External Reporting Controller - Associate

External Reporting Controller - Associate

You are a strategic thinker passionate about driving solutions in external reporting—you have found the right team. The External Reporting function oversees financial statements and management reporting and helps ensure a sound control environment. The team understands and applies accounting treatments to support compliance with corporate and regulatory requirements. We coordinate the preparation of quarterly regulatory requirements, validate balance sheet items, and understand balance sheet usage and reporting.

As an analyst within the External Reporting function, you will support the oversight of financial statements and management reporting while helping maintain a sound control environment. You will consolidate and analyze quarterly financial data, coordinate results and requirements across partners, and support the production and filing of periodic regulatory reports. You will apply accounting and regulatory requirements to help ensure accurate and complete submissions to regulators and internal stakeholders. You will also contribute to continuous improvement efforts focused on data quality and external reporting processes.

Job responsibilities 

• Apply up-to-date product, industry, and market knowledge in specialty areas of reporting
• Consolidate, review, and analyze quarterly financial data for accuracy and completeness, including quarter-over-quarter variance analysis
• Coordinate data collection and quarterly business results with lines of business, Regulatory Controllers, and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reporting teams
• Assist in the assessment of issues and outcomes
• Communicate financial information to lines of business and flag potential issues
• Participate in the production, review, and filing of monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual reports for regulatory agencies
• Execute proof, control, and reconciliation procedures across regulatory filings, SEC filings, and other published financial reports (e.g., Form 10‑Q, Annual Report/Form 10‑K, Call Report, FR Y‑9C, Pillar III)
• Perform control procedures and edit checks to support the integrity of reported financial results
• Ensure accurate and complete data submissions to regulators
• Interpret and define regulatory and/or SEC requirements and coordinate internal and external policies
• Establish and manage relationships with lines of business and external regulatory agency constituents, and participate in continuous improvement efforts focused on data quality and external reporting

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills 

• 3+ years of experience in a Finance organization with exposure to accounting, financial statements, and/or regulatory reporting
• Strong time management, problem solving, and written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work effectively across diverse functions, locations, and businesses
• Proficiency in Excel and strong computer skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong organizational and time management skills

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills 

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• Experience in Product Control or Financial Control, and/or knowledge of SEC reporting or regulatory reporting
• Project management experience and/or skills