Corporate Structuring - Associate

The Corporate & Investment Bank is a global leader across investment banking, wholesale lending, 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, facilitate risk management, and extend liquidity in markets around the world. Clients turn to our industry-leading Markets, Sales, and Research team to offer unique market insights on sectors and companies, and actionable ideas using research to make well-informed investment decisions. J.P. Morgan teams have a deep understanding of solutions across various asset classes and help clients structure solutions that manage risk, enhance yield, and optimize interest expense/balance sheet profile.

As an Associate within J.P. Morgan’s Corporate Structuring team, your primary responsibility will be to support senior members within the Corporate Structuring team and interface with professionals within the Corporate Derivatives Marketing (CDM) and Capital Markets financing groups to help develop differentiated solutions to achieve client objectives. Ideal candidates for this role should exhibit creativity, strong work ethic, an ability to partner seamlessly across different teams and various levels of seniority, and evaluate client objectives. The Corporate Structuring role requires close collaboration with the CDM team to deliver tailored interest rate and foreign exchange hedging solutions to the firm’s corporate clients.

This role requires an understanding and practical knowledge of the application of U.S. GAAP guidance to financing and derivatives transactions.

Qualified candidates ideally should have at least 3 years of “Big 4” accounting firm or similar experience focused on accounting, corporate finance, financial instruments, and strategy in a client-facing role and/or similar experience supporting corporate derivatives/solutions/Capital Markets businesses at investment banks.

Job Responsibilities:

• Support Corporate Structuring professionals in transaction structuring and origination, as well as providing thought leadership to clients both on an individual and broad-based level
• Prepare customized pitch books and various analyses for client meetings
• Assist with client updates, internal and external communication related to accounting, regulatory and industry developments
• Develop analytical models to assist with pitching of novel / more bespoke transaction solutions
• Help identify opportunities to engage with clients that address specific needs or fact patterns present within their business / corporate structure
• Partner with Banking, Trading, Credit, Structuring, and other internal partners around prosecuting potential transactions

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

• A strong interest in global financial markets is essential, as are analytical and quantitative skills, flexibility, teamwork, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to handle pressure and enjoy a collaborative environment
• Experience evaluating economics of and accounting for financial instruments and financing transactions
• Excellent analytical, quantitative, and interpretative skills
• Being adaptable, flexible, and resilient
• Skilled at managing multiple tasks concurrently and highly organized
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word applications
• A high degree of ethics and integrity
• Undergraduate degree in either Accounting, Finance, Economics or Engineering

JPMorganChase, 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 offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans

J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.