Treasury/Chief Investment Office Asia Finance -Controller - Analyst/ Associate

Business Unit description
TheTreasury/Chief Investment Office (TCIO)'s core mandate is to manage JPMorgan'sliquidity, funding, structural interest rate and FX risks and executingJPMorgan's capital action plan.
Details of the role
Therole is part of the finance team within TCIO Asia and mainly focuses on all thefinance and accounting aspects of the TCIO's hedge accounting strategies inAsia - part of the Asia Finance team for TCIO, based in Hong Kong.
Weare seeking a highly motivated individual with strong control mindset,excellent analytical and soft skills for an open role within the Team:

• Developing and maintaining control procedures for each hedge strategy including, but not limited to: inception of new hedges, documentation and linkage record keeping, prospective and retrospective hedge effectiveness and accounting/posting to the General Ledger
• Assist with all operational and finance aspects of the Firm's hedge accounting programmes in Asia including the controls around those programmes
• Effectively liaise and co-ordinate with other parts of TCIO, such as Front Office, Middle Office, Business Management, Control Management, Corporate Accounting Policy, etc., within Asia and other regions on new hedge initiatives and hedge programme related matters
• Managing the hedge roll process for cash flow and net investment hedge programmes, including communication and co-ordination with Front Office, Middle Office and Operations
• Preparation of inception hedge documentation for all hedge programmes
• Hedge accounting postings to the Bank's books & records including communication and co-ordination with the Financial Control and Middle Office teams
• Drive continuous automation and improvement of the controls around the implementation and operation of hedge accounting in Asia

Qualifications

• University graduate with relevant discipline (e.g. Accounting or Finance)
• Minimum 2 years experience with top tier banks in product control or financial control functions and/or in Accounting firm
• Member/ student member of professional bodies is a plus (e.g. CPA or CFA)
• Knowledge of hedge accounting incl IFRS 9, SFAS 133 and ASU 2017-12 as well as derivatives products are not compulsory but would be an advantage

Skill-set requirements

• Strong personality with good oral and written communication skills
• Aptitude for self-directed learning and a keen willingness to expand knowledge and skill-sets
• Attention to detail
• Capability to challenge established processes