Product Administration - Oversight of Fund Administration - Vice President
JPMorganChase
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
Job responsibilities:
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.
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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.
Required skills, qualifications and experience:
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.
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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.