EMEA Global Transportation Group Fund Controller - Vice PresidentJob Description
Join our team as a Vice President in the EMEA Global Transportation Group! This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your career at Morgan Asset Management Inc. (JPMAM) which manages employee benefit plans for public and private institutional investors and provides investment management services for a broad spectrum of other institutional investors including foundations, endowments, sovereignernments, defined contribution plans and insurancepanies, as well as other institutional and individual investors through mutual funds, investment partnerships and other pooled investment vehicles.
As a EMEA Global Transportation Group Controller - Vice President in Global Transportation Group team, you will oversee the transportation investments globally across several fund structures. You will work closely with an experienced group of professionals whilst being involved in all aspects of financial reporting, analysis, accounting, internal controls, and oversight related to transportation (maritime, aviation, and other land-based) investments.
JPMAM is an active participant in the global equity, fixed ie, emerging, and currency markets as well as in real estate, transportation, and infrastructure markets. JPMAM Alternatives identifies, analyses, acquires, and manages real estate, global transportation, and infrastructure assets through a variety of ownership structures. As investment manager on behalf of its clients, JPMAM develops, enhances, and operates these assets. JPMAM also assesses capital markets and controls investment risk in determining the optimal financing, diversification, and disposition strategies for the managed assets.
Job responsibilities
1. Provides oversight and support in managing Global Transportation Funds; develops and maintains a financial infrastructure that operates with the efficiency and flexibility to respond to the demands of a growth-oriented business; ensures adherence to responsibilities and deadlines.
2. Reviews and oversees the quarterly accounting and financial reporting process; continually improving the level and content of reporting andmunication.
3. Manages actively fund structures operationally, including cash management, vendor management and investor reporting.
4. Reviews and understands investment structures, debt documents, partnership agreements, and sale and purchase agreements; Evaluates the accounting and reporting issues related to various deal structures and proposals.
5. Collaborates with the investments team to facilitate effective deal execution.
6. Interacts with independent eternal auditors, tax practitioners, legal advisors, and third-party service providers
7. Participates actively in the determination and review of investment valuations.
8. Oversees and reviews reporting from joint venture partners and portfoliopanies' finance teams.
9. Ensures that administrator/partner accounting systems and records are properly controlled and periodically audited.
10. Supports a range of other Fund related activities such as capital calls, distribution, fee calculations.
11. Supports a number of other significant Fund Projects
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
12. Chartered Accountant (ACA or ACCA) equivalent required. Big 4 or mid-sized training.
13. Experience in open-end or closed-end funds, limited partnerships, and operatingpany investments.
14. Ability to manage and organize resources, conduct effective presentations, facilitate meetings, and gain consensus around issues.
15. Ability to act decisively, form opinions, solve problems and make rmendations.
16. Ability to cultivate strong relationships internally (within the team) and externally (within the broader business).
17. Ability to interact with Senior Portfolio and Asset Managers and draw on the experience of the wider team to solve issues and analyze results.
18. Capable of handling multiple tasks efficiently and delivering effective oues.
19. Understanding of US GAAP, IFRS and able to work with other GAAPs.
20. Familiarity with currency implications/accounting treatment, Fair Market Value accounting.
21. Current knowledge on industry accounting and tax trends/issues.
Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities and Skills
22. Experience in open- ended funds.
23. Experience of working in fast-paced, transaction-intensive environment.
24. Experience of working in Private Equity or Infrastructure Funds.
25. Prior employment at Big 4 firm.
About Us
Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations,ernments, 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.
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About the Team
Morgan Asset & Wealth Management delivers industry-leading investment management and private banking solutions. Asset Management provides individuals, advisors and institutions with strategies and expertise that span the full spectrum of asset classes through our global network of investment professionals. Wealth Management helps individuals, families and foundations take a more intentional approach to their wealth or finances to better define, focus and realize their goals. Job ID 300070771631517