Financial Controller, Firmwide Loans, Senior Associate

Join JPMorgan Chase as a Financial Controller and support firmwide loans across all lines of business.

As a Firmwide Financial Controller (FFC) 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. 

Job Responsibilities:

• Support Loans across all lines of business and 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
• Ability to 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
• 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, enhance controls and create efficiencies 

Required Qualifications, Skills, and Capabilities:

• 3 years accounting, finance or industry experience
• Basic understanding of financial instruments and accounting concepts
• Basic understanding of industry standards and regulations
• Basic experience with a financial consolidation and reporting system (i.e. SAP interface)
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business (or equivalent experience)

Preferred Qualifications, Skills, and Capabilities:

• Controller experience preferred