Trade & Working Capital - Associate

**JOB DESCRIPTION** Trade & Working Capital Operations - Trade Transaction Control Management - Trade Risk Associate**

**Responsibilities**:

- Perform review of Trade transactions across regions against the sanction screening procedures without compromising the quality and expected quantity.
- Performing reasonable investigation on sanctioned matches by reviewing related documents in processing systems.
- Coordinating with the processing teams for additional details and further escalations where required.
- Develops strategic plans to identify, analyze and effectively respond to client needs, emerging trends and best practices.
- Identify root cause of non-compliance events and other issues. Prepare reports outlining recommendations for improvements and executing action plans to ensure robust compliance.
- Possess strong analytical, problem solving and decision making skills. High level of integrity and commitment to work in a changing and challenging environment.
- Contribute to the overall effectiveness of the team by recommending and suggesting ideas/solutions that will address process gaps and influence process efficiency.
- Ensure adequate Backups are maintained for each function/person.
- Managing the sanction screening queue for across regions. Ensure quality of work meets the department standards by establishing quality control checks into the processes.
- Ensure that all Operational issues are addressed and completed in an acceptable time frame.
- Ensure effective people management and development, including staffing and selection, integration of new staff to teams, facilitating functional training, measuring individual and team performance, providing feedback, managing people issues & address non-performance issues.
- To prepare various internal/regulatory reports. Ensure timely identification and reporting of risks and other issues. Review and analyses performance reports against targets on a weekly/monthly basis with Managers and with client to investigate causes for performance deviations.

**Required qualification, skills and capabilities**:

- Minimum 7 years of experience in various trade products.
- Prior experience in a trade risk/compliance/sanction screening role is an added advantage.
- Prior knowledge of OFAC sanctions is preferable.
- Analytical and with an investigative eye for accurate details.
- Ability to work in a team as well as independently.
- Must demonstrate an attention to detail and have an investigative and questioning nature.
- Must have good interpersonal skills, a flexible, collaborative and team-oriented approach to problem-solving and an ability to work in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment, and preferably with some experience of dealing in multiple regions.
- Should have the ability to work on multiple tasks/projects simultaneously to deliver against organization objectives.
- Ability to identify ways to increase efficiency and effectiveness of work performed and resources utilized.
- Bachelor's degree or higher.
- Ability to operate in a complex, high-pressure, highly regulated environment in support of a high risk processes.

**ABOUT US**

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.

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.

**ABOUT THE TEAM**

The Corporate & Investment Bank is a global leader across investment banking, wholesale payments, markets and securities services. The world’s most important corporations, governments and institutions entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. We provide strategic advice, raise capital, manage risk and extend liquidity in markets around the world.

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