Senior Accountant, Brokerage Accounting & Controllership at Fidelity in Smithfield, RI

Job description

• Senior Accountant, Brokerage Accounting and Controllerhip
• Note: Fidelity will not provide immigration sponsorship for this position. ​
• The Senior Accountant on the Brokerage Corporate Accounting Team is a key member of the team responsible for accounting and financial reporting activities of the Fidelity Wealth and Brokerage organizations. The organizations’ goal is to help customers invest towards their financial goals, develop a comprehensive plan for retirement and feel protected in times of need.
• . You will work closely with finance and other members of the business to process accounting transactions, streamline accounting processes and improve 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 statements.

Responsibilities

• Process accounting transactions, streamline accounting processes and improve controls and develop improved reporting of business and legal entity results
• Month-end close activities including preparation and creation of journal entries, account reconciliations and communicating financial statement results to management
• Prepare quarterly regulatory filings and annual financial statements
• Working closely with various business partners to ensure the 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, regulators and business partner
• Responsible for the preparation of 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

Requirements

• 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
• Demonstrates solid understanding of financial accounting principles and internal controls; and can apply concepts to business events and transactions
• Audit background or experience working with auditors and preparing financial statements
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment
• Hands on work style - can do demeanor with a strong desire to make things happen
• Great teammate who takes initiative and works constructively 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 create and maintain strong, constructive relationships with business partners
• Ability to identify process 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
• Working closely with various business partners to ensure the 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, regulators and business partner
• Responsible for the preparation of 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

Skills

Required

• Financial accounting principles
• Internal controls
• Account/cost analysis
• Financial statement preparation
• Financial systems and applications
• Multi-dimensional reporting tools
• Process improvement
• Project management
• Attention to detail
• Communication skills
• Teamwork
• Initiative

Preferred

• CPA
• Master's degree in Accounting