Origination Services LIQ Associate Closer

Job Description
Are you enthusiastic about deal closing and are motivated by tight deadlines? Join our team as a Origination Services LIQ Associate Closer and utilise your skills!
As a Origination Services LIQ Associate Closer within the Traditional Credit Products Middle Office team, you will be part of a dynamic, deadline-managed environment. You will primarily support Debt Capital Markets (DCM - consisting of Leveraged Finance (LF) and Investment Grade (IG) Transactions), and Credit Risk for all syndicated deal originations and transactions. Also you will provide support for deal-related activity within Corporate & Investment Banking, Corporate and Commercial Banking and Trade Finance. You will operate in a control-focused environment ensuring that new loan agreements and amendments are operationally viable, recorded accurately, and any exceptions are managed accordingly.
Job responsibilities

• Understands all aspects of deal/loan administration functions and tasks
• Understands operational terms within Loan Documentation, experience with interpreting Loan Agreements and related documentation
• Constructs bilateral and syndicated deal structures in loan platform (LIQ) including amending existing deal structures
• Ensures that Operations systems are enriched with deal details, to a high degree of accuracy at all times
• Monitors recently signed deals for early-stage lifecycle events and action accordingly
• Remains control focused, working accurately and in a timely manner to avoid control risk as well as up to date with Accounting and Risk policies

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Strong analytical skills, demonstrating sound decision-making abilities to identify problems and propose solutions
• Exhibit the initiative to raise issues to business partners and management when needed
• Good interpersonal skills, interact professionally and confidently with senior deal team members within the Front Office
• Ability to work in a team environment, remaining flexible and willing to accept new assignments and challenges in a rapidly changing environment whilst remaining control orientated
• Think strategically and tactically to design process improvement ideas with the flexibility to adjust to new innovations, regulations, and priorities
• Ability to prioritise tasks appropriately, whilst operating within a fast-changing and high-pressured environment
• Ability to communicate professionally and accurately in written and oral form
• Ability to summarize issues succinctly and set out well thought-out solutions

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience reading and interpreting loan documentation or related experience dealing with legal documentation a requirement, knowledge of LMA and LSTA standards
• Direct working knowledge of LIQ (specifically in the area of loan administration and deal building)
• Basic knowledge of general ledger account structures

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.
About the Team
Commercial Banking is focused on helping our clients succeed and making a positive difference in our communities. We provide credit and financing, treasury and payment services, international banking and real estate services to clients including corporations, municipalities, institutions, real estate investors and owners, and nonprofit organizations.
Operations teams develop and manage innovative, secure service solutions to meet clients' needs globally. Developing and using the latest technology, teams work to deliver industry-leading capabilities to our clients and customers, making it easy and convenient to do business with the firm. Teams also drive growth by refining technology-driven customer and client experiences that put users first, providing an unparalleled experience.