Finance Analyst Global Markets Product Control

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Institutional Banking and Markets (IB&M) is responsible for managing the Group’s relationships with major corporate and government clients and institutional investors, and provides a full range of capital raising, transactional and risk management products and services. IB&M Finance supports the business in providing financial control, financial analysis and insight, product control, regulatory accounting and related project and strategy implementation support. 

Product Control is a global team responsible for the independent oversight and financial control of the Global Markets business.  Key functions include oversight of all daily P&L production and analysis including attribution and commentary, month end accounting, General Ledger balance sheet reconciliations and other special tasks of the business across the full product range 

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The product controllers mandate is to maintain a strong control framework around daily P&L and financial reporting. In addition, developing relationships with Front Office & other stakeholder areas such as Risk and Operations will be a key success factor in order to promote the Product Control group as a trusted and respected business partner. 

You will be reporting to Manager Global Markets Product Control, and your role will require a close working relationship with the rest of the Global Markets business, Risk Management and other IB&M Finance areas globally. You’ll work closely with other members of the Global Markets Product Control team, which is made up of experienced Product Accountants with backgrounds across Markets businesses in a range of institutions globally. 

See yourself in our team  
The role includes, however is not limited, to the following: 

• Perform daily Profit and Loss reporting for various Global Markets Trading desks 

• Review of daily, monthly and quarterly P&L results and analysis in line with market moves, P&L drivers and risk positions 

• Partnering Front Office on strategic desk initiatives 

• Ensuring the accuracy and integrity of product source system data interfacing the general ledger 

• Review of balance sheet substantiation and month end ledger close 

• Preparation of data for statutory and regulatory reports 

• Ongoing enhancements to improve efficiency and controls and add value to the business 

• Participating in project work 
   

• Accounting background 

• 2+ years’ experience in product control or financial control function 

• Good working knowledge of relevant accounting standards 

• Knowledge of financial markets and relevant traded products 

• Good working knowledge of relevant accounting standards 

• Knowledge of the financial reporting framework and strong technical skills 

• VBA, SQL, Tableau Prep, PowerBI, Alteryx or other analytical and automation tools 

• Ability to problem-solve, multitask, manage and meet competing deadlines 

• Strong commercial acumen 

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