Financial Reporting - Senior Associate

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As an Financial Reporting - Senior Associate in Operations you will lead the financial accountants within the Financial Reporting Team and manage, track and support the production of top-quality financial statement and regulatory reporting services to JPMorgan clients. These services are high profile and vital to the continued development and success of JPMorgan’s Edinburgh operations group.

Job responsibilities

• Acts as primary contact for the client, regulatory bodies and external auditors for the financial statements and participate in regular service reviews meetings as required
• Controls of onshore review and signs off of fund financial statements in accordance with accounting, regulatory and client requirements
• Manages and implements any changes to service agreed with the client, according to internal policy and with regard for impacts on service level agreements
• Ensures checklists and internal control guidance is followed during accounts production
• Manages the team resources efficiently to maintain established service levels and appropriate control environment
• Ensures regular 1:1s are held with direct reports focusing professional development tracking against agreed objectives 
• Identifies opportunities to enhance the overall client relationship
• Initiates, maintains and develops effective working relationships with external and internal customers

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Strong communicator, able to collaborate effectively, both externally and to all levels of business
• Track record of developing and managing teams 
• Dedicated with strong attention to detail
• Ability to manage projects in a time pressured environment 
• Knowledge of regulatory standard under which financial statements are produced (e.g. IFRS, US GAAP, UK GAAP, Dutch GAAP, Luxembourg GAAP and South African regulations)
• Knowledge of financial instruments and their accounting treatment (e.g. Derivatives, Equities, Bonds)
• Knowledge of funds and audit function (e.g. OEIC, Investment Trusts, SICAV)
• Proficient knowledge of software packages (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)