CIB - Institutional Fund Accountant Supervisor - Boston

Job description

About J.P. Morgan Corporate & Investment Bank

J.P. Morgan's Corporate & Investment Bank (CIB) is a global leader across banking, markets and investor services. The world's most important corporations, governments and institutions entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. With $19 trillion of assets under custody and $393 billion in deposits, the Corporate & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity to clients in markets around the world.

The Custody & Fund Services (CFS) business is a global leader in the industry with approximately $19 trillion of Assets under Custody, $125bn of liability balances, and a comprehensive set of products and services across traditional and alternative assets.

As a member of the Operations Client Management Team in Institutional Fund Accounting Services (IFAS), you will be responsible for working at the client level. The Client Management Team works closely with our clients and Delivery Management Team ensure the client's financial reports are delivered accurately and within stated SLA.

Your core responsibilities include:

· Understand client needs and validate client requirements
· Build and maintain effective working relationships with internal teams and with clients.
· Ensure SLAs are met and provide MIS reports internally and externally
· Pro-actively identify, manage and pre-empt service issues and ensure timely communication to the client
· Continuously refine best-in-class Client Service.
· Represent Operations processes internally
· Ensure regulatory requirements requiring client input to operational processes are met.
· Identify clients impacted by regulatory changes and issues communications as necessary
· Support client training requirements, particularly to maximize self service
· Escalate client concerns within OSD Management.
· Pro-active client communication regarding potential service issues
· Understand client needs and ensure that we respond appropriately to those needs
· BAU Query Management and resolution
· Issue Management, Escalation and Remediation
· Address Client Behavior issues
· Delivery of client specific reporting and client KPIs
· Delivery of regulatory reporting
· Point of contact for accounting related client inquiries

Bachelors Degree (Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Business preferred)

Fund Accounting and/or Custody experience

Strong analytical, prioritization, organizational, and time management skills

Strong multi-tasking and negotiation skills

Excellent customer service skills with attention to detail

Team player with the ability to work productively within a group and maintain a high degree of independence

Analytical skills, problem solving, good critical thinking and decision-making skills

Quantitative analysis, including trending of data

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ability to work independently and multitask in a fast paced environment

Relationship building skills - develop partnerships to drive results

Exceptional problem/issue resolution skills

Proficient with use of Microsoft Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Desired profile

Skills & Experience

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· BA/BS--accounting oriented
· Minimum of three years of experience in a fund accounting/custody or pension accounting environment
· Advanced fund accounting principles and theories
· Computer system experience (Excel is Required)
· Supervisory and leadership skills
· Organization skills
· Attention to detail and commitment to quality
· Ability to work under pressure in a deadline oriented environment
· Previous Pension Fund experience beneficial