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Investment Compliance Associate

Edinburgh, Scotland,
Company: JP Morgan Chase Bank, National Association
Category: Sales and Related Occupations
Published 1 week ago

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Job Description

Join the Investment Compliance team as an Associate!

If you are enthusiastic about Investment Guidelines and Regulations, in a client facing role - check our new opportunity!

As an Investment Compliance Associate within the Data Solutions team, you will be exposed to a wide range of financial products, including Equities, Fixed Income securities and Complex Assets. You will be responsible for interpreting guidelines, building investment rules, investigation of potential violations and partnering with the investment manager and/or the client to assess their needs and provide solutions. This is an exciting position for a client-focused and solution-driven individual who thrives on new challenges, possesses intellectual curiosity and entrepreneurial spirit, and enjoys working in a fast-paced yet flexible environment.

Job responsibilities
  • Understands client requirements on prospectus/rule changes and work with the client to leverage to functionality in the platform to solution their reporting/data requirements
  • Analyses root-cause of investment exceptions which includes analysis of portfolio holdings, composition, historical transactions & data to verify compliance
  • Interprets guidelines & investment mandates to build logic based rules for compliance monitoring
  • Participates in client calls for service reviews, Due Diligence Meetings and projects undertaken
  • Ensures all client queries are resolved with adherence to timeliness and accuracy requirements
  • Ensures the closure of exceptions on the compliance platform through communication with the client/fund manager for true exceptions and upstream teams for data / coding gaps
  • Works with Global peers to define Best Practice and remediate any manual/bespoke processes
  • Maintains a thorough understanding of industry, market and regulatory developments related to all regulatory reporting, engagement and disclosure requirements for asset owners and asset managers
  • Maintains and updates standard regulatory rule sets and collaborate with the client to review changes in post trade monitoring rules
  • Connects with Controls, Audit, and risk teams to review and analyse all process related controls
  • Participates in new client onboarding process by providing market knowledge and functional expertise

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
  • Experience in post-trade compliance roles within Financial services industry
  • Working knowledge of guideline coding on compliance systems e.g : TRAC, Charles River, Sentinel, Aladdin
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build trusted relationship with clients, internal and external stakeholders
  • Strong knowledge of global regulatory requirements impacting post-trade activities e.g., UCITS, IRS, 1940 Act, Money market regs, etc.
  • Ability to articulate complex issues in a clear and concise manner
  • Collaborative approach to problem solving
  • Proven leadership skills with the ability to drive results in a fast-paced environment
  • Have an in-depth understanding of complex instruments, fixed income and equity products
  • Excellent written communication skills with proven client engagement expertise
  • High standard of accuracy and strong attention to detail
  • Excellent organisation skills - ability to prioritize workloads and adhere to stringent timelines

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
  • Professional certification, including but not limited to CFA, FRM, 1940 Act, European regulations
  • Experience with automation tools (Alteryx, AI, ML, Python, etc.)


About Us

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

About the Team

The Corporate & Investment Bank is a global leader across investment banking, wholesale payments, markets and securities services. The world's most important corporations, governments and institutions entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. We provide strategic advice, raise capital, manage risk and extend liquidity in markets around the world.

Operations teams develop and manage innovative, secure service solutions to meet clients' needs globally. Developing and using the latest technology, teams work to deliver industry-leading capabilities to our clients and customers, making it easy and convenient to do business with the firm. Teams also drive growth by refining technology-driven customer and client experiences that put users first, providing an unparalleled experience.

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