Cash Reconciliations and Exceptions Analyst

Job Description

Cash Reconciliations and Exceptions AnalystWe are seeking a Cash Reconciliations and Exceptions Analyst to join JP Morgan in London on an initial 12 months contract. Ideally you will have a reconciliations background and an understanding of loans syndication with an investigative mindset.Core Responsibilities:

• Maintain effective governance - in partnership with the Control Managers, maintain robust escalation framework, deliver appropriate messaging to senior management, and manage the Exception Management team.
• Represent WLS Working Groups - ability to lead meetings or speak on behalf of Exception Management in various working groups on matters related to operational risk events, Control Committee reporting, and governance.
• Develop and implement effective Operational Risk analytics - ability to deliver deep, thoughtful analysis to identify risk levels and measure the overall health of the WLS portfolio.
• Provide Operational Risk advice to senior management - ability to conduct independent reviews, as required, to ensure common control gaps are identified and managed appropriately. Draft reports to alert management to emerging risks, key themes, and newdevelopments.
• Maintain Operational Risk Standards & Procedures - ability to work across business and control partners to maintain effect processes, identify gaps, and lead the implementation of change
• Reporting - Create and deliver executive communications, status reporting, and metrics

Key Skills

• Experience delivering strong governance and oversight across line of business and risk disciplines
• Track record in transforming business aligned risk and/or control reporting and analytics
• Analytical thinker who is adept at reading across issues and identifying key drivers
• Confident leader with good judgment, maturity, and poise to enable interaction/influencing of senior management
• Ability to influence outcomes and get the best from people, even where no direct line management responsibility exists
• Well organized with ability to prioritize multiple tasks and bring tasks to completion within established timeframes
• Have a collaborative style, be flexible, and have an ability to partner with other team members across global time zones
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including ability to convey complex ideas simply
• proficient in developing PowerPoint presentations
• Experience in developing metrics
• Excellent relationship building and influencing skills
• High attention to detail
• Energetic, self-motivated, and effective under pressure - must enjoy the challenge of working within a fast-paced, changing, and demanding working environment

Minimum Requirements:

• Education: Minimum undergraduate degree from an accredited university, preferably majoring in accounting, finance, economics, or mathematics. Related job and industry experience may be accepted as a substitute
• 5 years of financial services experience, minimum 3 years bank loan experience
• Intermediate accounting knowledge
• Ability to manage concurrent assignments in an effective, efficient, and organized manner
• Ability to work independently within a team environment
• Excellent oral and written communications skills and strong interpersonal/client servicing skills
• Strong analytical, problem solving and proven decision-making skills
• Experience with reading and interpreting loan documentation or related experience dealing with legal documentation is preferred

*Please note that this role will be working on a hybrid model of 3 days minimum office based and 2 days work from home. When working from home youll require your own PC/Laptop.*