What are the responsibilities and job description for the Asset & Wealth Management - Business Control Manager- Associate position at JPMorgan Chase?
The Private Bank Business Control Management team works in partnership with the business as the first line of defense against operational risks that have the potential to impact the Bank. The team works in collaboration with all other control functions – Compliance, Risk Management, Internal Audit, and also oversees the New Business Initiative Approval process.
As a Business Control Management Associate based in Edinburgh, you'll be responsible for ensuring the line of business has a sustainable and disciplined end-to-end control environment, identifying and escalating issues with a sense of urgency, and partnering with the business to ensure issues are remediated in a timely manner. The team assists in top-down risk analysis, control issue detection, escalation, root cause analysis, and remediation.
Job Responsibilities
- In partnership with stakeholders, evaluate and perform an end-to-end analysis of the business’ risk and control environment to identify significant gaps and weaknesses and determine root cause of control breaks
- Ensure that controls are properly designed, operating effectively, and essential to a proactive risk and control culture that leverages proven evaluation strategies and sound change management protocols
- Perform ongoing analysis of program related data (e.g., KRI/KPI) and develop ad-hoc reports as requested to support business-related programs and strategies
- Assist with development of Risk & Control Assessment mapping and documentations through participation in end-to-end process walkthroughs and deep dives with assigned business units
- Assist with the production of Management Information including submissions to key control committees.
- Assist in the coordination of governance meetings in line with global business and local legal entity requirements.
Required qualifications, capabilities and skills
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required
- Experience in financial services industry with background in Private banking including associated products and services, controls, operational risk management or compliance would be a plus.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Proficiency in analytics tools would be a plus.
- Proficient in English required. Fluency in other European languages would be a plus.
- Business knowledge - ability to understand the business / knowledge of regulation surrounding business.
- Problem solving / Analytical skills - solid critical thinking, attention to detail and analytical skills; able to synthesize large amounts of information and propose recommendations.
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Communication/presentation - excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to interface globally with multiple levels of organization, from senior management to subject matter experts.
- Networking – exceptional interpersonal, collaboration and relationship building skills.
- Work autonomously to affect change - flexible, adaptable to shifting priorities; manages competing priorities to achieve the most effective result and able to work in a fast-paced, results driven environment.
- Project Management – ability to plan timelines, direct resources (including technology), and communicate various deliverables to multiple stakeholders.
