Depositary Services

J.P. Morgan provides Depositary Services to 14 locations in EMEA whereby we undertake a number of monitoring activities that form the core of oversight programme for the Schemes where JPMC act as Trustee / Depositary.

Team work to stringent deadlines; intra-day, end of day, weekly, monthly as determined by the function and the SLA in place with each individual European location. Failure to meet deadlines or SLA requirements may result in reputational, financial or Regulatory sanction, therefore effective workflow management is crucial.

Requirements are subject to ongoing change as new Regulatory and Client demands come on stream

About you:

We're looking for highly driven individuals with an interest in working in financial services and at JPMorgan Chase. Your roles & responsibilities will include:

• Assist the Team Management in the oversight of the daily activities.
• Ensure accurate and timely processing of all deliverables on the Depositary Records to the highest individual and team standards and in accordance with the applicable procedures, policies, checklists 
• Escalate with urgency any instructions that are unclear or cannot be processed in a timely manner to the appropriate party for clarification.
• Adhere to internal procedures & controls to ensure 4-eyes principle is applied at all times.
• Receive, investigate and respond to internal queries in a timely and accurate manner.
• Demonstrate and apply thorough awareness and knowledge of financial markets.
• Actively participate in the creation and maintenance of procedures and process improvements.
• Contribute towards the timely and accurate compilation of departmental KPIs on a daily basis.
• Support the Managers by engaging in internal projects and testing as required.
• Facilitate the completion of regular and ad-hoc client, investor and regulatory reporting requirements in a timely, accurate and professional manner for submission to Manager.
• Support Manager through investigation and analysis and provision of relevant data, to resolve client queries as required.
• Liaise with OCM (internal control) team on any issues that arise that need to be reviewed

About your experience:

The candidate should have 5+ years or more experience in Financial Services Industry, preferably with 3 years in Recon / fund accounting / financial reporting / financial statement audit environment and exposure to working in a quality driven process.  The candidate should ideally have prepared and/or reviewed financial statements/transactions  previously and have knowledge of transaction life cycle for hedge/mutual funds.

About your skills & qualifications:

• You will have 5+ years’ experience, preferably with 3 years in a  Recon / fund accounting / financial reporting / financial statement audit environment
• Ability to communicate effectively within the team and across other upstream and downstream teams.
• Solid interpersonal skills with ability to interact effectively with individuals and within the team.
• Self-starter with ability to work on own initiative and to learn quickly.
• Should be a thorough Subject Matter Expert & a process coach
• Proactive in identifying and escalation potential areas of risk.
• Good problem solving skills.
• Ability to work under pressure in a volume driven environment.
• Ability to be flexible, follow tight deadlines, organize and prioritize work.
• Ability to work quickly with accuracy and with the minimum of supervision whilst adhering to existing control procedures.
• Highly PC literate ideally with extensive working knowledge of Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, Access, Outlook  or similar email program.
• Fluency in English written and spoken.

JPMorgan Chase & Co., one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

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