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**Senior Accountant, Brokerage Accounting & Controllership - Attractive Role in Fidelity's Brokerage Accounting Team** The Senior Accountant will lead financial accounting and controllership within Fidelity's Brokerage, collaborating with cross-functional teams. Key responsibilities include month-end close activities, balance sheet certifications, sub-ledger reporting, and external auditor interaction. **Required Skills & Experience:** - Bachelor's or master's in Accounting, CPA preferred with 3-5 years in accounting, ideally in banking, brokerage, or financial services - Strong GAAP knowledge, financial accounting principles, and internal control understanding - Analytical, problem-solving, organizational skills, and audit background - Proficient in financial systems and applications, multi-dimensional reporting tools - Ability to work independently and in teams, with a 'can do' attitude - Occasional travel to Boston required **Key Tasks:** - Account for and report on custody brokerage financial results accurately - Enhance processes, controls, and reporting packages - Participate in special projects and support interim/annual audits **Competitive Benefits** range includes base salary ($67,000-$127,000), bonus, and extensive benefits package. Fidelity champions diversity and inclusion, and reasonable accommodations are provided.
- Compensation
- $67,000 – $127,000 USD
- City
- Boston
- Country
- United States
Currency: $ (USD)
Full Job Description
Job Description:
The Role
The Senior Accountant on the Brokerage Corporate Accounting and Controllership Team will be a key member of the team responsible for financial accounting and controllership within the Fidelity Institutional (FI) organization.
You will be primarily responsible for accounting and financial reporting activities supporting the custody brokerage organization. You will work closely with accounting, billing, and finance partners, as well as other members of the business, to process accounting transactions, streamline accounting processes and enhance controls, and develop improved reporting of business results. Your month-end close activities will include preparation and creation of journal entries, account reconciliations, and presenting month-over-month analysis of the income statement results to management and finance partners. In addition, you will prepare quarterly balance sheet certifications and be involved in sub-ledger reporting benefitting the broader brokerage accounting team, and you will interact directly with the external auditors during the year-end audits.
The Expertise and Skills You Bring
- Bachelors Degree in Accounting, CPA and/or masters degree in Accounting preferred
- 3-5 years of experience in accounting; experience in banking, brokerage or financial services accounting preferred
- Detail-oriented with solid understanding of business and financial concepts
- Demonstrates working knowledge of GAAP and can apply concepts to business events and transactions
- Audit background or experience working with auditors and preparing financial statements
- Strong understanding of financial accounting principles and internal control
- Analytical, problem solving, and organizational skill
- Ability to work both independently and in a team environment
- Hands on work style - 'can do' attitude with a strong desire to make things happen
- Team player who takes initiative and works constructively with others to achieve team goals
- Ability to perform major account/cost analysis and identify/interpret trends in financial statement line items
- Ability to build and maintain strong, constructive relationships with business partners
- Ability to identify process improvements and recommend changes to policies and procedures
- Passionate about details while maintaining a broad view of business objectives
- Keen knowledge of financial systems and applications and multi-dimensional reporting tools
- Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently and meet tight deadlines at each month-end and quarter-end
- Highly motivated, flexible, quality focused
- Willingness to travel to Boston occasionally for meetings with business partners
- Working closely with various business partners to ensure the custody brokerage financial results are accounted for accurately and properly
- Ensuring processes and controls are appropriate and well documented
- Preparing insightful analysis and compiling accurate information to respond to questions from management, auditors and business partners
- Responsible for supporting interim/annual audits with the external auditors and regulators
- Enhancing reporting packages and current processes to create efficiencies where possible
- Participating in the development and completion of special projects as assigned
Note: Fidelity is not providing immigration sponsorship for this position
The Team
As a member of Fidelitys Corporate Accounting and Controllership team, you play a key role for the company, protecting the firms assets through our work in financial accounting, internal controls, financial transactions and legal entity reporting.
The base salary range for this position is $67,000-$127,000 per year.Placement in the range will vary based on job responsibilities and scope, geographic location, candidates relevant experience, and other factors.
Base salary is only part of the total compensation package. Depending on the position and eligibility requirements, the offer package may also include bonus or other variable compensation.
We offer a wide range of benefits to meet your evolving needs and help you live your best life at work and at home. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage and emotional well-being support, market-leading retirement, generous paid time off and parental leave, charitable giving employee match program, and educational assistance including student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and learning resources to develop your career. Note, the application window closes when the position is filled or unposted.
Please be advised that Fidelitys business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities, investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.
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Benefits that balance life and work
From our fully paid parent leave to our on-site health and wellness centers, our benefits support the belief that more balance you have, the better you can achieve your goals.
Company overview
Company overview
At Fidelity, we are passionate about making our financial expertise broadly accessible and effective in helping people live the lives they want. We are a privately held company that places a high degree of value in creating and nurturing a work environment that attracts the best talent and reflects our commitment to our associates. We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workplace where we respect and value our associates for their unique perspectives and experience.
Reasonable accommodations
Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation contact the HR Accommodation Team by sending an email to accommodations@fmr.com, or by calling 800-835-5099, prompt 2, option 3.
Equal opportunity employer
Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that the most effective way to attract, develop, and retain a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging.
Applicant screening
At Fidelity, we value honesty, integrity, and the safety of our associates and customers within a heavily regulated industry. Certain roles may require candidates to go through a preliminary credit check during the screening process. Candidates who are presented with a Fidelity offer will need to go through a background investigation and may be asked to provide additional documentation as requested. This investigation includes but is not limited to a criminal, civil litigations and regulatory review, employment, education, and credit review (role dependent). These investigations will account for 7 years or more of history, depending on the role. Where permitted by federal or state law, Fidelity will also conduct a pre-employment drug screen, which will review for the following substances: Amphetamines, THC (marijuana), cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine.
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