Payments Lifecycle Analyst - Cash Asset Management

Job Description

Be at the heart of critical payment and liquidity operations that support the firm’s strength and resilience. Bring your analytical skills and controls mindset to a role where speed, accuracy, and client experience matter every day. You will work with partners across Treasury, operations, and change teams to solve real-world challenges and improve how work gets done. This is an opportunity to grow your expertise while contributing to meaningful outcomes for our clients and communities.

As a Payment Lifecycle Analyst in the Cash Asset Management team, you will support daily cash operations by monitoring intraday liquidity, executing funding activity, managing exceptions, and completing reconciliations in a deadline-driven environment. You will support timely funding decisions and cash forecasting by analyzing line of business inflows and outflows. You will investigate breaks, resolve payment issues, and communicate status and risk clearly to stakeholders. You will contribute to process improvements, testing, and resiliency activities that strengthen controls and service delivery.

Job responsibilities:

• Monitor and manage intraday cash positions across Nostro accounts to ensure adequate liquidity, partnering with Treasury on funding needs.
• Execute fund transfers between internal and external Nostro accounts in line with controls, guidelines, and cut-off times.
• Perform daily reconciliations, investigate discrepancies, and coordinate with internal teams to resolve cash breaks.
• Monitor clearing queues and payment processing systems to support timely settlement and sustained connectivity.
• Respond to operational issues by investigating payment delays, unmatched items, or incorrect postings using structured problem-solving.
• Participate in regression testing and implementation activities for cash-processing enhancements.
• Support business continuity activities and contribute to automation or process improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with team members and global managers to simplify processes and improve service delivery using data-driven approaches.
• Assist in managing incidents and issues, providing clear updates to senior managers and engaging relevant contacts.
• Participate in global strategic initiatives and contribute to an inclusive and positive work culture.
• Take ownership of issues through resolution, ensuring timely, relevant communication with stakeholders.

 

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze data, identify root causes, and propose solutions under time constraints.
• High accuracy and attention to detail in time-sensitive, high-volume environments.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver to deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams and stakeholders.
• Experience in cash operations, market operations, or liquidity operations within a financial institution.
• Working knowledge of banking and payment systems and concepts (for example, SWIFT messaging, ISO 20022, real-time gross settlement systems, and reconciliation tools).

 

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Experience with process automation tools or methods (for example, Alteryx, UiPath, Tableau, Python, or similar).
• Experience sourcing, analyzing, and visualizing large datasets to drive operational insights.
• Experience industrializing new processes, including documentation, controls, and handoffs.

About Us

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 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

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.