US Convertible Bond Desk Trading Assistant - Associate

JPMorganChase; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is seeking a Trade & P&L Support Associate/Analyst for the US Convertible Bond Desk.

The role focuses on preserving desk P&L/risk integrity, resolving trade breaks and disputes, processing corporate actions, and delivering critical daily reporting to senior stakeholders. Collaboration with Product Control, Financial Control, and external counterparties is essential to meet tight timelines.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated strong analytical and quantitative abilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication competencies
• Ability to absorb new information quickly in a high-pressure trading setting
• Proven collaboration skills across teams and partners
• Strong problem-solving mindset with practical outcomes
• Capable of multitasking and meeting tight deadlines

Responsibilities

• Analyze P&L discrepancies and coordinate corrective actions with Product Control and Trade Support
• Investigate and resolve trade breaks and disputes with clients and brokers
• Maintain instrument reference data and perform reconciliations
• Generate and distribute Sales & Trading performance reports for daily leadership meetings
• Run end-of-day P&L and risk captures for senior management review
• Assist traders with corporate actions elections and event processing
• Support onboarding of new clients and remediation activities

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Fast-paced environment

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Multi-tasking

Job description

This role helps ensure the US Convertible Bond Desk operates smoothly day-to-day through strong controls, timely reporting, and rapid issue resolution.

Job summary

As a Trade & P&L Support Associate or Analyst on the US Convertible Bond Desk, you will help maintain the integrity of desk P&L and risk, resolve trade breaks and disputes, support corporate actions processing, and deliver critical daily reporting to senior stakeholders. You will partner closely with Product Control, Financial Control, Trade Support, and external counterparties to drive accurate outcomes under tight timelines.

Job responsibilities

• Conduct root cause analysis on P&L discrepancies and coordinate corrective actions with Product Control, Financial Control, and Trade Support
• Investigate and resolve trade breaks and disputes with client and broker counterparties
• Maintain instrument reference data, including periodic reconciliations and required updates
• Generate and distribute Sales & Trading reports for morning meetings
• Run end-of-day P&L and risk capture and distribute outputs to senior management
• Assist traders with corporate actions elections and event processing
• Support new client onboarding and customer remediation activities

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Strong analytical and quantitative skills
• Superior written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to incorporate and process new information in a fast-paced, high-pressure trading environment
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to network effectively across the firm
• Proven problem-solving skills and ability to develop practical strategies to achieve strong business outcomes
• Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines in a changing and demanding work environment