Legal Entity Controller - UK Statutory Reporting - Associate

Job Description
The opportunity is for you to join the Legal Entity Control (LEC) team based in London as part of Global Finance and Business Management. The LEC team are based in London, Mumbai and Warsaw and are primarily responsible for the oversight of legal entities in the UK and ensuring that a strong control environment exists as it relates to all businesses, products and operational areas that impact the UK financial statements.
As a Legal Entity Controller - UK Statutory Reporting - Associate withing Legal Entity Control team, you will support with the production, co-ordination, and management of statutory financial statements for a key UK regulated entity. The work is challenging with tight audit and regulatory deadlines requiring both strong time management as well attention to detail. You will join a meritocratic, team orientated environment, committed to individual development and long term career development.
Job responsibilities

• Produce key disclosures contained within the UK statutory financial statements under local GAAP, working closely with the Lines of Business and external audit.
• Prepare working files and support audit papers to a high degree of accuracy and liaison with external auditors on an annual basis.
• Maintain and reconcile our 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 current processes and controls, including assisting in various projects and initiatives which impact the legal entity's local accounts.
• Build and maintain relationships across Finance to ensure effective coordination and communication of audit requests and information required for the accounts.
• Support cross entity disclosures & audit tasks for the wider LEC team during the year where required.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Qualified accountant (i.e. CA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA etc.) with relevant post-qualified experience.
• Solid understanding of investment and retail bank financial accounting and products.
• Ability to work under considerable time pressure, whilst maintaining a high level of accuracy and quality.
• Excellent communication and presentational skills and a track record in developing good working relationships.
• Strong analytical ability, being able to discuss legal entity and business results and issues with senior management and various stakeholders across the Firm.
• A desire to learn and develop an understanding of challenging accounting concepts and new products.
• Attention to detail and a control focused mind-set at all times.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Previous experience of accounts preparation under IFRS preferred.
• Experience of the Firm's ledger and consolidation platform (SAP, CDGL and BPC)
• Advanced Excel skills and ideally understanding of process enhancement tools such as Alteryx & Tableau

About Us
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.
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.
About the Team
The Corporate & Investment Bank is a global leader across investment banking, wholesale payments, markets and securities services. The world's most important corporations, governments and institutions entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. We provide strategic advice, raise capital, manage risk and extend liquidity in markets around the world.
Global Finance & Business Management works to strategically manage capital, drive growth and efficiencies, maintain financial reporting and proactively manage risk. By providing information, analysis and recommendations to improve results and drive decisions, teams ensure the company can navigate all types of market conditions while protecting our fortress balance sheet.