Legal Entity Controller - Associate, Singapore

About the role

J.P. Morgan is hiring an Associate for its Singapore Finance Legal Entity Controller (LEC) team. You will ensure accurate and timely submission of financial reporting and regulatory filings for the Singapore legal entities, working with internal stakeholders and regulators, and partnering with colleagues across APAC LEC locations and other functions in the US and Asia. You will also contribute to analysing legal entity implications of new business and regulatory changes, and monitor the risk-based capital ratio.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor daily and monthly the risk-based capital ratios for the Securities entity holding a capital markets services licence (CMSL)
• Run the month-end close to ensure accurate and complete books and records under US GAAP and local GAAP
• Analyse the balance sheet and income statement for significant misstatements and work with product and financial controllers and the middle office to explain variances
• Take part in working groups on projects and new initiatives affecting the securities entity
• Carry out impact and gap analyses on new accounting standards, regulations and new products under the risk-based capital framework
• Coordinate with internal and external auditors and regulators as needed
• Maintain a high level of internal control standards

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accountancy or equivalent
• At least 5 years of post-qualification accounting experience in a public accounting firm and/or a financial institution
• Strong knowledge of risk-based capital adequacy requirements for CMSL legal entities and of IFRS and US GAAP
• Strong understanding of derivatives financial products
• Excellent analytical skills, ability to work under pressure and to take ownership proactively

Required skills

• Strong communication, stakeholder management and organisational skills
• Preferred: MS Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and dashboarding or automation tools such as Tableau or Alteryx