If you are looking for a role as an FFC Innovation & Transformation (FIT)  Associate, then you found the right team!

The Financial Accounting, Infrastructure and Reporting (FFC ) team is accountable for the integrity of the books and records of the Firm / LOBs and leading large-scale data, infrastructure, accounting standard and business process change management events. The regional locations covered by FFC include EMEA (Europe/Middle East/Africa), North America and Asia. 

The Firmwide Financial Control (FFC) team closely examines the general ledger, operating systems and infrastructure controls across the entire lifecycle and diverse product scope of the Investment Bank to ensure the firm’s financial information is accurately depicted for reporting and regulation purposes. This financial information is used by analysts to assess the firm’s financial position; by management to make sound financial decisions; by investors to make informed decisions; and by regulators to supervise and examine the firm appropriately.

The most common functions and activities owned by FFC include but are not limited to the following: financial analysis, consolidation, reporting, balance sheet reconciliation and substantiation, general ledger reconciliation reporting & governance, inter-entity control and governance, manual accounting/bookings to the general ledger and operating systems, and executing the month end close process.    

The FFC Innovation & Transformation (FIT) team works across the Corporate Finance organization to centralize digital accelerator development, foster and educate ‘citizen developers’ in the tools and technologies, and identify opportunities to automate and re-engineer processes while maintaining consistency, re-usability and control over the end-to-end development lifecycle.

As an FIT Associate you will work across both FIT & Line of Business Technology teams to evaluate projects as they are proposed by various stakeholders across FFC.  You will work with technology teams to help prioritize enhancements and track them to completion.  You will direct the development and help track each enhancement through the development lifecycle.  

 

Job responsibilities

Partner with the controller organization to deliver creative and impactful solutions for the organization, while operating within the control standards for the organization. Identify key opportunities and areas for innovation and develop robust solutions to meets the needs of the controller organization Establish working relationships with various development teams & implement project tracking / updates to monitor progress & implementation Showcase DA solutions & build awareness & enthusiasm around their capabilities Advocate for and identify opportunities to drive automation across Firmwide Financial Control

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Strong accounting knowledge (General Ledger) Prior work experience of 2+ years  Advanced technical skills with proven history of success leveraging SQL, Python, Databricks and Alteryx Possess leadership attributes, time-management skills, and strong understanding of the process Ability to balance multiple priorities and execute in a constantly changing environment Ability to lead and influence without having positional authority, and communicate effectively at many levels of the organization including senior management Strong team-orientation and leadership skills Excellent written and verbal communication skills Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; sound judgment with a control mindset Must be detail oriented, highly responsible, and able to work with tight deadlines Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple streams of work concurrently