Legal Entity Controller

2 weeks ago

Sydney, Australia JPMorganChase Full time

**JOB DESCRIPTION** Job Summary**:
As an Associate within the Legal Entity Controller team, you will be responsible for playing an instrumental role in ensuring the Firms controls are operating effectively, ensuring we provide accurate and timely reporting to external stakeholders and partnering with Businesses across the Group to assist them in reaching their potential and providing guidance and support to all areas of the Firm in developing plans, in line with location and regional initiatives.

**Job responsibilities**:

- Review and ensure the accuracy of the monthly results and financial statements of the legal entities for head office submissions
- Involvement in preparation, review and finalization of monthly, quarterly and annual regulatory and statistical returns (ASX, APRA, RBNZ)
- Investigation and response to regulator queries
- Support production of annual financial statements
- Partnering with external auditors during the annual audit
- Ensure controls are operating effectively
- Focus on continuous improvement of processes and controls
- Oversight and guidance of offshore support staff involving regular communications
- Provision of management information to senior stakeholders
- Ad-hoc assistance to the broader LEC team and Senior Financial Officer as necessary

**Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills**:

- Qualified Accountant
- Financial services industry knowledge
- Good analytical skills with an eye for detail
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Superior interpersonal skills
- Excellent time management and organisational abilities
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.

**Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills**:

- Experience of regulatory reporting (APRA, ABS, ASX, RBNZ) would be beneficial.
- Experience of Alteryx and Axiom would advantageous.
- Continuous improvement / innovation mindset

**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**

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we’re setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.

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