JPMorgan Primary Trader Assistant Associate 

United States, Delaware 

747195331

Job responsibilities

• Support the Leveraged Finance business through the coordination and booking of primary syndication allocations as well as perform middle office functions in support of the primary syndication business.
• Coordinate, track and ensure all required responsibilities related to primary delayed comp rules are completed prior to trigger dates
• Build and populate deals into Primary One for both institutional and pro-rata loans
• Extract and create lender lists from internal systems rolled up at the parent level
• Assist in tracking cashless roll and amendment vote trackers
• Coordinate with syndicate/capital markets on allocation mechanics for institutional allocations
• Create final allocation trackers to be distributed to the company, bookrunners and back office
• Input and Submit Client Value Reference Data into the sales systems for all Institutional Leveraged transactions
• Resolve trade disputes and discrepancies on any primary syndication
• Input and Track all excess and Secondary Loan Trading buyback trades

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Bachelor's degree or 4 years relevant operations experience within Syndicated Loan Space
• Understanding of Loan Syndications and Trading Association (LSTA) standard terms and conditions particularly around delayed compensation rules
• Familiarity with loan-based software (LoanIQ, ClearPar)
• Knowledge of the Loan product / Syndicated Loan business, including an understanding of a credit agreement, LSTA standard documentation, loan funding mechanics, deal structure, ticking fees, funds flows, etc
• Thorough understanding of the trade lifecycle and experience supporting Credit Trading and Debt Capital Markets
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills
• Ability to professionally communicate verbally and through written communication
• Ability to work effectively across groups within the organization
• Strong focus on control and process improvement
• Understanding and application for Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)