results to management and finance partners
• Prepare quarterly balance sheet certifications
• Involved in sub-ledger reporting benefitting the broader brokerage accounting team
• Interact directly with the external auditors during the year-end audits
• Ensure the custody brokerage 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 and business partners
• Support interim/annual audits with the external auditors and regulators
• Enhance reporting packages and current processes to create efficiencies
• Participate in the development and completion of special projects as assigned

Benefits

• Comprehensive health care coverage
• Emotional well-being support
• Market-leading retirement
• Generous paid time off
• Parental leave
• Charitable giving employee match program
• Educational assistance including student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and learning resources to develop your career

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior