JOB DESCRIPTION
As an Equity Derivatives Deal Review Associate in the Deal Review team within Equity Derivatives Operations, you act as a key control to help ensure the deal agreed with the client is correctly booked and risk-managed in firm systems and is consistent with executed legal documentation. You will perform deal reviews for over-the-counter and securitized trades across desks and regions, escalating exceptions and partnering with stakeholders to strengthen control processes. You will also support reporting and analysis to identify trends, control gaps, and improvement opportunities.
Job Summary
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Review trade economic terms against internal booking and risk records to confirm accuracy and completeness
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Compare legal confirmations and term sheets to internal records and identify breaks, missing details, or inconsistencies
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Escalate unissued or unexecuted documentation and material exceptions within required timelines
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Investigate issues end to end and drive timely resolution in line with business standards
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Partner with middle office, front office, and internal stakeholders to resolve booking and documentation discrepancies
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Identify incorrect booking practices and help educate stakeholders on downstream impacts and risks
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Prepare recurring reporting (weekly and monthly) for senior management, including key controls and issue status
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Analyze trends, spikes, and root causes to improve controls and reduce repeat breaks
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Participate in testing for system enhancements, project implementations, and new business initiatives
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Recommend control enhancements and process improvements to increase efficiency and effectiveness
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Maintain clear documentation of reviews, exceptions, actions taken, and outcomes
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) finance/economics-related
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Derivatives knowledge
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Experience in operations, trade support, confirmations, settlements, or a comparable control-focused role in financial services
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Ability to review complex information accurately and identify discrepancies with strong attention to detail
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Drive Efficiency in the current process and identifying incorrect booking practices and control gaps
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Strong written and verbal communication skills, including clear escalation and stakeholder updates
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Demonstrated ability to manage shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment and meet service level expectations
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Strong numerical skills and comfort working with large volumes of data and time-sensitive tasks
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Proficiency with common productivity tools (e.g., Excel, email, and document tools)
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Strong ownership mindset with the ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment
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Sound risk awareness, including understanding the operational and control impacts of booking or documentation errors
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Ability to build and maintain effective partnerships across multiple stakeholder groups
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
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Equity derivatives product knowledge and/or experience supporting equity derivatives trading activity
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Exposure to over-the-counter and/or securitized products and related lifecycle events
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Experience producing operational reporting and analyzing trends to identify control gaps and root causes
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Knowledge of ISDA documentation and/or experience reviewing confirmations and term sheets
- Experience supporting testing for system changes, implementations, or new product/initiative rollouts
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Familiarity with regulatory-driven controls and reporting expectations relevant to derivatives
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.
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