Valuation Controller Vice President (Equities)

JP Morgan Chase; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. seeks a Valuation Control Group Manager for Equity Products in Bengaluru. You will lead a team responsible for valuation controls, price testing, and independent price verification, delivering production outcomes and regulatory deliverables.

You will engage with business, risk, and finance stakeholders, strengthening controls and implementing tools to improve efficiency and consistency across the valuation process.

Qualifications

• Seven or more years of related experience.
• Ability to understand complex products and analyze transaction and process flows.
• Understanding of valuation concepts for financial products and derivatives, with basic accounting knowledge.
• Strong analytical and quantitative aptitude.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks efficiently.
• Proven ability to deliver individual production outcomes while supporting team deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily and monthly price testing and reserve calculations, and communicate results to the trading desk.
• Execute the independent price verification process, including calculation of fair value adjustments and prudential valuations.
• Support established valuation control practices and control initiatives, including work related to management reporting, regulatory mandates, and consistency within the broader framework.
• Oversee the work of direct reports and support them in completing business-as-usual deliverables.
• Manage internal and external audit queries.
• Maintain a strong control mindset and ensure valuation controls are performed consistently.
• Partner with functional groups on valuation-related issues and develop and implement appropriate measures to support fair value outcomes.
• Enhance the existing control framework by reviewing independent pricing processes, assessing potential coverage developments, and implementing tools to improve control efficiency.
• Contribute to value-added projects aligned to business, risk, and finance initiatives.

Skills

Analytical ability

Verbal and written communication

Prioritization

Independent production outcomes

Valuation concepts

Team leadership

Quantitative aptitude

Education

Undergraduate degree in finance or economics

MBA or graduate degree in finance/economics/mathematics

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Python

SQL

Job description

Join the Valuation Control Group in a role focused on equity products, where you will lead a team and deliver individual production outcomes. You will help ensure fair value through robust valuation controls, disciplined analysis, and clear communication with key partners. This role offers exposure to complex products, strong control responsibilities, and meaningful engagement with business, risk, and finance stakeholders.

As a Valuation Control Group Manager, Equity Products within the Corporate & Investment Bank, you will lead a team while delivering individual production responsibilities across valuation control processes. You will perform independent price verification, price testing, and reserve calculations, and communicate results to the trading desk. You will execute fair value adjustment and prudential valuation processes and contribute to management reporting and regulatory deliverables. You will strengthen and enhance the control framework through process reviews and the implementation of tools that improve efficiency and consistency.

Job responsibilities

• Perform daily and monthly price testing and reserve calculations, and communicate results to the trading desk
• Execute the independent price verification process, including calculation of fair value adjustments and prudential valuations
• Support established valuation control practices and control initiatives, including work related to management reporting, regulatory mandates, and consistency within the broader framework
• Oversee the work of direct reports and support them in completing business-as-usual deliverables
• Manage internal and external audit queries
• Maintain a strong control mindset and ensure valuation controls are performed consistently
• Partner with functional groups on valuation-related issues and develop and implement appropriate measures to support fair value outcomes
• Enhance the existing control framework by reviewing independent pricing processes, assessing potential coverage developments, and implementing tools to improve control efficiency
• Contribute to value-added projects aligned to business, risk, and finance initiatives

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Seven or more years of related experience
• Ability to understand complex products and analyze transaction and process flows
• Understanding of valuation concepts for financial products and derivatives, with basic accounting knowledge
• Strong analytical and quantitative aptitude
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks efficiently
• Demonstrated ability to deliver individual production outcomes while supporting team deliverables

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Undergraduate degree with a finance and economics major
• Graduate degree in finance, economics, or mathematics (including a Master of Business Administration)
• Experience in the financial industry
• Quantitative background
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint
• Experience with Python and Structured Query Language for automation and database work