Legal Entity Controller - Analyst

You are a strategic thinker passionate about driving solutions in Legal Entity Controller. You have found the right team.

As a Legal Entity Controller Analyst in our Finance team, you will spend each day defining, refining and delivering set goals for our firm. 

Job Responsibilities:

• Monitoring the integrity of books and records (both local and USGAAP) of the legal entity, ensuring adherence to Legal Entity Control Standards and other applicable global policies.
• Performing FX trade-out to manage foreign currency-related exposures in accordance with approved procedures.
• Analyzing legal entity balance sheet and P&L movements, and explaining drivers with appropriate business commentary. Preparing and submitting various statistical returns and surveys.
• Reviewing and explaining variance in expenses at the product and line of business (LOB) level, and providing summary results to the Legal Entity Controller (LEC).
• Posting month-end journal entries for audit accruals and preparing their reconciliation.
• Preparing and delivering MIS reports to senior management along with various management packs.
• Performing analytical review and liaising with LOB Controllers to ensure legal entity financial results align with the legal entity booking model.
• Reconciling general ledger accounts and attesting to their accuracy, resolving inter-entity and investment-equity breaks.
• Managing swift and appropriate responses to audit queries, and participating in team-wide innovation, efficiency, and automation projects.
• Ensuring up-to-date process documentation and developing key control checks.
• Liaising with various internal teams such as tax, financial controllers, and internal audit to resolve queries.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Chartered Accountant withMinimum 1year of experience.
• Strong team player and possesses good inter-personal skills required to work effectively with varied individuals across departments and teams
• Excellent communication and organizational skills 
• Strong control mindset and analytical skills
• Self-starter with ability to take initiative and constantly challenge the process
• Ability to multi-task complex requirements under considerable time pressure, whilst maintaining a high degree of accuracy and quality
• Strong PC skills including MS Excel, MS Word, MS Access and Lotus Notes.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Technical knowledge and understanding of IFRS accounting would be desired
• Investment Banking product knowledge including derivatives, equities and debt securities would be an advantage
• Knowledge of GL platforms used in J.P. Morgan Chase would be an advantage
• Experience preferably with financial services industry and experience of US GAAP