JPMorgan Asset Management Financial Planning & Analysis Associate 

United States, Texas, Plano 

256576341

J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management

As an Asset Management Financial Planning & Analysis Associate within the Finance team, you will be responsible for providing value-added financial reporting, planning/forecasting, and analysis to our product desks. You will have the opportunity to lead projects, develop metrics, and enhance controls to improve financial performance and business results. You will work closely with Product CFOs, desk heads, and investment specialist heads, and will be expected to interact with peers and business leaders in the product desks and other areas as necessary. This role will give you broad exposure to the business promoters of the Asset Management business and the chance to make a significant impact.

Job responsibilities:

• Self-start and lead projects to drive global consistency and create synergies across the team. An example would be the development of a consistent approach to the review and presentation of the output of our new profitability model.
• Provide a high level of responsiveness to executive ad-hoc requests related to results, presentation development, and analysis to key stakeholders for multiple products
• Acting as a key liaison to the business / Product CFOs & wider Finance team
• Perform variance analysis to understand the key drivers of the results and provide commentary explaining changes from prior forecasts/budgets.
• Review and analyze the results of the AM activity based costing model and suggest areas where expense efficiencies could be achieved.
• Partner with desk heads and investment specialist heads to produce and develop metrics to measure performance of their teams.
• Enhance controls and streamline processes through automation where possible.
• Work on projects to drive global consistency and create synergies across the team. An example would be developing a new pricing tool that can be used for all products. Conduct analyses from financials to understand business drivers to identify opportunities to improve business results
• Develop mock-ups quickly and iteratively for management presentations, reports, and dashboards
• Organize complex information in a strategic and compelling way, demonstrating strong design acumen and expertise in Excel and PowerPoint techniques.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• BA/BS in Finance, Economics, Accounting or other related area
• Minimum of 4+ years of relevant Financial Services experience.
• Strong technical and analytical skills, including proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, Essbase, and other financial applications.
• Inquisitive, enthusiastic and diligent, and capable of challenging peers.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate complex issues clearly.
• Highly motivated and able to maintain composure in a fast-paced environment and prioritize projects accordingly.
• Desire and ability to understand and effectively utilize MIS reporting systems
• Integrity in handling highly sensitive and confidential information.
• Knowledge and understanding of financial principles and ability to link results to activities

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Team player with the ability to be respected as a trusted partner for the Business, Finance, and F&BA Teams.
• Experience with Tableau, Alteryx, Python or Qlikview a plus
• CFA, CPA, MBA a plus