JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Legal Entity Controller (IFRS accounting) - Associate
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As part of our Legal Entity Control (LEC) team, you will shape the financial landscape of a key UK regulated entity. You’ll thrive in a meritocratic, team-oriented environment that values your growth and development. Your expertise will help us deliver high-quality financial statements and foster strong relationships across the firm. Join us and unlock opportunities to advance your career while contributing to our success and the wider community.
Job Responsibilities
- Prepare statutory financial statements for a key UK regulated entity.
- Produce key disclosures within UK statutory financial statements under local GAAP, partnering with Lines of Business and external audit.
- Prepare working files and support audit papers with a high degree of accuracy, liaising with external auditors annually.
- Maintain and reconcile the 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 processes and controls, assisting in projects and initiatives impacting local accounts.
- Build and maintain relationships across Finance to coordinate audit requests and information for accounts.
- Support cross-entity disclosures and audit tasks for the wider LEC team as needed.
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Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills
- Qualified accountant (CA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA or equivalent) with relevant post-qualified experience.
- Solid understanding of investment and retail bank financial accounting and products.
- Ability to work under time pressure while maintaining accuracy and quality.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with a track record of developing strong working relationships.
- Strong analytical ability to discuss legal entity and business results with senior management and stakeholders.
- Desire to learn and develop an understanding of challenging accounting concepts and new products.
- Attention to detail and a control-focused mindset.
Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills
- Previous experience preparing accounts under IFRS.
- Experience with SAP, CDGL, and BPC ledger and consolidation platforms.
- Advanced Excel skills and familiarity with process enhancement tools such as Tableau.
About J.P. Morgan
J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
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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.
J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.
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