Fund Servicing

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Take a lead role in acquiring, managing and retaining meaningful relationships that deliver outstanding experience to our customers

Job Summary
As a Fund Accounting Analyst within JPM's fund accounting team, you will be tasked with completing pre-NAV activities, clearing exceptions, and signing off on control systems, all within strict deadlines. Your role will involve ensuring timely and accurate NAV delivery for clients who have outsourced their fund accounting to us, with shift timings from 15:30 to 2:30 IST. You will also be expected to manage client inquiries, escalate any delays or issues to supervisors and management, and act as the team's subject matter expert and first point of escalation.

Job Responsibilities

• Manage daily operations and ensure timely, accurate completion of all deliverables.
• Serve as the team's domain expert, guiding them on queries and questions.
• Possess in-depth knowledge of accounting functions like CapStock, Expense, and Distribution.
• Lead and own escalations, audits, and client due diligence processes.
• Develop efficient, standardized workflows with effective controls at hand-off points.
• Establish and maintain policies and procedures that comply with internal and external controls, continuously strengthening the control environment.
• Assess and address training needs for effective cross-training, ensuring stakeholder management and process documentation are up-to-date.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills 

• Excellent oral and written communication abilities.
• Strong grasp of mutual funds, capital markets, and associated terminology.
• Proficient in analytical skills and MS Office applications.
• Creative thinker capable of challenging the status quo.
• Effective time management skills for handling conflicting priorities.
• Essential knowledge of fund accounting, with Alteryx, Tableau, and UI Path experience; requires an MBA/Bachelor's in Finance, Accounting, or Economics, 8 years in banking/investment operations, and at least 3 years in team management.