Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Job title

Team Leader Alternative Fund Services - Hedge Fund Pricing

Short Description

Join the team that is driving impact for Hedge Fund clients with Global Asset Pricing & Reference Data

Posting description

J.P. Morgan's Corporate & Investment Bank (CIB) is a global leader across banking, markets and investor services.  The world's most important corporations, governments and institutions entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries.  With $18 trillion of assets under custody and $393 billion in deposits, the Corporate & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk, and extends liquidity in markets around the world. If you're interested in working in an environment where leadership, excellence, integrity, and diversity are among our core principles, explore the opportunities at J.P. Morgan Chase.

 

We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join the Asset Pricing & Reference Data operating unit supporting Hedge Fund Services Pricing. This high energy team is responsible for providing our hedge fund customers with daily pricing for a wide range of asset types, including public debt, exchange traded securities, private holdings and OTC derivative instruments.  You will be joining a team of professionals with extensive and varied experience, and will interact with clients, pricing service vendors, auditors, accountants and other operations and technical professionals.  As you grow into the role, your feedback will be vital in serving the needs of clients and ensuring daily tasks and project assignments remain on track as we progress to becoming the industry leader in hedge fund administration. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual with solid experience and understanding of security pricing.

Job Responsibilities

• Timely receipt and processing of incoming pricing feeds and receipt of prices from Fund Managers and Fund Administrators; Providing valuation to Fund Accounting as per the client NAV calendar and providing Subject Matter Expert support to downstream teams and clients

• Exception-based validation of price movement at asset relevant tolerance levels 

• Liaise with pricing vendors and brokers to resolve issues and minimize risk

• Consultative value-added engagement with clients to accommodate any price challenges

• Performing portfolio price independence or price verification confirmation as in line with Pricing Policy

• Bespoke valuation services for unlisted exotic security types

• Supporting the Hedge Fund client base with bespoke variations to the core Pricing Policy and assisting with the independent review of Fund Manager driven pricing

   

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Bachelor degree with preference in Finance, Accounting, or Economics

• Minimum 1 year of securities pricing experience required, including exposure to debt, listed instruments and OTC derivatives

• Demonstrate experience with and knowledge of Microsoft Excel

• Knowledge of industry activities, particularly corporate actions, index tracking, stock markets, and derivatives valuations 

• Experience working with pricing vendors/vendor applications; Solid working knowledge of the Bloomberg terminal

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Intelligent individual who has interest in the markets and is well versed in how securities function and what affects their price movements

• Strong analytical/problem solving skills; attention to detail; Self-motivated and proactive with the proven ability to work accurately

• Excellent communication skills demonstrating customer focus and an ability to effectively communicate within a team environment and interact across departments

• Strong time-management skills and ability to work under pressure with multiple deadlines and a sense of urgency

Build your career in Hedge Fund & Private Equity operations components while working in the world's most innovative bank.