JP Morgan Chase – Associate – Product Analysis – Fixed Income J.P. Morgan

The Corporate Institute; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Corporate Institute is seeking a seasoned finance professional to support strategic accounting infrastructure initiatives in Mumbai. You will document requirements, liaise with controllers, and ensure alignment with finance governance while collaborating with IT to implement system changes.

Ideal candidates possess 5+ years of experience in accounting, strong Excel skills, and the ability to communicate complex finance concepts clearly to stakeholders; rigorous attention to detail and

Qualifications

• 5+ years finance experience in accounting or GL support.
• Understanding of general ledger and accounting processes.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide and document accounting requirements for finance org per US/local GAAP.
• Liaise with controllers to document requirements for architecture design.
• Collaborate with operations to align requirements across orgs.
• Work with technology to implement finance requirements.
• Ensure infrastructure design follows Finance Principles and Big Rules.
• Analyze controls to maintain a strong control environment and identify improvements.
• Write and execute UAT test cases; participate in E2E and production testing.
• Liaise with PMO and assist with governance.
• Communicate updates to finance stakeholders for reviews.

Skills

Financial analysis

Root cause analysis

Accounting knowledge

Advanced Excel

Communication skills

Multitasking

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Alteryx

Job description

Description:

The Strategic Accounting Infrastructure and Control (SAIC) Team is responsible for the analysis and execution of financial accounting architecture changes, supporting Financial Control, Asset Class Control, and Product Control. The projects range from production remediations and industry/LOB initiatives to large-scale, multi-year strategic initiatives to replace entire product systems.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide and document detailed accounting requirements for finance organization adhering to US and local GAAP.
• Liaise with controllers organization to document requirements and pain points to include in design accounting architecture design.
• Work closely with operations support areas to ensure requirements align and met between both organizations.
• Work closely with technology developing logic to meet finance requirements.
• Ensure strategic infrastructure design meets Finance Principles and Big Rules established.
• Analyze controls to ensure the strategic infrastructure operates within a solid control environment – including identifying any opportunities for process and control improvements.
• Write and execute UAT test cases; participate in E2E, production parallel and conversion testing.
• Liaise with PMO and assist with overall governance.
• Communicate updates to finance stakeholders and engage for review and design decision throughout the project lifecycle.

Candidate Requirements:

• 5+ years finance experience. Preferred experience as controller or accounting/general ledger support function.
• Understanding of general ledger and accounting functions and processes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills including root cause analysis and ability to provide solutions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; strong presentation skills.
• Attention to detail and ability to work independently.
• Organized and self-motivated.
• Strong multitasking and prioritizing skills.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills.
• Strong working knowledge of MS Excel (Pivot tables, v-lookups), PowerPoint and Word.
• Knowledge of Alteryx is a plus but not required.