Associate, Controllership Equities & Entity support

Associate, Controllership Equities & Entity support

Country: United States of America

The Controllership function is responsible for the operations and controls surrounding accounting, and financial reporting of the institution. This function’s responsibilities demonstrates expertise by being able to articulate transactions, recording accounting entries, managing the general ledger and reconciliations, and interpreting and complying with technical accounting matters and financial reporting disclosure requirements. Through the Controllership function, stakeholders receive relevant insight and commentary on transaction-level and financial results for analysis and decision making. The Equities role will support Principal Trading, Futures, Equity Capital Markets and Convertible transactions. The function will work on daily P&L reporting, researching variances, working with the business to implement controls, evaluating impacts of transactions, data integrity and balance sheet substantiation, work closely with IT, Risk Management, Sales and Trading, Operations. Work with other Finance teams including Tax, Head office reporting, Compliance and legal.

Responsibility Statements

• Implements solutions to existing problems within the reporting team.
• Influences others regarding policies, practices, and procedures for implementation.
• Recommends best practices in accounting policies and processes to business lines as needed.

• Ensures adequate controls, reporting, and documentation is maintained for supported applications.

• Coaches and reviews work of junior level professionals as needed.

• Influences and informs others regarding accounting policies, practices, and procedures

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education

Bachelor's Degree; Accounting, Finance, Management Information Systems or a equivalent field

Master's Degree ; Accounting, Finance, Management Information Systems or a equivalent field

Diversity & EEO Statements: At Santander, we value and respect differences in our workforce and strive to increase the diversity of our teams. We actively encourage everyone to apply.

Work Experience
4+ Years, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or similar field within the Banking or Financial Services Industry

Skills and Abilities

• Advanced knowledge of accounting practices and procedures, including US GAAP/IFRS and regulatory reporting standards. Expertise in Equities products
• Proficient skills in MS Office, MS Excel, MS Outlook.
• Ability to multi-task and adhere to deadlines.
• Ability to adapt to rapidly changing business environment
• Ability to adjust to