cib fund servicing - tax & Accounting Manager - associateJPMorgan Chase

JOB TITLE: Tax & Financial Reporting Manager (Associate-601)
REPORTING TO: Senior Associate (602) - Financial and Regulatory Reporting
The JP Morgan Tax and Financial Reporting Team delivers a range of services to institutional asset managers, traditional mutual funds, investment trust & OEICS based around the European/Boston & Sydney region. This Financial Reporting team takes direct responsibility for the production and delivery of Financial Statements of Accounts and related accounting/portfolio information. This role involves participation in the production of both statutory and regulatory reports.
Experience
Candidate's to have CA /CPA qualifications with at least 10 years or more experience in a fund accounting/ Financial Reporting environment and will have experience in financial statement and income tax calculation preparation.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Prepare and Review of primary financial statements in accordance with accounting and regulatory disclosure requirements within agreed deadlines.
Prepare and Review of tax reports, regulatory and other reports as required
Prepare and Review of Financial Statements and related accounting/portfolio information
Ongoing analysis of client accounting records and escalation, where appropriate, of any potential issues identified
Able to resolve the team queries
Liaise with partner sites for deliveries.
Interaction with stakeholders to respond to any accounting or financial reporting-related queries that may arise.
Recognise and act on opportunities to improve processes including developing and making recommendations for change and encourage the team to come with ideas for effeciency
To ensure all the Risk and Control checks are in place. Liaise with OCM team in case of issue.
To ensure that team is working in accordance to Standard Operating Procedures and escalate to supervisors of any deviations.
To manage team's Objective setting, Performance review and providing ongoing feedback.
To work with local and global management team as and when required.
Key Skills and Knowledge
High level understanding of financial and regulatory reporting requirements
Knowledge of financial instruments and their accounting treatment
Experience of IFRS / US GAAP an advantage
Knowledge of Mutual funds/Hedge Fund/Capital Market
Post graduate/CA/CPA with major in Finance/Accounting will be added value.
Ability to lead from the front in tough situations
Ability to keep the team moral high and highly motivated
Good understanding of fund administration and valuation function and good understanding of the organisation
Professional approach to delivering quality client service
Flexible & willing to work additional hours at peak reporting times if necessary and inculcating the same in the team.
Detailed understanding of software and accounting systems e.g. Word, Excel, Geneva
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Result and target oriented, self motivated