Job Description:

The Role

Are you organized and view things analytically with proper attention to detail? Do you value making sure accounting transactions and financial results are reported accurately and communicated well. Will you demonstrate passion, energy, and an eagerness to learn and are a standout colleague who takes initiative and works constructively with teammates to achieve team goals. If so, please join the Brokerage Accounting and Controllership Team!

As a Manager, you will be responsible for the accounting and financial reporting for some of Fidelity’s broker dealer legal entities as well as an investment advisor legal entity. You will have core responsibilities related to the monthly and quarterly close process and will work closely with other Accounting and Controllership teams, in addition to various business and finance partners, to provide support to the Fidelity Institutional brokerage business unit. You will interact directly with the external auditors during quarterly reviews and year end audits and will actively participate in process improvement initiatives.

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, CPA and/or advanced degree preferred

5 years of relevant experience

Experience with Broker Dealers and/or Investment Advisors a plus but not required

Audit background and/or experience working with auditors and preparing financial statements

Ability to coach, develop and lead performance and output of team members

Experience managing projects and/or small teams of people

Solid understanding of accounting principles, financial reporting, practices and internal controls

Experience designing and implementing accounting processes and financial systems

Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines

Highly motivated, flexible, quality focused teammate with excellent organizational skills

Ability to quickly grasp complex organizational/ownership structures

Ability to work independently and exhibit both independent thinking and good judgment

You have strong financial analysis skills and the ability to solve problems independently or as part of a team

You have a strong understanding of financial/accounting principles as well as a sense of accountability and ownership in your work

You can identify process improvements and recommend changes to existing business and system policies and procedures in addition to leading special project teams to implement changes

You have excellent written and verbal communication skills that create and maintain strong, constructive relationships with business partners

You are focused on details while maintaining a broad view of business objectives

The ability to work on and manage multiple projects concurrently and meet tight deadlines

Strong knowledge of Microsoft Suite (particularly Excel and PowerPoint)

Solid understanding of financial systems and multi-dimensional reporting tools (i.e., Oracle, Essbase, PowerBI)

The ability to manage and review the work of others

The Value You Deliver

Work closely with finance, business, accounting policy and other business unit accounting teams to ensure the transactions you review or perform for your legal entities are being accurately recorded in the G/L

Participate in new product launches by ensuring new transactions are recorded accurately

Actively participate in overseeing month end accounting close responsibilities, such as reviewing journal entries, account reconciliations, and variance analysis for both the Fidelity Institutional brokerage business unit and brokerage and investment advisor legal entities.

Provide well written financial commentary and present these results during any monthly or quarterly financial reporting reviews

Perform quarterly reviews of financials

Participate in the annual audit process with external auditors, including the preparation audit schedules

Prepare and review the annual audited financial statements of brokerage legal entities and/or investment advisor legal entity

Participate in any financial control assessments for processes that you own

Participate in the response to inquiries from management, auditors, and regulatory agencies

Participate in and oversee the development and completion of special projects and initiatives

Certifications:

Company Overview

At Fidelity Investments, our customers are at the heart of everything we do. As a privately held company with a rich 75-year history, our mission has remained the same since our founding: to strengthen the financial well-being of our clients. We help people invest and plan for their future. We assist companies and non-profit organizations in delivering benefits to their employees. And we provide institutions and independent advisors with investment and technology solutions to help invest their own clients’ money.

Join Us

At Fidelity, you’ll find endless opportunities to build a meaningful career that positively impacts peoples’ lives, including yours. You can take advantage of flexible benefits that support you through every stage of your career, empowering you to thrive at work and at home. And you don’t need a finance background to succeed at Fidelity—we offer a range of opportunities for learning and growth so you can build the career you’ve always imagined. We welcome associates from different backgrounds and with different perspectives to help us innovate and make a difference for our customers and our communities.

We invite you to Find Your Fidelity at fidelitycareers.com.

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.

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 Leave of Absence/Accommodation Team by sending an email to accommodations @fmr.com, or by calling 800-835-5099, prompt 2, option 2.

Fidelity will continue to keep the safety of associates and customers as our top priority and this will never change. As the pandemic evolves and Federal, State, and Local regulations emerge, it has become clear that knowing the vaccination status of all associates is critical to our safety efforts.

Therefore, Fidelity will require all candidates to disclose their COVID-19 vaccination status during the hiring process, and if vaccinated, provide proof of vaccine.

This is not a requirement to be vaccinated. It is a requirement to report vaccination status and, if vaccinated, provide proof.