JPMorgan Securities Services - Alternative Fund Vice President 

United States, Massachusetts, Boston 

516394177

As a Vice President in J.P. Morgan's Alternative Fund Services, you will manage a Fund Accounting team, interpret fund agreements, maintain knowledge of client base and industry standards, serve as senior client escalation, assist with training initiatives, lead special projects, and prepare/review various financial documents. You will have the opportunity to streamline operational processes and work with a diverse range of clients across all alternative asset classes.

Job Responsibilities:

• Manage a Fund Accounting team and ensure client deadlines are met and work executed in accordance with internal controls
• Interpret fund agreements to determine impact on fund set-ups, financial reporting requirements and NAV reporting
• Maintain thorough knowledge of client base and industry standards (i.e., accounting, tax and legal) to serve and communicate with clients most effectively
• Serve as senior client escalation; anticipate and proactively communicate resolution of issues to clients
• Assist with/lead training initiatives. Manage team capacity, budgets and cross training plans.
• Lead and work on special projects, new client/fund onboarding & internal investment initiatives
• Prepare/Review of fund, share class, and investor allocations including calculations of management and performance fees/carry
• Prepare/Review Net Asset Value Files & Daily Profit & Loss
• Streamline operational processes to reduce risk and improve efficiency

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills:

• 10 years of accounting experience
• Thorough knowledge of the hedge/PE Fund environments including accounting for investor allocations, share classes, and complex investment and securities processing
• Bachelor’s degree
• Must be innovative and analytical, with excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strategic thinker with proven track record
• Must have team player instincts with the ability to see a project to conclusion with little follow-up
• Excellent client service orientation and proven ability to deal with demanding clients

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Professional accounting qualification (CA, CPA) a plus
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Economics or Finance preferred
• Experience preferably including Public Big 4 and partnership or hedge/private equity fund accounting
• Experience with Investran or similar integrated Private Equity system a plus
• Familiarity and experience with private equity concepts (e.g. waterfall calculations, capital call/distribution processing, PE investment structures)