Job title

• Team Leader – Alternative Fund Services
• Hedge Fund Services Fund Accounting

Short description

Build your career in Hedge Fund & Private Equity operations components while working in the world’s most innovative bank.

Posting description

JPMorgan Alternative Fund Services delivers an extensive solution for hedge fund, private equity, and fund of hedge fund clients seeking independent administration and custody services or to outsource their day-to-day operations. The Hedge Fund Accounting team has the responsibility for providing a premium quality client service to Alternative Fund Services Clients, ensuring deadlines are met at all times.

JPMorgan Fund Accounting delivers an extensive solution for all types of Investment funds from traditional long funds to complex hedge funds. The significant growth in demand for Fund Accounting services has led to the creation of an Associate level role. This role will encompass all aspects of the fund accounting function.

Job Responsibilities:

• Preparation/Review/Oversight of Net Asset Value Files & producing accurate and timely Net Asset Values

• Providing a premier client service to a defined group of clients by building strong relationships with the investment manager and any other third parties and Identifying efficiencies and areas for improvement to reduce risk and become more efficient

• Have a thorough understanding of the theoretical and technical nature of hedge fund accounting and administration

• Working with investment operations, reconciliations, shareholder services, financial reporting, and other partner teams internally to agree internal deadlines to ensure external client deadlines are met

• Working closely with your clients to resolve queries and with the new business team and clients through the on-boarding process

• Ensuring all schedule work is completed by agreed deadlines, checklists are signed, producing ad hoc reports for clients and performing quality assurance checks on information received internally from other supporting functions

• Developing thorough knowledge of his/her client base, prospectus, documentation, etc., creating, maintaining and updating procedures for the funds ensuring to comply with all controls and procedures outlined in the procedures manual and general company policies

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience

• Bachelor degree required - in Finance, Accounting or Economics. (3.2 or higher GPA)

• Strong organizational skills, concern for quality & accuracy and working to strict deadlines

• Leadership, motivation and ability to deliver results

• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Professional and proactive approach to work, problem solver

• Strong approach to client service & ability to deliver results

• Strong communication skills both oral and written