External Reporting- Associate

You are a strategic thinker passionate about driving solutions in External Reporting . You have found the right team.

As an External Reporting Associate in our Finance team, you will have the opportunity to define, refine and deliver set goals for our firm. You will play a key role in overseeing financial statements and management reporting, ensuring a sound control environment. You will apply your knowledge of accounting treatments and compliance with corporate and regulatory requirements. You will coordinate the preparation of quarterly regulatory requirements and validate balance sheet items. This role offers you the chance to understand and report on balance sheet usage.

Job Responsibilities:

• Apply up-to-date product, industry, and market knowledge in specialty areas of reporting.
• Consolidate, review, and analyze quarterly financial data for accuracy and completeness, performing quarter-over-quarter variance analytics.
• Coordinate data collection and quarterly business results with various lines of business, Regulatory Controllers, and SEC reporting teams.
• Assist in thoroughly assessing issues and outcomes.
• Clearly communicate financial information to the lines of business and flag potential issues.
• Participate in the production, review, and filing of monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual reports for various regulatory agencies, which are used by regulators to compile widely-used statistics on domestic and international portfolio positions.
• Adhere to proof and control procedures to ensure accurate reconciliation between regulatory filings, SEC filings, and other published financial reports (e.g., Form 10-Q, Annual Report/Form 10-K, Call Report & FR Y-9C, Pillar III, etc.).
• Adhere to various control procedures and edit checks to ensure the integrity of reported financial results. Ensure accurate and complete data submission to the Regulators.
• Interpret and define regulatory and/or SEC requirements, coordinating internal and external policies.
• Establish and manage relationships with the line of business and external regulatory agency constituents through ongoing partnership and dialogue.
• Participate in continuous improvement efforts around data quality review and external reporting improvement projects.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills :

• Minimum 3 years in a Finance organization with exposure to accounting, financial statements, and/or regulatory reporting
• Strong skills in time management, problem solving, written and oral communication
• Team player, with ability to work effectively across diverse functions, locations and businesses
• Excellent Excel and computer skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Extremely strong organizational and time management skills
• Project management experience/skills helpful

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance preferred
• Experience in Product Control, Financial Control or knowledge of SEC reporting/Reg Reporting a plus