Commercial & Investment Banking - Financial Controller - Associate

Join the Financial Controller team! As a Financial Controller in the Commercial & Investment Banking team, you will help ensure the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of the Firm's books and records. You will own key monthly close and financial control activities, with a strong focus on general ledger (GL) reconciliations, balance sheet substantiation, inter-entity governance, and the design and execution of infrastructure and financial reporting controls. You'll partner closely with stakeholders across Finance, Operations, Technology, and the business to understand end-to-end processes, identify control gaps, and drive sustainable improvements. Job responsibilities Support a specific line of business within the

Commercial & Investment Bank:

Lending, Banking, Payments, or Securities Services. Maintain the integrity and accuracy of the line of business income statement and balance sheet across monthly, quarterly, and year-end close cycles. Own and execute reconciliations, including investigation and resolution of breaks, root-cause analysis, and issue remediation. Lead balance sheet substantiation activities, ensuring completeness, quality of supporting documentation, and adherence to General Ledger Attestation (GLA) governance standards. Develop a strong understanding of the end-to-end booking model, including product configurations, reference data, and upstream/downstream interfaces, to apply accounting policy and strengthen the control framework. Communicate with stakeholder teams to plan and deliver a timely close, including clear dependency management, escalation, and communication of key risks/issues. Manage intercompany activity, including intercompany eliminations and inter-entity breaks, partnering with relevant teams to resolve discrepancies and strengthen governance. Proactively identify and drive process, data, and infrastructure enhancements to simplify workflows, reduce operational risk, and improve control effectiveness. Contribute to ongoing efforts to enhance the financial reporting control environment, including standardization, automation, and measurable reduction of manual touchpoints. Required qualifications, skills, and capabilities Bachelor's degree required (Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related field). Minimum 3+ years of relevant experience in financial control, accounting, reporting, or close functions. Demonstrated general ledger accounting experience, including reconciliations and close ownership. Experience supporting financial reporting and month-end close, ideally in a complex, regulated environment. Working understanding of financial products and the related operational processes that generate accounting entries. Strong stakeholder management skills; comfortable partnering with business managers, operations, technology, and risk teams. Ability to understand business drivers and requirements and influence partners to deliver practical solutions.

Strong analytical capability:

able to quickly learn complex processing and GL system flows, including dependencies across systems and data flows. Strong organization, problem-solving, and communication skills (written and verbal), with the ability to document issues clearly and drive decisions. Advanced proficiency with spreadsheets and desktop tools; comfortable working with large datasets and investigating variances. Proven ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment, critically challenge processes, and identify control risks.