Trade & Working Capital – Export & Agency Finance APAC – Analyst

As an Analyst in the Export and Agency Finance ("EAF") team in Asia Pacific ("APAC") within Trade and Working Capital, you will be responsible for assisting in the origination and execution of EAF transactions in APAC as well as assisting in the management of the APAC-based Agency programs and associated relationships. You will also assist in managing close relationships with internal & market partners in support of the global J.P. Morgan EAF franchise. EAF APAC has geographic responsibility for the origination and execution of Agency supported financing with APAC-based clients and with APAC -based Agencies supporting transactions globally.

J.P. Morgan EAF consists of a group of professionals within Trade & Working Capital focused on structuring and arranging structured debt solutions aimed at meeting our clients' unique financing needs across a highly collaborative global platform. We partner with export credit agencies ("ECAs"), multilateral agencies ("MLAs") and development finance institutions ("DFIs") (each an "Agency" and together "Agencies") to support our clients with financing solutions that feature credit enhancements or direct lending from relevant Agencies. ECAs are established by governments to promote national exports. DFIs and MLAs are public financing institutions with economic development missions.

Job responsibilities

• Contribute to deal life cycle: from origination to execution and subsequent transition to portfolio management
• Support senior transaction professionals globally in advancing the transaction deal life cycle
• Assist in work streams including: marketing materials, pricing models, internal deal memos and execution documentation
• Apply deal structuring considerations, that include "boxes and arrows" and cash-flow based financial modeling
• Take ownership of internal systems and processes, produce pipeline reporting and provide analytics for senior management
• Ensure alignment with JPMorgan internal operating procedures and policies, contribute to content development for internal & external thought leadership
• Build & leverages internal network, principally with colleagues in Global Trade & Working Capital, Global Corporate Bank, as well as with Infrastructure Advisory Finance, Markets and Debt Capital Markets product partners and other functions within Payments, as appropriate
• Coordinate with operations, risk, tax, legal and other internal stakeholders who are integral to the transaction life cycle

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Bachelor's degree from a top-tier university with coursework emphasizing business administration, economics, accounting, finance, and/or engineering
• Minimum 2 years of applied experience in cross-border debt financing
• Ability to establish skills foundation for originating, structuring, executing and syndicating financings
• Refine important business communication and analytical skills
• Understanding of institutional risk management policies and tools
• Advanced skill in using Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• Ability to carry out analysis for comparing alternative financing structures
• Ability to develop relationship management proficiencies with internal & external clients and leadership skills by acting as a go-to person for certain aspects of deal management
• Develop familiarity with environmental, social and governance considerations surrounding international finance

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Strong work ethic with a strong interest in cross-border financing
• Familiarity with corporate finance / project finance
• Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills coupled with attention to detail
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills 
• Organisational and project management skills with ability to multitask, schedule time effectively and digest and convey complex information in an understandable and succinct manner