Location: Columbus, OH, United States

Join our Compensation & Benefits Finance team within Corporate Finance to support global teams that manage capital, drive growth and efficiencies, maintain financial reporting and proactively manage risk. By providing information, analysis and recommendations to improve results and drive decisions, we help teams ensure that the company navigates all types of market conditions while protecting our fortress balance sheet.

As a Financial Analysis Senior Associate in the Compensation & Benefits Finance team, you will analyze financials and prepare reporting, while identifying opportunities to streamline and minimize cycle times through process improvement. In addition, you will assist your team and peer groups with special projects to support firmwide strategic initiatives. This role provides you with a unique opportunity to interact with cross-functional teams such as Human Resources, Executive Compensation, Corporate Sector & Firmwide Planning & Analysis, Line of Business finance teams, HR Controllers, Chief Investment Office/Treasury, Risk and the Regulatory Capital Management Office to achieve financial, strategic, and control objectives. 

Job Responsibilities

• Prepare for and execute month end analysis and forecasting processes, working closely with HR Controllers, Planning & Analysis teams, HR, and Lines of Business to ensure accurate deliverables
• Support preparation of firmwide HR-related budget guidance and variance explanations to Lines of Business
• Calculate and manage expense allocations impacting all global locations and firmwide Lines of Business
• Prepare variance analysis for firmwide Line of Business impacts of expense allocations
• Execute stress forecasting calculations and submission deliverables for CCAR and Risk Appetite
• Produce presentations, analysis and supporting materials for senior management that summarize forecast results, plans and progress
• Enhance controls and improve risk environment, including producing, organizing and maintaining documentation
• Perform various projects and ad-hoc analyses for senior Finance and HR leaders

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or related field
• 5 years of experience in Financial Planning and Analysis or Accounting/Controller
• Strong Excel skills required with financial reporting (Hyperion Essbase or Anaplan)
• Experience with analytical reviews and problem solving, attention to detail, and ability to analyze large data sets and present conclusions concisely
• Inquisitive, eager to learn, and comfortable challenging the status quo
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate complex issues clearly
• Track record of leading or supporting initiatives with challenging timelines 
• Highly motivated and able to perform under pressure in fast-paced environments
• Team player with the ability to develop relationships as a trusted business partner 
• Self-starter with excellent time management and prioritization skills

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Masters degree and/or CPA preferred
• Automation technology (Alteryx, Xceptor, UiPath) experience preferred

Additional Information

• To be eligible for this role, you must be authorized to work in the United States. We do not offer any type of employment-based immigration sponsorship for this role. Likewise, JPMorgan Chase & Co. will not provide any assistance or sign any documentation in support of any other form of immigration sponsorship or benefit, including optional practical training (OPT) or curricular practical training (CPT).
• This role requires the ability to physically work in our offices 5 days a week
• Final Job Grade level and corporate title will be determined at time of offer and may differ from this posting
• This role does not provide relocation assistance so all candidates must be local to the work locations listed in the job posting or willing to relocate on their own immediately upon hiring

Lead budgeting, forecasting, and analysis for firmwide Benefits as a Compensation & Benefits Finance professional