Senior Accountant, Brokerage Accounting & Controllership

Fidelity will not provide immigration sponsorship for this position.

Job Description:

The Role The Senior Accountant on the Brokerage Corporate Accounting and Controllership Team will be a key member of the team responsible for financial accounting and controllership within the Fidelity Institutional (FI) organization.

You will be primarily responsible for accounting and financial reporting activities supporting brokerage accounting.  You will work closely with accounting, and finance partners, as well as other members of the business, to process accounting transactions, streamline accounting processes and enhance controls, and develop improved reporting of business results.  Your month-end close activities will include preparation and creation of journal entries, account reconciliations, and presenting month-over-month analysis of the income statement results to management and finance partners.  

In addition, you will prepare quarterly balance sheet certifications and regulatory filings and annual financial statements.

The Expertise and Skills You Bring Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, CPA and/or master’s degree in Accounting preferred2-4 years of experience in accounting; experience in banking, brokerage or financial services accounting preferred

Detail-oriented with solid understanding of business and financial concepts

Demonstrates working knowledge of GAAP and can apply concepts to business events and transactions

Audit background or experience working with auditors and preparing financial statements

Strong understanding of financial accounting principles and internal control

Analytical, problem solving, and organizational skill

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

Team player who takes initiative and works constructively with others to achieve team goals

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 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 Highly motivated, flexible, quality focused

Willingness to travel to Boston occasionally for meetings with business partners

Working closely with various business partners to ensure the custody 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 partners

Responsible for supporting 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

Responsible for the preparation of the annual financial statements and coordinating interim/annual audits with the external auditors and regulators. The Team 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.

Fidelity’s Onsite Working Model Fidelity is transitioning to a full-time onsite working model through a phased rollout across regions and roles. Currently, some roles and…