JPMorgan Finance Project Team - Manager Associate 

United States, Delaware 

431344374

As an Associate on the Finance Project team within the Global Program Management unit, your responsibilities would vary day over day depending on the current demands of the projects under your remit. Your role would range from multi-year programs, to replacing strategic product systems, rolling out new products, building out new branches, to ongoing finance process improvements. If you are self-driven, articulate, confident, analytical, curious, concise and organized, among other things, you could be the right fit for our team.

Job responsibilities:

• Maintain leadership, organization, issue resolution, timeliness and deadline delivery in all phases of the project life cycle ( information gathering & testing through implementation) ensuring accuracy and timely delivery of end solution to our user base.
• Comprehend, define, articulate and author the Finance Business Requirements through the development of functional specifications laid out by working closely with Finance subject matter experts.
• Development / review of detailed operating model from a business and process perspective (touch-point into regional / global operating model)
• Work with the Program test manager to develop test strategy, document test plans, test scripts and test data, ensuring adequate testing of business requirements and operating model.
• Actively pursue the resolution of business issues identified during testing while coordinating with Business Lead to co-ordinate project efforts and migration plans.
• Work independently, with minimal supervision, often making effective decisions/judgements, i.e. identifying and managing project risks.
• Build and maintain close working relationship with the core project team, regional finance & Corporate Finance teams, and our business operations & technology partners along with our clients within the business.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills:

• Minimum of 2+ years of relevant work experience
• Proven strong business analytical skills along with attention to detail, results oriented and delivery focused.
• Working knowledge / project management skills e.g. Project Life cycle, project governance, project control, best practices.
  Influencing, negotiation & conflict management skills while being a team player
• Initiative, proactive approach, ownership, responsibility with the ability to multi-task
• Judgement; reasoned, balanced decision maker
• Clear, concise oral & written communication and presentation skills
• Desktop tools prowess (excel, power-point, MS Project)

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills:

• Accounting or Project Management qualification
• Knowledge of Line of business systems, middle office operations or other products/business
• Knowledge of finance business function, processes & technology platform
• Knowledge of business processes and finance operating model within the region.