Alternative Fund Services - Fund Accounting - Vice President

Join J.P. Morgan’s Corporate & Investment Bank, where your expertise will shape the future of alternative asset administration. Be part of a team that manages over $950 billion in assets and delivers innovative solutions to top-tier clients across all alternative asset classes.

As a Vice President in Alternative Fund Services, you will drive operational excellence, lead a talented Fund Accounting team, and deliver best-in-class service to a diverse client base. You’ll have the opportunity to streamline processes, lead strategic initiatives, and make a direct impact on the success of our clients and the growth of our business.

Job responsibilities

• Manage a Fund Accounting team, ensuring client deadlines are met and work is executed in accordance with internal controls

• Interpret fund agreements to determine impact on fund set-ups, financial reporting, and NAV reporting

• Maintain thorough knowledge of client base and industry standards to serve and communicate with clients effectively

• Serve as senior client escalation, proactively resolving issues and communicating solutions

• Lead and support training initiatives, manage team capacity, budgets, and cross-training plans

• Drive special projects, new client/fund onboarding, and internal investment initiatives

• Prepare and review fund, share class, and investor allocations, including management and performance fee calculations

• Prepare and review Net Asset Value files and daily profit & loss statements

• Streamline operational processes to reduce risk and improve efficiency

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 10+ years of accounting experience

• Deep knowledge of hedge/private equity fund environments, including investor allocations, share classes, and complex investment/securities processing

• Bachelor’s degree

• Innovative and analytical mindset with excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Strategic thinker with a proven track record

• Strong team player with the ability to drive projects to completion independently

• Exceptional client service orientation and ability to manage demanding client relationships

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Professional accounting qualification (CA, CPA)

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Economics, or Finance

• Experience in Public Big 4 and partnership or hedge/private equity fund accounting

• Experience with Investran or similar integrated Private Equity systems

• Familiarity with private equity concepts such as waterfall calculations, capital call/distribution processing, and PE investment structures