Legal Entity Controller - Sr. Associate

at  JPMorgan Chase Co

JOB DESCRIPTION

Join the Canada Legal Entity Controller (LEC) team that is responsible for financial oversight of their legal entities, and is tasked with ensuring that a strong control environment exists as it relates to all businesses, products and operational areas that impact the legal entity financials and regulatory reporting of the Firm.
As the Associate of the Canada LEC team, you will liaise with the line of business finance teams, operations and the LEC community to drive the legal entity agenda.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 4+ years finance/accounting/LEC/regulatory reporting/products – related experience
• Degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline with a professional accounting designation & knowledge of financial institution industry
• Strong accounting and analytical acumen, with ability to understand, produce and explain income statement and balance sheet content and variances
• Self-motivated, strong initiative and work ethic; ability to multi-task, work well under pressure and be flexible in a dynamic and challenging environment
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills; Advanced Excel skills
• Ability to partner effectively with others, as well as act as an effective liaison to business partners within the lines of business or legal entity chains
• Superior attention to detail, ability to deep dive on processes/issues and improve controls/efficiencies

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS, CAPABILITIES, AND SKILLS:

• OSFI and CIRO regulatory reporting experience preferred

ABOUT US

JPMorgan Chase & Co., one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

• Communicate and partner with senior leadership and various internal stakeholders across the Firm on various matters impacting the legal entities
• Month-End analytical review of the legal entities to ensure completeness and accuracy of the financial statements and preparation of various reports, as well as legal entity and line of business financial commentary and regulatory reporting requirements to OSFI and CIRO
• Legal entity accounting and control on a monthly basis, including the month-end close process, parent/child accounting, review of inter-entity breaks and unnatural general ledger balance monitoring
• Investigation, analysis and resolution of issues and response to ad-hoc queries
• Assist in the booking model review and on-going Legal Entity Control Standard compliance monitoring
• Participate in Firmwide legal entity reporting projects including infrastructure and process improvement efforts and other Controller initiatives as needed