External Reporting Analyst

About the Role

Step into a dynamic role within JPMorgan Chase's Firmwide Financial Controllers group. This global organization is accountable for the integrity of the Firm's books and records, and for managing accounting standard and business process change. The team closely examines the general ledger, operating systems, and controls across all businesses to ensure the firm's financial information is accurately depicted for reporting and regulation purposes. As a Financial Reporting Asset Class Controller, Analyst, you are responsible for the oversight of financial statements and management reporting, ensuring a sound control environment. Success in this role requires understanding and applying accounting treatments and ensuring compliance with appropriate corporate and regulatory requirements. You will coordinate the preparation of quarterly regulatory requirements and validate financial statement items and understand their usage.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with line of business controllers, financial control, product controllers, technology, operations, and legal entity controllers.
• Partner with Firmwide Financial Controllers (FFC) teams globally.
• Consolidate, review, and analyze quarterly financial data for accuracy and completeness and provide variance commentaries for respective asset classes.
• Assist in the thorough assessment of issues and outcomes & clearly communicate financial information to the lines of businesses and flag potential issues.
• Participate in various aspects of the production, review, and filing of monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for various regulatory agencies.
• Ensure accurate and complete data submission to the Regulators & interpret and define regulatory and/or SEC requirements and coordinate internal and external policies.
• Take part in hands-on engagement in special projects.
• Proactively identify process and/or infrastructure enhancements and work with stakeholders to enact change.
• Perform various control procedures to ensure the integrity of reported financial results.
• Participate in continuous improvement efforts around data quality review and external reporting improvement projects.
• Mobilize change wherever possible to simplify processes and enhance controls.

Common Functions and Activities of Firmwide Financial Controllers (FFC)

• Financial analysis
• Consolidation
• Reporting
• Balance sheet reconciliation/certification/substantiation
• General ledger reconciliation reporting & governance
• Inter-entity control and governance
• Manual accounting/bookings to the general ledger and operating systems
• Executing the month-end close process

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Excel proficiency
• Alteryx and Tableau knowledge a plus

Qualifications

• Experience in Product Control, Financial Control, or knowledge of SEC reporting/Reg Reporting.
• In-depth knowledge of industry standards and regulations.
• Accounting or industry experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business.
• Strong skills in time management, problem solving, written and oral communication.
• Team player with ability to work effectively across diverse functions, locations, and businesses.