Asset Management - Product Administration - Oversight of Fund Administration for UCITS and Liquid AIFs - Vice President

Job Description
The Product Administration department's mission is to be the centre of excellence for the administration of JPMorgan Asset Management's proprietary investment products in Luxembourg. It is a multi-disciplinary team whose goal is to manage JPMorgan Asset Management's investment products throughout their life cycle.
Product Administration develops and exercises the fund oversight required from JPMorgan Asset Management as a UCITS Management Company and an AIFM through monitoring of the operational activity on the fund range, management of the service providers panel and ownership of the audit, consultancy and depositary relationships, including:

• Monitoring Fund Administration service provision delivered by our key Fund Administrators
• Management of statutory/regulatory reporting
• Management of Financial Statements and the Self-Assessment Questionnaire process, Management of Audit/Consultancy/Publication services and budgets
• Monitoring of publication legal requirements (prices, prospectuses, notices etc.), monitoring fund prices delivery
• Management of vendor relationships
• Management of NAV error remediation process
• Management of operational interaction with the funds' Boards of Directors
• Management of dividend distribution and ad-hoc tax impacts

Main Responsibilities & Duties
The candidate's primary responsibility is to maintain a robust and efficient NAV oversight process, including NAV calculation and coordination with fund managers and administrators. Key duties include:

• Leading the NAV oversight team, ensuring a strong Funds Control model and well-trained resources for both pre- and post-NAV processes.
• Overseeing key monitoring controls for vendor and fund administrator activities, driving service quality, process improvements, and supervision of delegated functions.
• Developing product management functions, designing internal controls, and collaborating with fund administrators, investment desks, and internal stakeholders (eg product implementation, ETF platforms, Guidelines Monitoring, Controls, Risk, Compliance, etc)on new products, changes, and issue remediation.
• Organizing governance and reporting processes to support stakeholder relationships and ensure appropriate reporting to governing bodies.
• Monitoring financial, tax, and regulatory reporting requirements, as well as price publications across multiple jurisdictions.
• Preparing and providing internal reports for JPMAME and fund boards, as well as management company reporting.

JPMAME's fund range is extensive, covering 8 vehicles, 201 active sub-funds, over 2,600 classes priced daily, and entails assets classes from stable Nav money market funds, simple to complex equity and fixed income funds, OTC intensive structures, and long-short hedge strategy funds.
Hiring criteria

• Strong knowledge of collective investment schemes and their reporting requirements in Luxembourg and Dublin.
• Minimum 8 years' experience in the fund industry as a fund controller lead or audit senior manager, with a legal, audit, and financial background.
• Solid understanding of investment products, Lux GAAP, and IFRS accounting principles.
• In-depth knowledge of the legal and regulatory frameworks for funds and management companies.
• Proven ability in managing internal and external relationships and communications.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• Excellent time management and multitasking skills.
• Analytical, curious, and eager to learn.
• Performs well under pressure; demonstrates responsibility, resilience, dependability, and teamwork.
• Committed to compliance and controls, with strong accuracy and attention to detail.

About Us
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. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.
About the Team
J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management delivers industry-leading investment management and private banking solutions. Asset Management provides individuals, advisors and institutions with strategies and expertise that span the full spectrum of asset classes through our global network of investment professionals. Wealth Management helps individuals, families and foundations take a more intentional approach to their wealth or finances to better define, focus and realize their goals.