GL Product Owner – Analyst

Job Description

The Financial Accounting, Infrastructure & Reporting (FAIR) organization is responsible for the accuracy, integrity and timeliness of the Firm’s books and records, while providing reporting to both internal and external clients. The organization closely examines the general ledger, operating systems and infrastructure controls across the entire lifecycle of the business. This financial information is used to assess the firm’s financial position; by management to make sound financial decisions; by investors to make informed decisions; and by regulators to supervise and examine the firm appropriately.

The most common functions and activities owned by Financial Accounting, Infrastructure & Reporting (FAIR) are: financial analysis; firmwide consolidation; general ledger reporting & governance; balance sheet reconciliation, certification, substantiation, intercompany controls and governance, manual accounting adjustments to the general ledger and operating systems, executing the month end close process, and managing the infrastructure change agenda for Corporate Finance.

Within FAIR, the General Ledger (GL) & Finance Reference Data Product Owner Teams are responsible for defining, managing, governing, testing, and implementing the end-to-end change management agenda for the GL and Ref Data platforms.  These teams lead impact assessments for all associated change initiatives, define / review business and technology requirements, create test & implementation strategies, perform end-to-end testing, implement the change, and provide post deployment support.  With the complexity of the change agenda, the teams are required to partner with stakeholders across the organization, establishing relationships with the business, controllers, and technology.  

The GL Product Owner analyst will support multiple agendas across the GL platform, executing against business, regulatory, and Corporate driven programs.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Obtain & document business requirements by interacting with all stakeholders
• Generate process flow diagrams and other required documentation where applicable
• Conduct significant data mining & analysis to support recommendations and necessary action items
• Perform Op Model impact assessments and documentation of changes
• Identify project risks and issues, escalating issues and roadblocks to managers and stakeholders as needed
• Partner with stakeholders to define solutions to meet requirements
• Develop and execute test plans, test cases / scripts
• Raise test defects and assist with resolving and retesting solutions
• Support implementation events, monitor the GL Platform post go-live, and remediate post implementation issues
• Provide project updates on various forums

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of related professional experience as a Project Manager and / or Business Analyst
• Bachelor’s degree
• Strong analytical skills with ability to synthesize complex data to identify solutions
• Strong partnership and team-orientation skills
• Ability to perform in a high pressure and fast paced environment
• Highly disciplined, self-motivated, and delivery-focused individual who is able to work independently
• Ability to quickly learn and assimilate business and technical knowledge
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple streams of work concurrently
• Must be detail oriented, highly responsible and able to work with tight deadlines
• Proficiency in MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and MS Project

About Us
J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.
About the Team
Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we’re setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.

Global Finance & Business Management works to strategically 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, teams ensure the company can navigate all types of market conditions while protecting our fortress balance sheet.
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