Job Description :
The JP Morgan Financial Reporting Team manage the production and review of annual and interim financial statements for a wide range of hedge and mutual fund clients. This Financial Reporting Team take direct responsibility for the production, review and delivery of financial statements of and related accounting/portfolio information for key clients. This role involves participation in the production and review from a detailed and quality perspective of both statutory and regulatory reports.
Experience:
The candidate should have 7-8 years or more experience in a fund accounting/ financial reporting/financial statement audit environment and will have experience in financial statement preparation & review from both a detail and quality perspective including application of IFRS and US GAAP.The candidate should ideally have experience in management of a team of 6-10 people/ should be a CA /CPF/MBA (Finance).
Main Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Detailed review of primary financial statements (annual and interim) & all related notes in accordance with accounting and regulatory disclosure requirements (IFRS, US GAAP in particular) within agreed client deadlines & SLA’s
  • Audit and resource planning with internal parties and for financial reporting teams
  • Analytical review of year on year movements within financial statements and related notes
  • Consistency review and management across financial statements for large clients throughout the year and relevant audit and interim cycles
  • Ongoing analysis of client accounting records and escalation, where appropriate, of any potential issues identified
  • Identify and correct misstatements within the accounting records in line with GAAP required disclosures, ability to identify and escalate potential audit findings and adjustments within the primary financial statements
  • Able to resolve the team queries & act as a reference point for junior team members on technical, accounting and audit related matters
  • Liaise with partner sites for external deliveries and communicate status effectively and in a timely manner
  • 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 and team adhere 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
  • To manage team‘s Objective setting, Performance review and providing ongoing feedback for direct reports and wider teams
  • To work with local and global management team as and when required, providing timely updates and MIS

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