Corporate Controllers - London, United Kingdom - JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

About the team
The

Valuation Control Group (VCG) is an independent group within Finance whose primary responsibility is to ensure that the firm's risk portfolios are fairly valued. The group sets independent pricing and valuation adjustments policies, executes & generates results, and then works with Trading to remediate and prevent issues on an ongoing basis. VCG also works to identify and control potential valuation risk concentrations, uncertainty in pricing inputs, and valuation model uncertainty.

The group is organized along business lines such as the Investment Bank and Consumer & Community Bank and works closely with Traders, CFOs, Market Risk, Product Control, Model Governance and Quantitative Research to ensure a complete understanding of business issues and the accurate execution of valuation policy.

The group plays a critical role within the Firm and has exposure to senior management, Business heads, Regulators, and both internal and external audit.

Job responsibilities

Responsible for all aspects of the valuation control framework for the Commodities desk, including independent price verification, valuation and prudent valuation adjustments, valuation adjustment stress and fair value measurement.
Implement new tools to enhance control efficiency and contribute to methodology enhancements
Partner with Quantitative Research and Model Review Groups to assess limitations in trading models and implement compensating controls and model limitation adjustments.
Collaborate with Front Office and key Finance, Technology and Risk partners providing value add analysis on monthend results, illiquid and concentrated valuation positions, revenue from new/complex and new products
Partner or participate in projects within the group and the wider Finance organization together with Front Office, QR and Technology and participate in regulatory exams and address bank's regulators inquiries

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Good understanding and keen interest in financial markets, combined with strong analytical abilities and willingness to contribute as part of a high performing team
Quantitative aptitude and keen interest in financial markets and products
Critical thinker with sound judgement and ability to challenge constructively
Curious personality; inclusive; detail oriented; Always looking to improve
Basic Microsoft Office & strong Excel skills

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Understanding training in financial products or derivatives pricing
Knowledge of data science (e.g. Machine learning), analytics platform (e.g. Alteryx) and data visualization tool (e.g. Tableau)

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.