Alternative Fund Services - Vice President

J.P. Morgan Alternative Fund Services (“AFS”) is part of the Securities Services business group in the Corporate & Investment Bank and is one of the largest fund and portfolio administration businesses in the industry, administering over $950 billion in assets globally.

The business was launched in November 2005 through the commercialization of the finance and technology teams supporting J.P. Morgan's various private equity and real estate entities. Our AFS business has over 950 dedicated professionals with offices in Dublin, London, Luxembourg, New York, New Jersey, Boston, Bangalore, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Jersey, Singapore, Toronto and Sydney. We provide administration services to more than 150 clients across all alternative asset classes.

Job Responsibilities

• Manage a Fund Accounting team and ensure client deadlines are met and work executed in accordance with internal controls.
• Interpret fund agreements to determine impact on fund set-ups, financial reporting requirements, and NAV reporting.
• Maintain thorough knowledge of client base and industry standards (i.e., accounting, tax, and legal) to serve and communicate with clients most effectively.
• Serve as senior client escalation; anticipate and proactively communicate resolution of issues to clients.
• Assist with/lead training initiatives. Manage team capacity, budgets, and cross-training plans.
• Lead and work on special projects, new client/fund onboardings & internal investment initiatives.
• Prepare/Review of fund, share class, and investor allocations including calculations of management & performance fees/carry, and Net Asset Value Files & Daily Profit & Loss.
• Streamline operational processes to reduce risk and improve efficiency.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of accounting experience, preferably including Public Big 4 and partnership or hedge/private equity fund accounting.
• Thorough knowledge of the hedge/PE Fund environments including accounting for investor allocations, share classes, and complex investment and securities processing.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Economics or Finance preferred.
• Must be innovative and analytical, with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strategic thinker with proven track record.
• Must have team player instincts with the ability to see a project to conclusion with little follow-up.
• Excellent client service orientation and proven ability to deal with demanding clients.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Professional accounting qualification (CA, CPA) a plus.
• Experience with Investran or similar integrated Private Equity system a plus.
• Familiarity and experience with private equity concepts (e.g. waterfall calculations, capital call/distribution processing, PE investment structures).