Some of the most common functions and activities that are owned by Financial Controllers are balance sheet reconciliation, balance sheet substantiation, GLA reporting & governance, inter-entity control, manual accounting / bookings to the GL, and the month end close process and coordination.
Job Responsibilities:
- Support a specific line of business within the Consumer and Community Bank (CCB)
- Ensure the accuracy and validity of line of business general ledger balance sheet accounts, including adherence to the Firmwide General Ledger Attestation (GLA) standards
- Ensure adherence to P&L and Balance Sheet controls owned by Financial Control, including identifying and implementing opportunities for efficiency
- Analyze, communicate, and resolve material variances between the general ledger and upstream systems, as defined by line of business
- Work closely with various line of business controllers, business managers, technology and operations
- Understand end-to-end flow of activities, booking models and product configurations 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 and have the ability to proactively identify process and/or infrastructure enhancements while working with stakeholders to enact change
- Enhance the overall control environment and mobilize change wherever possible in order to simplify processes, enhance controls and create efficiencies
- Mobilize change wherever possible in order to simplify processes and enhance controls
Required Qualifications, Skills, and Capabilities:
- Bachelor’s degree required
- 1+ years accounting, finance or industry experience
- Basic understanding of financial instruments and accounting concepts
- Able to build and maintain partnerships within the various stakeholders and other corporate financial, treasury, and accounting groups
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to quickly understand workings of a complex processing system and general ledger systems
- Excellent Microsoft skills with automation skills a plus
- Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills, verbal and written communication skills
- Able to multi-task in a constantly changing environment and the ability to critically challenge with the goal of identifying control issues