LEC – Head of Financial Reporting – Johannesburg at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Job responsibilities

Communicate and partner with senior leadership and various internal stakeholders across the firm on various matters impacting the legal entity
Month-end analytical review of the standalone and consolidated legal entity to ensure completeness and accuracy of the financial statements, and preparation of various reports including contributions to the Monthly Controller’s Book, as well as Legal Entity and Line of Business financial commentary and regulatory reporting requirements
Drive process improvement to enhance reporting and gain efficiencies
Legal entity accounting & control on a monthly basis, including oversight of the month-end close process, parent/child accounting, equity pick up, review of inter-entity breaks and unnatural general ledger balance monitoring
Investigate, analyze and resolve issues and respond to ad-hoc queries
Review and track booking model methodologies and partner with the line of business Controllers to better understand the key business driver of the Legal Entity financial results
Assist in the on-going Legal Entity Control Standard compliance monitoring and drive accountability model with the line of business and LEC Controller teams globally
Intercompany Activity Control including variance commentary and help drive root cause resolution
Participate in and help drive the overall LBC agenda on Controls Management, Firmwide legal entity reporting projects including infrastructure and process improvement efforts and other Controller initiatives as needed

Requires qualification, capabilities, and skills

6-8+ years finance/accounting/LEC/regulatory reporting/products – related experience
Bachelor's degree required
CPA a plus but not required
Superior accounting and analytical acumen, with ability to understand, produce and explain income statement and balance sheet content and variances
Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills required
Self-motivated, strong initiative and superior work ethic; ability to thrive in a changing work environment
Ability to multi-task and work well under pressure, with an ability to be flexible in a dynamic and challenging environment
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, including an ability to prepare executive level presentations
Ability to partner effectively with others, as well as act as an advisor to business partners within the lines of business or legal entity chains
Superior attention to detail, ability to deep dive on processes/issues and improve controls/efficiencies
Strong influencing and facilitation skills

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