Uk Lec- Associate

**JOB DESCRIPTION**
Build your career in **UK Legal Entity Controllers** while working in the world’s most innovative bank which values creativity and excellence**.**

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

As an Associate - within the UK Legal Entity Controllers Controls team, you will play a key role in preparing/reviewing UK GAAP financial statements for all UK Legal Entities.

**Responsibilities**:

- Manage financial reporting deliverables and ensure completeness, timeliness, and accuracy of LE accounts. Ensure integrity of month-end accruals, reconciliations, publishing MIS dashboards, validating month end checks to ensure no breaks, FX exposure management and escalate concerns to LEC and Senior stakeholders
- Ensure accounting and reporting controls are maintained and actively work to improve them. Liaise with various controls team to manage the overall control framework and reporting for monthly Governance. Plan and manage attestation for various regulatory submissions.
- Present financials to legal entity lead and provide relevant and value-added information on entities. Contribute to re-engineering and standardization of processes. Preparing and collaborating with other team members for MIS packs which are submitted to PRA/FCA

**_Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills_**_:_**
- Present financials to legal entity lead and provide relevant and value-added information on entities. Perform Monthly accruals and settlement on audit invoices and performing necessary reconciliations
- Develop operating models and policy framework through focus on specific control enhancement areas
- Participate and drive on-going legal entity strategy and simplification initiatives
- Support business units in adapting entity’s ledgers & system requirements to specific business initiatives
- Co-ordinate all legal entity activity with key internal experts such as tax, legal etc.
- Ability to manage and take responsibility for own work, producing reliable, high-quality outputs to an agreed timeline. Good task management skills and ability to prioritize and work to tight deadlines.
- Ability to communicate clearly and have attention to detail, with the written and oral presentation skills to deliver clear messages for to the stakeholders across different functions and senior management and external parties.

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

- Chartered Accountant with 7-10 years of experience preferably from Accounting / Audit / Banking & finance function
- Committed, conscientious & self-motivated individual who can demonstrate initiative, multi-tasking and problem-solving abilities
- Logical and analytical skills with a control focus and regard for attention to detail
- Strong appreciation for escalation and risk awareness. Excellent organizational skills and the ability to work and manage a team to tight deadlines, whilst maintaining a high degree of accuracy and quality
- Strong communication skills to lead the forums confidently with senior stakeholders from Risk, Finance and Treasury. Good experience in setting up and running successful governance forums.

**ABOUT US**

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

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**

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.