JPMorgan Fund Servicing Manager - Trades Vice President 

India, Maharashtra, Mumbai 

784960559

The department is responsible for the capture & validations of fund accounting trades ensuring its proper booking in fund accounting books. The process also performs broker reconciliations for Exchange Traded Derivatives products

Vice President / 603

BAU Management

• The incumbent shall be responsible for managing the workflow through the life cycle of Market Trades
• Operational management and control of the daily workflow within the Trades Team.
• Maximize team capacity through effective resource planning and ensure team structure is robust through effective training and succession planning
• Ensure all daily controls and processing are completed and signed off including client service enquiry resolution, cash and stock break & event management as well as all key metrics are produced as required
• Own issues related to the Department and ensure timely escalation to both Operational and Risk leads
• Ensure all team members adhere to global escalation policies, maintain up to date awareness of RED policies and procedures, attest to operational procedures at required intervals and actively comply with ethics and behavior standards
• People Management - Provide direction and leadership to the team. Provide effective communications to the dept, ensuring staff are aware of strategic and regulatory changes in the organization
• Continued review of content and presentation of Standard Operating Procedures, in line with introduction of new policies and ongoing risk management activities
• Act as a focal point for issue planning or crisis review situations. The business demands flexibility in production processes and for technical assessments to be made in short time frames.
• Ensure department has viable Business Continuity and Concentration plans in place, that are tested in accordance with Bank Policy and that all staff are familiar with the plans.

Contribute to the strategic development of the asset servicing product. Identify key areas of opportunity, creating robust business cases and ensuring appropriate levels of analysis are undertaken. Implement the project structure and governance required to deliver on the agreed strategy.

Further Function Specific Requirements

Responsible for daily management of fund accounting staff directly or through subordinate supervisors. Participates in extensive problem solving. Makes decisions regarding employment, reviews performance appraisals, training, disciplinary actions and salary recommendations. Manages all issues which are escalated by previous profile and ensures appropriate onward escalation to next levels as required. Responsible for building the right control environment and metrics to monitor and track performance delivery.

Duties and Responsibilities:

· Validate exceptions above defined materiality thresholds

· Identify core weaknesses in processes and identify potential solutions

· Continuously develop industry/product knowledge

Control / Risk

· Manage issues/exceptions above materiality thresholds for resolution

· Provides technical direction and support to assigned staff.

· Development of goals and execution of strategies within a department.

· Ensures that decisions are guided by policies or established practices that will have limited impact on company revenues/assets.

· Work with T&D to ensure coverage and implementation of training needs and requirements for staff.

· Lead L&D sessions for staff

· Plan Staff professional development and mobility plans

· Work with all internal and external stakeholders to meet overall business needs

Required Qualifications

B Com/CA/MBA with 12+ years of experience in Trades or fund accounting domain. Preferred experience in managing teams.

Core Skills and Competencies:

• Operation's Team Management in a daily environment is critical
• Operational subject matter expertise critical e.g. Reconciliation, Settlements, Trade Support
• Fund accounting, Risk & Control and Custody experience
• Strong People Management skills, ability to Lead and Motivate Managers
• Strong ability to learn ongoing stream of new markets, products and processes
• Strong Risk and Control Awareness: Ability to effectively priorities workloads and work to critical deadlines
• Demonstrate Ownership and Accountability for Operational and Project Deliverables with a proven track record
• Confident communicator in all mediums to both internal and external clients
• Strategic thinker, able to review and implement process improvements
• Drive, Energy and Enthusiasm
• Display high levels of integrity; operate on the basis of open and honest interaction

Shift:EMEA / WHEM

Primary Location:Mumbai

Full-time