Fund Services Financial Reporting - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom

5 days ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Welcome to JPMorgan Chase.

The Financial Reporting Group in Edinburgh is responsible for the issuance of interim, final and other financial statements of the collective vehicles serviced by the site on behalf of UK and Luxembourg based clients.

In this role you will lead the financial accountants within the Financial Reporting Team and the role entails managing, tracking and supporting the production of top-quality financial statement and regulatory reporting services to JPMorgan clients.

These services are high profile and vital to the continued development and success of JPMorgan's Edinburgh operations group.

Job responsibilities

Delivery of service to clients ensuring that these meet regulatory and agreed service delivery targets, including the control of onshore review and sign off of fund financial statements in accordance with accounting, regulatory and client requirements
Onshore review of accounts and files for audit and interim financials as prepared by our offshore Financial Reporting team
Management and implementation of any changes to service agreed with the client, according to internal policy and with regard for impacts on service level agreements
Plan and track the deliveries of the team ensuring all client deliverables are met to a high standard
Ensure quality control of team production is in place and regularly implemented
Ensure checklists and internal control guidance is followed during accounts production
Prioritise and manage the team resources efficiently to maintain established service levels
Ensure that team is operating within an appropriate control environment
Continually assess the process/procedures to identify areas for improvement

Client / Customer Focus

Act as primary contact for the client, regulatory bodies and external auditors for the financial statements and ensure that queries/issues are resolved in a timely manner
Participate in regular service review meetings as required and ensure that all agreed actions are resolved to agreed timescales
Identify opportunities to enhance the overall client relationship
Escalate service issues supplemented with appropriate analysis and suggested rectification to Senior Management
Initiate corrective action when service levels do not meet agreed quality standards
Initiate, maintain and develop effective working relationships with external and internal customers
Collaborate with our internal partners for resolution of client queries and initiatives

People Management / Leadership

Ensure regular 1:1s are held with direct reports focusing professional development tracking against agreed objectives
Develop appropriate objectives derived from local business goals for direct reports
Lead individual team as well as being a proactive leader across the wider Financial Reporting group
Collaborate with partners across the internal business

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Track record of developing and managing teams
Strong communicator both externally and to all levels of business
Dedicated with strong attention to detail
Effective escalation and resolution of issues
Ability to manage business as usual and projects in a time pressured environment
Establish relationships and collaborate effectively with onshore and offshore stakeholders

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Knowledge of regulatory standard under which financial statements are produced (e.g. IFRS, US GAAP, UK GAAP, Luxembourg GAAP)
Knowledge of financial instruments and their accounting treatment (e.g. Derivatives, Equities, Bonds)
Knowledge of funds and audit function (e.g. OEIC, Investment Trusts, SICAV)
Proficient knowledge of software packages (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

J.P.

Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors.

Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success.

We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company.

We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law.

In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.