What are the responsibilities and job description for the Alternative Fund Services - Fund Accounting - Vice President position at JPMorgan Chase?
Join J.P. Morgan’s Corporate & Investment Bank, where your expertise will shape the future of alternative asset administration. Be part of a team that manages over $950 billion in assets and delivers innovative solutions to top-tier clients across all alternative asset classes.
As a Vice President in Alternative Fund Services, you will drive operational excellence, lead a talented Fund Accounting team, and deliver best-in-class service to a diverse client base. You’ll have the opportunity to streamline processes, lead strategic initiatives, and make a direct impact on the success of our clients and the growth of our business.
Job responsibilities
- Manage a Fund Accounting team, ensuring client deadlines are met and work is executed in accordance with internal controls
- Interpret fund agreements to determine impact on fund set-ups, financial reporting, and NAV reporting
- Maintain thorough knowledge of client base and industry standards to serve and communicate with clients effectively
- Serve as senior client escalation, proactively resolving issues and communicating solutions
- Lead and support training initiatives, manage team capacity, budgets, and cross-training plans
- Drive special projects, new client/fund onboarding, and internal investment initiatives
- Prepare and review fund, share class, and investor allocations, including management and performance fee calculations
- Prepare and review Net Asset Value files and daily profit & loss statements
- Streamline operational processes to reduce risk and improve efficiency
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- 10 years of accounting experience
- Deep knowledge of hedge/private equity fund environments, including investor allocations, share classes, and complex investment/securities processing
- Bachelor’s degree
- Innovative and analytical mindset with excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strategic thinker with a proven track record
- Strong team player with the ability to drive projects to completion independently
- Exceptional client service orientation and ability to manage demanding client relationships
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Professional accounting qualification (CA, CPA)
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Economics, or Finance
- Experience in Public Big 4 and partnership or hedge/private equity fund accounting
- Experience with Investran or similar integrated Private Equity systems
- Familiarity with private equity concepts such as waterfall calculations, capital call/distribution processing, and PE investment structures