Treasury and Chief Investment Office (CIO) Product Control (P&L and Risk) – Associate

 

ABOUT Treasury/Chief Investment Office.

T/CIO Global Operations is part of the Treasury/Chief Investment Office (T/CIO) which is responsible for firm wide asset and liability management including: 

Aggregating and managing the firm’s structural interest rate risk, primarily through a global investment portfolio. Managing the firm’s funding and liabilities, including both long term debt and short term cash deployment. Aggregating, managing and reporting the firm’s liquidity risk. Aggregating and managing the firm’s structural foreign exchange. Managing the end to end risk weighted assets and capital process

ABOUT Execution Middle Office: The execution middle office provides transaction analysis, P&L and risk, and project support to the T/CIO desks which execute transactions and manage resulting positions.   You  will participate in the effort to ensure the business’s dynamic environment is well supported and properly controlled.  Due to the constant evolution of business and regulatory initiatives, your role will necessitate your involvement in daily processes as well as drive projects.  You will work closely with Portfolio Managers to fully understand business drivers and support requirements, as well as colleagues within settlement, financial control, market risk, interest rate risk, liquidity risk, and technology.

A qualified candidate will possess a financial mindset, an appreciation for complex system flows and the controls necessary to ensure their accuracy, a thorough understanding of financial instruments and relevant accounting principles, an aptitude for root/cause analysis, and an overriding eagerness to exhibit leadership and drive.

 

Key Responsibilities:

Production and substantiation of P&L and Risk to CIO/Treasury FO/Management Provide supervisory oversight of daily P&L/Risk process performed by junior team members Review daily system to system reconciliations and feeds relating to CIO & Treasury Monitor Market Risk related controls- includes updating/monitoring of risk limits, report clean P&L for VaR back testing Contribute to New Business initiatives including active participation to on-board a new product & designing MO work flow, provide analysis/advice around booking strategies & operational procedures Provide support for any ad hoc requests and queries from various stakeholders Review current processes, identify opportunities for improving efficiency & controls and delivering tactical/strategic solutions Work in close partnership with Market Risk, Business Management, Trade support, Financial controllers, VCG, Technology to ensure adequate controls on overall P&L & Risk numbers Actively participate in Strategic Re-engineering and global projects involving front/back end systems and closely partner across 3 regions. Deliver substantive and meaningful contribution to group’s work product. Understand & contribute to various control frameworks, i.e. Control Self Assessment (CSA), Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) & Business Control Committees (BCC’s)

 

 

Qualifications/Key Skill-Sets

Degree Holder major in Finance, Accounting or other management discipline 3-5 years in Middle Office, Market Risk, Valuation, Finance or Product Control Works independently and takes decisions, escalates when appropriate Good communication skills, robust and credible partner Detail oriented, ability to deep dive on processes and improve controls/efficiencies Good product knowledge with hands on experience in Fixed income & Treasury products Good understanding of transaction cycle, infrastructure & associated operational and financial processes and controls Strong relationship-building and networking skills Ability to deal with high level of adhoc requests and deliver under pressure Excel proficiency

 

 

ABOUT J.P. MORGAN CHASE & CO.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $2.6 trillion and operations worldwide. The firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers and small business, commercial banking, financial transaction processing, and asset management. A component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, JPMorgan Chase & Co. serves millions of consumers in the United States and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under its J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Information about JPMorgan Chase & Co. is available at www.jpmorganchase.com.

The role will provide a good insight in operational and control related processes around Treasury and Chief Investment Office operations. The acquired experience will allow to progress further in other connected fields (e.g. portfolio management, risk management, financial control and analysis)