Financial Analyst IV – Personal Investing Controllership

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Personal Investing (PI) Finance is looking for an accomplished professional with experience in financial risk assessment, key control identification, accounting and financial analysis. The Financial Analyst IV is a key resource of the Personal Investing (PI) Controllers team providing dedicated support to our financial risk assessment and control program.

The

Expertise

We’re Looking For

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Minimum 5 years of financial services finance / operations experience; Big 4 auditing experience of financial service companies preferred

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Strong understanding of the brokerage and investment advisory industries and products

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Risk assessment and or control audit experience highly preferred

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Advanced degree and/or CPA preferred

The

Purpose

of Your Role

This role is responsible for assisting in the implementation of a comprehensive financial risk assessment and controls program and will focus on proactive documentation of control processes and identification of improvements to the controls governing PI’s financial results.

The

Skills

You Bring

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Your ability to develop guidelines and implement programs to improve the overall end-to end financial control environment of PI.

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Your ability to influence key decision makers through a combination of knowledge, reasoning, and relationships

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Your excellent communications skills and the ability to summarize and present findings in an organized and professional manner are needed

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Your ability to interact with all levels of the organization and appropriate business partners and be skilled at delivering executive level presentations related to the financial oversight, risk management and control process and program

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Your ability to prioritize and coordinate multiple projects simultaneously

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Your advanced ability to understand and analyze complex financial, legal, operational and regulatory requirements

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Your ability to succeed in a deadline

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driven work environment

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Your successful track record of staff development, functional management, project management, business analysis, and team leadership

The

Value

You Deliver

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Participating in risk-assessment work-streams within PI Controllership 2.0 efforts, including:

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Identification of and initial risk-assessment of key operational and financial processes supporting PI balance sheet and income statement line items.

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Fully document end-to-end processes supporting our financial results, including process owners and key controls

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Assess key controls and recommend improvements to senior management

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Establishing procedures to verify on a regular basis that key controls continue to operate effectively.

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Reporting quarterly on control effectiveness, perceived gaps and known issues to inform CFO and Controller certification of the financial statements.

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Establishing regular assessments to update processes and key controls.

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Partnering with Finance, Risk Management, compliance and internal and external auditors to ensure that control environment is sound.

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Partnering with the business and with corporate accounting to ensure PI financial results are appropriately included in the correct legal entities.

New Product Development/Product Enhancements/Existing Products:

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Consulting on financial controls required of new or enhanced products.

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Recommending financial- and other controls as necessary.

Incidents:
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Providing finance support and guidance in the response to incidents and service recoveries.

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Assisting the business in identifying control weakness causing the incident and recommend improvements.

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Assessing legal entity impact and ensure appropriate communication to relevant legal entity officers and external /internal auditors.

Communication and Awareness:

• Communicating significant product, initiative, process and control risks to PI senior leaders, including development and delivery of oversight reporting.

How Your Work

Impacts

the Organization

The

Analyst IV – PI Risk Assessment and Oversight will provide leadership around

the assurance over financial controls for PI Senior Leadership. This individual will partner closely with

other Finance, Business, Audit, Legal, Risk and Compliance professionals across

the PI end-to-end financial control environment to ensure processes are

documented and owned: that clear controls are in place and up to date; and that

key controls continue to operate effectively.

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. For information about working at Fidelity, visit

FidelityCareers.com

Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer.

Job

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Finance/Accounting

Primary Location

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US-RI-Smithfield

Schedule

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Full-time

Job Level

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Individual Contributor

Education Level

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Bachelor’s Degree (±16 years)

Job Type

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Standard

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Overtime Status

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Exempt

Travel

:

No