About the job
Experience

The candidate should have 3+ years or more experience in a fund accounting/ financial reporting/financial statement audit environment and will have experience in financial statement preparation and self review from both a detail and quality perspective including application of IFRS and US GAAP. The candidate should ideally have prepared and/or reviewed financial statements previously and have knowledge of audit requirements for hedge/mutual funds.

Main Duties And Responsibilities

Preparation of primary financial statements (annual and interim) & all related notes in accordance with accounting and regulatory disclosure requirements (IFRS, US GAAP an advantage) within agreed client deadlines & SLA’s
Self review financial statements both from a numbers perspective and also completed word documents for disclosures, quality and completeness perspective
Consistency checking of financial statements for large clients throughout the year and relevant audit and interim cycles
Analysis & raising queries of client accounting records and escalation, where appropriate, of any potential issues identified
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 adhered to for clients in portfolio and follow all required checklists and SOPS, ensure they are up to date post audit cycles
Liaise with OCM (internal control) team on any issues that arise that need to be reviewed

Key Skills and Knowledge

You will have 5+ years experience in a Financial Reporting or Audit environment in the Funds industry
Post graduate/CA/CPA with major in Finance/Accounting will be added value.
You will be able to work within a team and build key internal relationships across locations with partner sites
You will have very strong attention to detail in review of documents and analytical review capabilities in relation to financial statement numbers & reporting
You will have knowledge and understanding of all primary GAAPS – Irish/UK, IFRS, US GAAP
You will posses the ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines at peak delivery times
You will be result and target oriented, self motivated

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.

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