Job Description:
Senior, Brokerage Accounting & Controllership
The Senior Accountant on the Brokerage Corporate Accounting and Controllership Team will be a key member of the team accountable for financial accounting and controllership of the Personal Investing (PI) organization. PI’s goal is to help customers invest towards their financial goals, develop a holistic plan for retirement and feel protected in times of need.
You will be primarily responsible for accounting and financial reporting activities supporting Personal Investing’s brokerage organization and its corresponding legal entities. You will work closely with finance and other members of the business to process accounting transactions, streamline accounting processes and enhance controls and develop improved reporting of business and legal entity results. Your month-end close activities will include preparation and creation of journal entries, account reconciliations and communicating financial statement results to management. In addition, you will prepare quarterly regulatory filings and annual financial documents.
The Expertise We’re Looking For
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, CPA and/or master’s degree in Accounting preferred
3-5 years of experience in accounting; experience in banking, brokerage or financial services accounting preferred
Thorough with solid understanding of business and financial concepts
Demonstrates solid understanding of GAAP and can apply concepts to business events and transactions
Audit background or experience working with auditors and preparing financial documents
The Skills You Bring
Strong understanding of financial accounting principles and internal controls
Analytical, problem solving, and organizational skills
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
Great teammate who takes initiative and works constructively with others to achieve team goals
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
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 operational 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, team player
Willingness to travel to Boston occasionally for meetings with business partners
The Value You Deliver
Working closely with various business partners to ensure the personal investing 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 partner
Responsible for the annual financial statements and coordinating 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
How Your Work Impacts the Organization
As a member of Fidelity’s Corporate Accounting and Controllership team, you play a key role for the company, protecting the firm’s assets through our work in financial accounting, internal controls, financial transactions and legal entity reporting.
Company Overview
At Fidelity, we are focused on 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 associate for their unique perspectives and experiences. For information about working at Fidelity, visit FidelityCareers.com. Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer.
Fidelity will reasonably accommodate associates with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of their job. Visit myHR and search for “accommodation†to review Fidelity’s Reasonable Accommodation for Disabilities Policy. To initiate a request for an accommodation, contact the HR Leave of Absence/Accommodation Team by completing the Accommodation Request Form on myHR, or by calling 800-835-5099, prompt 2, option 2.
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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.
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.
Join Us
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.
Job ID: 69080
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