JPMorgan External Financial Reporting – Quality Assurance Vice President 

United States, New York, New York 

445944060

The objective of the External Financial Reporting Quality Assurance Program (QA) is to assist with mitigating the risk of reporting errors and provide ongoing assurance to management on the integrity of external reporting. The scope of QA Program in External Financial Reporting includes U.S Regulatory Financial Reporting, SEC Filings, and other US GAAP financial reporting. Key program elements include Risk Assessment, Annual Planning, Review Execution and Management Reporting. The External Financial Reporting Quality Assurance Charter and Framework provides associated details to drive delivery of consistent and uniform approach of QA review activities.

As a Quality Assurance – Vice President within the External Financial Reporting Quality Assurance team, you will participate in quality assurance, which is aimed at mitigating the risk of external reporting errors through additional independent review & validation.

Job responsibilities

• Conducting risk assessments to prioritize areas requiring detailed reviews
• Leading and participating in QA reviews from end to end, including developing testing strategies, executing testing, supervising other team members, and analyzing results
• Communicating findings to management and help design action plans to facilitate appropriate resolution
• Developing, implementing and executing testing on critical data elements relied on for external reporting
• Providing additional oversight to QA teams to drive consistent practices and help create a cohesive QA center of excellence
• Participating in relevant governance forums and meeting regularly with Audit and Finance Control partners
• Syndicating key messages to senior audiences
• Staying current with evolving industry and regulatory changes, analyzing their impact to business objectives, processes, and compliance
• Collaborating with corporate finance, line of business controller teams, risk and operations areas

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• 6 years related experience within External Audit, Internal Audit or External Financial Reporting within Financial Services Industry
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP standards
• Strong analytical skills through experience with data analytics or similar processes
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to quickly understand complex subject matter and demonstrate critical thinking
• Ability to challenge the status quo while maintaining relationships
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to influence LOB partners
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Knowledge of US Financial Regulatory reports such as FR Y-9C, FR Y-14Q, FFIEC 031 and related products, a plus