JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Hiring for Payments Associate at Bengaluru, Karnataka Full Time

The Treasury Operations team has the responsibility for ensuring that the operations and settlement of business activities is carried out on a daily basis in line with JPMC and line of business policies and procedures. Individual members of the team are required to have a firm understanding of the products and information flows of the various systems, the reconciliation and substantiation tools and auditing standards. They should be analytical and have strong communication skills to coordinate the resolution of the transaction posting errors, breaks and reconciling items across various teams in the firm. The team must coordinate and collaborate extensively with finance, product owners, JPMC Ops teams and technology functions to fulfil their responsibilities.

The Treasury Operations team will also manage suspense accounts and clear the transactions in each of the Suspense accounts in line with JPMC accounting policies and standards. The team will discharge this responsibility by liaising with the banking operation teams and obtaining sufficient information on the cases to ensure that appropriate determinations are made.

Necessary payments outside the firm will also be completed by the Treasury Operations Team on a very secure level with the highest standards.

Responsibilities:
Treasury Operations specialist will be responsible for timely and accurate settlement of JP Morgan’s settlement obligations. This will involve (but not limited to) –

Daily review of the reconciliations process, analysis of the reconciling items, investigation into the Firm’s books and records to identify the resolution, initiate action to resolve the items and complete necessary documentation and communication of the outcome.

Daily review of the sub-ledger reconciliations process, analysis of the reconciling items, investigation into the Firm’s books and records to identify the resolution, initiate action to resolve the items, and complete necessary documentation and communication of the outcome.

Daily review of the settlement files received from the agents against the Firm’s books and records to substantiate the amounts against the agreed calculation mechanics and issue settlement instructions.

Daily review of the feeds from the line of business to the banking platform for the booking of fees and charges to ensure the accounting is in line with the accounting schema agreed by the business.

Production of necessary reports on a periodic as well as ad-hoc basis required by the regulatory requirements and for distribution to senior management.

Fulfil payments on a daily basis to 3 rd parties, as needed.

Responding to audit queries from external and internal auditors, providing necessary audit trail and documentation to support the work performed.

Acting as a point of contact for Finance and Product teams

Work on building new processes as diverse products are added on an on-going basis.

Work on creating SMEs within the team to eliminate the risk of key man dependencies.

Skills:
Relevant knowledge and experience, ideally in a back office, middle office, operations or similar function of a banking/financial services organisation for 8+ years.

Knowledge and understanding of banking platforms, reconciliation tools, payments and systems

Experience in Payments / Cash Operations / Treasury Operations dealing with operational process, controls and problem solving.

Knowledge on SWIFT, Payment flows and reconciliations of payment transactions

Basic knowledge of accounting principles and processes

Diverse product knowledge, with an ability to develop an understanding of new products

Ability to work under considerable time pressure, whilst maintaining a high level of accuracy and quality

Excellent communication and organisational skills

Strong analytical skills to analyse the information, identify the problems, and work towards finding the solutions

Ability to multi-task and deliver against tight deadlines

Strong team Player, has ability to partner and influence across businesses and other support groups

Control focus and mind-set at all times, whilst respectively challenging the status quo

Attention to detail whilst being cognizant of materiality levels

Client focused and able to deliver on complex tasks

Facilitate problem solving & collaboration

Excellent time management and prioritization skills and highly result oriented

A relevant degree, accounting, or financial qualification needed.

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JPMorgan Chase & Co., one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

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