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Corporate Finance: Firmwide Accounting, Infrastructure & Reporting - EMEA - Associate

Employer
J.P.Morgan
Location
Warsaw, Poland
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Dec 5, 2019

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Job Function
Accounting/Audit/Tax
Industry Sector
Finance - General
Employment Type
Full Time
Education
Bachelors
Corporate Finance- Financial Accounting, Infrastructure & Reporting - EMEA - Associate

The Financial Accounting, Infrastructure and Reporting team is accountable for the integrity of the books and records of the Firm / LOBs and leading large-scale data, infrastructure, accounting standard and business process change management events. The regional locations covered by FAIR include EMEA (Europe/Middle East/Africa), North America and Asia.

The organization closely examines the general ledger, operating systems and infrastructure controls across the entire lifecycle and diverse product scope of the investment bank to ensure the firm's financial information is accurately depicted for reporting and regulation purposes.

The most common functions and activities owned by FAIR include but are not limited to the following: financial analysis, consolidation, reporting, balance sheet reconciliation and substantiation, general ledger reconciliation reporting & governance, inter-entity control and governance, manual accounting/bookings to the general ledger and operating systems, and executing the month end close process.

Responsibilities:

• Managing a small sub-team of skilled professionals
• Work closely with line of business controllers, middle office, technology, and operations
• Work with the businesses to ensure understanding of monthly profit and loss
• Partner with FAIR teams and various stakeholders across global locations
• Manage the consolidation of JPMorgan Chase financial data at month end, including the ability to support month end, quarter end, and year end activities
• Oversee preparation of the firm's primary financial statements at quarter end for use in the earnings release and SEC filings
• Control post-closing entries and consolidation adjustments
• Perform various control procedures to ensure the integrity of reported financial results
• Manage intercompany eliminations
• Enhance the overall control environment around the financial reporting function
• Mobilize change wherever possible in order to simplify processes and enhance controls
• Understand the trade life cycle of investment bank products from trade inception to financial reporting

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business (or equivalent experience)
• Minimum of 5 - 7 years' experience in accounting, finance, or related industry
• Understanding of general ledger accounting area (balance sheet, P&L, trial balance etc.)
• Good knowledge of investment banking products (derivatives, stocks, bonds, loans etc.)
• Experience with SAP is a plus
• Advanced Excel skills
• Experience with SAP is a plus
• CFA /ACCA certificate/CPA license would be advantageous
• Prior managerial experience desired
• Advanced verbal and written communication skills
• Advanced desktop/spreadsheet/database skills
• Comfort liaising with business and risk partners while building and maintaining relationships
• Ability to critically challenge with the goal of identifying control issues
• Ability to understand business drivers and requirements and influence others to deliver solutions
• Ability to balance multiple priorities and execute in a constantly changing environment
• Ability to partner across all levels of the organization and influence decisions and priorities outside of one's direct span of control
• Ability to understand business drivers, systems and interdependencies to deliver solutions to business problems

***Note: This role requires compliance with the Firm's Consecutive Leave Policy. The policy requires certain employees in sensitive positions to be out of the office for a specified period each calendar year. Please ask the recruiter or hiring manager for additional details***

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