at J.P. Morgan
Bulge Bracket Investment BanksPosted 9 days ago
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**Securities Services Operations Associate - Global Fund Services Valuation Control** drives accurate, timely fund accounting for private market investments. Responsibilities include monitoring cash calls, distributions, and valuation activity, resolving breaks, and producing performance reports. This role requires a Bachelor's degree in a related field and 5+ years' experience in private equity administration or fund accounting. Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, strong attention to detail, and effective communication skills are essential. Experience with platforms like Investran or Burgiss is preferred. Collaborate with internal teams and clients to ensure accurate, consistent, and audit-ready reporting in this deadline-driven role.
- Compensation
- Not specified
- City
- Sydney
- Country
- Australia
Currency: Not specified
Full Job Description
Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Help investors understand and manage complex private market investments through accurate, timely fund accounting. Youll join a collaborative team that supports institutional clients and delivers high-quality outsourced fund administration. Well give you opportunities to deepen your expertise across private equity operations, reporting, and controls. Your work will directly impact client experience and investment decision-making.
As a Private Equity Fund Accounting Associate on the Private Fund Services, Fund Operations team, you monitor and resolve daily investment cash flows to ensure accurate downstream accounting and reporting. You partner with internal teams to confirm capital calls and distributions are received, processed, and applied correctly. You help maintain strong control practices while improving processes and client service. Youll balance precision with pace in a deadline-driven environment.
We support institutional investors such as pensions, sovereign wealth funds, insurers, endowments, and foundations (often referred to as limited partners (LPs)). Our team works closely with investment operations, accounting, valuation, and client service partners to deliver consistent, audit-ready reporting and a strong client experience.
Job responsibilities
- Monitor daily capital calls, distributions, and fee activity and resolve cash flow breaks with clients and internal partners
- Capture and classify fund cash flows and valuation activity accurately (for example, return of capital, realized gains, management fees, and income)
- Review investment, divestment, and related documentation to validate terms, timing, and processing requirements
- Produce performance reporting for private equity and real estate investments, ensuring completeness and consistency
- Set up and maintain fund books and records, including general partner (GP) vehicles when applicable, in the accounting platform
- Prepare and review periodic net asset value (NAV) packages, including financial statements, fee calculations, and investor allocations
- Prepare and review investor capital call and distribution calculations, notices, and reconciliations of proceeds and payments
- Coordinate release of investor notices and quarterly deliverables through the investor reporting portal
- Own timely resolution of client and investor questions, issues, and ad hoc deliverables
- Partner with onboarding teams to transition new client mandates into steady-state operations
- Lead year-end close activities and respond to requests from external auditors and tax partners
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Bachelors degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, or a related field
- 5 years of experience in private equity administration, fund accounting, or a closely related role
- Demonstrated ability to reconcile cash activity and investigate breaks to resolution
- Experience preparing or reviewing fund reporting deliverables (for example, NAV packages, fee calculations, and investor statements)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including clear responses to client and stakeholder questions
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Strong attention to detail and ability to meet tight deadlines while managing multiple priorities
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Experience with private equity administration platforms (for example, Investran or Burgiss)
- Professional proficiency in Japanese or Korean to support client communications
Oversee private equity fund cash flows and reporting while partnering with clients and cross-functional teams.
