Fund Accounting Senior Associate

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Job Description
Do you have experience in fund accounting and are motivated by tight deadlines? Then you found the right position!
As a Fund Accounting Senior Associate within the Fund Services Operations team, you will provide services including Fund Accounting, Fund Oversight, Fund Administration, Investment Operations and Transfer Agency to mutual and pension funds. You and the team will provide services across Fund Accounting and Investment Accounting Funds on a daily, weekly and monthly basis across multi-site client base. Fund types range from, but are not limited to Unit Trusts, OEICS, Multi Manager, SICAVs and Life & Pension Funds.
Job responsibilities
Acts as a point of contact for operational activity across all Fund Ranges administered in Edinburgh, working as a trusted client partner and advocate, ensuring strong strategic alignment and open communication
Manages relationship and open communication between JPM Utility Hubs and external counterparties, within prescribed timeframes
Ensures all daily functions are completed to meet the agreed service levels
Manages group email boxes and internal enquiry management tools to ensure queries are resolved and responded to within a timeframe and manner sensitive to the urgency of the event, and in accordance with prescribed service levels
Takes responsibility for adherence to all departmental procedures, policies, checkpoints and controls
Provides support, guidance and training to other team members when required
Identifies process inefficiencies and contribute to operational process improvements
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
Strong sense of ownership and responsibility
Approaches change with a positive attitude
Comfortable with change, ambiguity, debate, conflict and informed risk taking
Multi-tasker who can manage multiple streams of work concurrently
Investigate opportunities for self-development and improving knowledge of the business in order to improve skills and deliver maximum service levels.
Able to work effectively across cultures and take advantage of time zones to deliver more effectively to the client
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
Solid experience in Operations or Client Service Management
Ability to manage change with conflicting priorities
Demonstrate experience of multi-tasking and effective time management with attention to detail in a fast-paced environment
Good understanding of the control infrastructure within Fund Accounting
About Us
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. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.
About the Team
The Corporate & Investment Bank is a global leader across investment banking, wholesale payments, markets and securities services. The world's most important corporations, governments and institutions entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. We provide strategic advice, raise capital, manage risk and extend liquidity in markets around the world.
Operations teams develop and manage innovative, secure service solutions to meet clients' needs globally. Developing and using the latest technology, teams work to deliver industry-leading capabilities to our clients and customers, making it easy and convenient to do business with the firm. Teams also drive growth by refining technology-driven customer and client experiences that put users first, providing an unparalleled experience.
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