Global Payments Advisory - Associate

Job Description
Job Summary
As part of the Global Payments Advisory team, you will act as a SME in the Treasury and Finance domain and cover our middle market clients in Asia. The candidate will have a strong understanding and working experience with treasury and financial departments and/or have participated in treasury and finance transformation consulting projects.
You will share industry best practices with clients, conduct Treasury and Finance process deep dives, utilizing white boarding sessions and consulting frameworks. You will also be creating thought leadership content for pitching Payments solutions and work in partnership with internal teams to increase client engagement. You will work closely with the Sales team to meet new sales, pipeline and portfolio growth targets.
Job Responsibilities

• Lead independently and/or support Global Industry Advisory Lead and share treasury management best practices, industry trends, provide compelling financial and market analysis to deliver payments solutions that are aligned with the key priorities and needs of clients
• Understand JPM product offerings (cash management, liquidity, FX, merchant acquiring, trade and working capital solutions) in different regions and leverage them to structure the solution for clients
• Conduct process deep dives and white boarding sessions. Provide clients with insights and propose solutions to help improve Treasury metrics and enhance risk management
• Network externally; participate and present in JPM proprietary events, industry roundtables and client events
• Drive and/or support industry and treasury best practices and thought leadership content, develop success stories, solicit feedbacks from clients and internal partners, promote replication
• Stay ahead of trends in the identified sector; what the ecosystem is thinking about, where it is evolving and how Payments fit into it
• Provide coaching to broader coverage and sales teams on treasury best practices and JPM Value proposition in addressing clients' cash management needs
• Ensure strong risk management, compliance and adherence to Audit, Credit, Tax, cross border policies.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Bachelor degree in Finance or related discipline
• 3 years of experience working in Payments industry
• Prior experience of working in a Corporate Treasury and Finance Function of large multinational corporation and/or treasury and finance transformation consulting experience.
• Hands on experience in setting up and transforming a Treasury organization including leveraging digital initiatives
• Good understanding of accounting, tax and regulatory considerations relevant in various treasury areas and ability to grasp emerging trends and articulate the implication to treasury
• Good understanding of TMS and/or ERP systems and integration points with Banking Infrastructure
• Knowledge of cash management, liquidity management, trade and working capital management, cross-border payments, merchant acquiring, pay-ins and pay-outs, FX and Channels, Banking technology as well as concepts such as AI/ ML, Blockchain and Big Data
• Design thinking, process re-engineering and problem solving skills
• Client centric approach, strong business acumen, project management and organization skills
• Demonstrate best in class verbal and written communication skills, including influencing, networking and collaboration; Ability to work across teams and geographies
• Strong inter-personal skills so that he/she inspires/motivates the project team, instilling confidence and trust

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• International experience will be advantageous
• Experience in eCommerce and High Growth Technology industry is highly preferred with an understanding of the various business models, licensing requirements and payment ecosystem
• Thought leadership credentials
• Speaking in external industry events
• MBA preferred

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About the Team
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.