JPMorgan Legal Entity Controller - Senior Associate 

Greece, Attica, Athens 

244766653

As a Legal Entity Controller (LEC) in a Legal Entity Controllers group you will be responsible for ensuring the overall integrity and validity of the financial statements and controls over the transaction cycle; performing critical reporting functions and improving ongoing processes. You will be focusing on improving efficiency, delivering accurate financial information and liaising with various groups to establish effective controls.

Job responsibilities

• Focuses on Legal entity bookkeeping, General Ledger & Accounts Payable reconciliation, vendor and temporary balances control, tax payments settlement, etc.
• Controls intercompany charges, ensuring compliance with transfer pricing policies
• Reviews and controls statutory books
• Takes care of the reconciliation with Group ledger & Corporate Income Tax fillings
• Takes care of Local tax reporting and filings (Corporate Income Tax, Value Added Tax, Withholding taxes, tax deductibility, legal engagements fillings, etc.)
• Participates in internal and external statutory audits
• Administrates local requirements (Business Registry fillings, Ultimate Beneficiary Ownership, etc.)
• Participates in interim and annual Statutory, Regulatory, Statistical & Corporate Reporting
• Analyses business plan data, prepares financial management information
• Collaborates with other support functions in the location as well as offshore
• Responds to ad hoc queries / projects that involve data quality and process improvements
  

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Accounting & Taxation qualification - Economics or Business Administration degree
• Fluency in English and Greek
• Ability to work independently under considerable time pressure whilst maintaining a high level of accuracy and quality; takes responsibility / ownership
• Pro-active attitude with attention to detail, flexibility to deal with multiple tasks in a fast moving environment and keep pace with the changes effectively

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Strong technical accounting knowledge, holder or in the process of ACCA / similar qualification
• Exposure to reconciliation, control processes, internal / external reporting role and statutory account preparation; work experience with tax filings
• A minimum of 3 years of relevant previous experience in legal entity controllership along with knowledge of SAP system
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office and workflow automation applications