Securities Services - Alternative Fund Services - Vice President

J.P. Morgan’s 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. With $29 trillion of assets under custody and $650 billion in deposits, the Corporate & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extend liquidity in markets around the world.
J.P. Morgan Alternative Fund Services (AFS) is part of the Securities Services business group in the Corporate & Investment Bank and is one of the largest fund and portfolio administration businesses in the industry, administering over $950 billion in assets globally. The business was launched in November 2005 through the commercialization of the finance and technology teams supporting J.P. Morgan's various private equity and real estate entities.

Our AFS business has over 950 dedicated professionals with offices in Dublin, London, Luxembourg, New York, New Jersey, Boston, Bangalore, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Jersey, Singapore, Toronto and Sydney. We provide administration services to more than 150 clients across all alternative asset classes.
Position Responsibilities   Manage a Fund Accounting team and ensure client deadlines are met and work executed in accordance with internal controls
Prepare/Review of fund, share class, and investor allocations including calculations of management and performance fees/carry
Prepare/Review Net Asset Value Files & Daily Profit & Loss
Interpret fund agreements to determine impact on fund set-ups, financial reporting requirements and NAV reporting
Maintain thorough knowledge of client base and industry standards (i.e., accounting, tax and legal) to serve and communicate with clients most effectively
Serve as senior client escalation; anticipate and proactively communicate resolution of issues to clients
Assist with/lead training initiatives. Manage team capacity, budgets and cross training plans.
Lead and work on special projects, new client/fund onboarding & internal investment initiatives
Streamline operational processes to reduce risk and improve efficiency
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills   Minimum 10 years of accounting experience, preferably including Public Big 4 and partnership or hedge/private equity fund accounting
Thorough knowledge of the hedge/PE Fund environments including accounting for investor allocations, share classes, and complex investment and securities processing
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Economics or Finance preferred
Must be innovative and analytical, with excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strategic thinker with proven track record
Must have team player instincts with the ability to see a project to conclusion with little follow-up
Excellent client service orientation and proven ability to deal with demanding clients
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills   Professional accounting qualification (CA, CPA) a plus

Experience with Investran or similar integrated Private Equity system a plus
Familiarity and experience with private equity concepts (e.g. waterfall calculations, capital call/distribution processing, PE investment structures)

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