Trade Lifecycle Specialist- Cash Reconciliations

Make an impact by helping ensure accurate cash positions across accounts, currencies, and cash networks. In this role, you will investigate and resolve reconciliation breaks, strengthen controls, and improve end-to-end processes. You will partner with internal teams and external parties to reduce recurring exceptions and improve operational efficiency.

As a Trade Lifecycle Specialist III – Reconciliations in the Reconciliations team, you will manage moderate to complex cash reconciliation activities and investigate breaks to support accurate books and records. You will monitor intraday and end-of-day activity, drive timely issue resolution, and escalate high-impact items when needed. You will apply structured problem-solving to address root causes and help strengthen processes, controls, and documentation. You will collaborate with stakeholders and technology partners to support continuous improvement.

Job responsibilities:

• Perform daily cash reconciliations across assigned products and accounts; identify, investigate, and clear breaks within service level agreements (SLAs).
• Analyze exceptions and root causes; partner with internal teams, agent banks, and technology to drive resolution through closure.
• Maintain adherence to regulatory requirements and internal controls; escalate aging breaks and client-impacting issues with clear status updates and action plans.
• Monitor break volumes and exception trends; escalate unusual spikes, recurring themes, and emerging risks to the team lead or manager.
• Prepare evidence and maintain documentation to support reviews, audits, and control or process testing.
• Identify process and control enhancements; support automation and standardization initiatives with technical partners.
• Provide support to the team for other assignments as required from time to time.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills:

• Knowledge of reconciliation concepts, controls, and exception management (break identification, investigation, and escalation).
• At least 2 years of relevant operations and/or reconciliations experience.
• Understanding of financial instruments and basic accounting treatment.
• Experience with fund accounting and/or reconciliation systems, and proficiency with Excel and similar office tools.
• Demonstrated attention to detail, time management, and ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with effective stakeholder management.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills:

• Experience using automation and analytics tools (e.g., Alteryx, VBA, Tableau, Microsoft Copilot, or similar applications).

   

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. 

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