JPMorgan Legal Entity Controller - UK Statutory Reporting Associate 

United Kingdom 

251068966

As aLegal Entity Controller - UK Statutory Reporting– Associate withing Legal Entity Control team, you will support with the production, co-ordination, and management of statutory financial statements for a key UK regulated entity. The work is challenging with tight audit and regulatory deadlines requiring both strong time management as well attention to detail. You will join a meritocratic, team orientated environment, committed to individual development and long term career development.

Job responsibilities

• Produce key disclosures contained within the UK statutory financial statements under local GAAP, working closely with the Lines of Business and external audit.
• Prepare working files and support audit papers to a high degree of accuracy and liaison with external auditors on an annual basis.
• Maintain and reconcile our local ledger platform and operating model.
• Support technical UK GAAP/IFRS accounting analysis including accounting memos and new product assessments.
• Identify and drive enhancements to current processes and controls, including assisting in various projects and initiatives which impact the legal entity’s local accounts.
• Build and maintain relationships across Finance to ensure effective coordination and communication of audit requests and information required for the accounts.
• Support cross entity disclosures & audit tasks for the wider LEC team during the year where required.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Qualified accountant (i.e. CA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA etc.) with relevant post-qualified experience.
• Solid understanding of investment and retail bank financial accounting and products.
• Ability to work under considerable time pressure, whilst maintaining a high level of accuracy and quality.
• Excellent communication and presentational skills and a track record in developing good working relationships.
• Strong analytical ability, being able to discuss legal entity and business results and issues with senior management and various stakeholders across the Firm.
• A desire to learn and develop an understanding of challenging accounting concepts and new products.
• Attention to detail and a control focused mind-set at all times.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Previous experience of accounts preparation under IFRS preferred.
• Experience of the Firm’s ledger and consolidation platform (SAP, CDGL and BPC)
• Advanced Excel skills and ideally understanding of process enhancement tools such as Alteryx & Tableau