Asset Management Middle Office Associate

Job Description
Are you an emotionally intelligent team player passionate about learning a business from end to end? Then you have found the right team!
As an Asset Management Middle Office associate in Mansart Middle Office team you will perform core trade support functions across the range of products traded by the business, including bonds, equities, equity swaps and others. You will manager trade capture, trade confirmation and trade lifecycle.
Job responsibilities

• Ensures all core reconciliations are performed to a high standard, including cash and security reconciliations vs custodians, EMIR reporting reconciliations, NAV reconciliations, and fee reconciliations
• Manages settlements to minimize risk and penalty charges
• Ensures that margin and collateral is risk managed effectively, understands the calculations, manages disputes and is confident using our vendor application (Acadia)
• Partners closely with portfolio managers to deliver best in class fund launches
• Has an in-depth understanding of all trading structures from a financial and operational perspective
• Builds trusting, credible client relationships through responsive, high quality client service
• Responds to daily queries and handles difficult conversations when necessary

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• The ability to act and communicate with humility, empathy and kindness
• Proven track record of being a subject matter expert (any product or workflow) in a previous role
• Proven ability to articulate complex concepts in a simple, digestible way to varied audiences
• A very disciplined attitude to operational risk management
• The ability to work with large data sets to pull trends and provide meaningful feedback to the business
• The ability to bring multiple groups together to solve a problem and hold people accountable for their actions

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Familiarity with fund management, collateral management, OTC derivatives, and trade settlement
• Ability to independently automate manual processes using digital automation tools such as Alteryx
• A naturally curious thinker with a hunger to learn and teach others
• An optimistic approach to problem solving - views problems as opportunities and not roadblocks

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
J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.