Controllers-Jersey City-Associate, Financial Accounting-10070002

Job Duties

• Implement and execute all aspects of strategic initiatives, including but not limited to, requirements gathering and documentation, project plan creation and maintenance, testing execution, departmental trainings, and communications.
• Perform month-end/quarter-end duties, including reporting and governing key metrics related to the Wealth Management transactional business, such as:
• Prepare and record monthly entries to the general ledger for balance sheet and profit and loss (P&L) balances;
• General ledger tie-out for each product.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Accounting, Finance or a related financial analysis field and three (3) years of experience in the job offered or in a related Financial Accounting role.
• Prior experience must include three (3) years of experience with the following:
• U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and AICPA Accounting Guide;
• Utilizing Microsoft Excel and PeopleSoft General Ledger reporting systems to create reports and perform analysis using pivot tables, VLOOKUP, macros, charts, filtering, data validation, and other “what if” tools;
• Handling of personal and confidential financial data with discretion;
• Cooking projects across multiple teams and geographic regions;
• Reviewing general ledger and journal entries to analyze and reconcile accounts and investigate fluctuations in both P&L and balance sheet accounts, including an understanding of underlying drivers during analytical reviews;
• Utilizing and understanding internal controls and walkthroughs of key processes, financial control infrastructure, control risk assessments and control framework.

Pay

Salary Range: Annual base salary for this Jersey City, New Jersey-based position is $98,000 - $142,000.