Job Summary
Job Description
What is the opportunity?
The Manager, Product Control provides quality support to the Central Funding business by performing daily mark-to-market valuation, P&L reporting and reconciliation on an accurate and timely basis. The will liaise with Front Office, Middle Office, Information Technology, Trading Processing, Financial Control and other operating units to facilitate trading activities and daily P&L production.
What you will do?
Daily P&L production, month-end reporting and reconciliations
- Accountable for the P&L production and analysis across within a platform or multiple platforms across the bank.
- Inform senior management of any irregularities that may present potential exposure to the firm
- Prepare all monthly accounting entries to the G / L and conduct reconciliations to ensure figures are properly tied back to the systems of record
- Work closely with all members of the Product Control team, providing guidance and cross training when required
- Identify opportunities to improve valuation reports and pro-actively streamline processes to improve productivity
- Perform daily PNL and Balance Sheet reconciliations to ensure figures are properly tied back to the systems of records
- Maintain a solid knowledge base of how various asset classes are handled by the Front Office systems
- Perform testing of new system update releases
- Provide information to satisfy audit requests from both internal and external auditors
- Develop an understanding of RBC operations and the functions of various business units across the firm
- Pro-actively monitor all operational issues pertaining to the trading portfolios assigned
What you need to succeed?
Must Have
2+ years of Product Control or related experienceExperience with Cash Funding products (Repos / RevRepos)Product knowledge with various other assets classes (IRS's and bonds)Excellent Excel SkillsGood understanding of Investment productsStrong problem-solving, interpersonal and communication skillsAble to work effectively and reliably under pressureAdvanced understanding of procedures and operational controls as they relate to trading systems and workflowsStrong ability to work independently with minimal guidance from managerNice to Have
Canadian Securities CourseCFA Candidates or Charter holdersJob Skills
Accounting, Business Analytics, Financial Accounting Systems, General Ledger Administration, Group Problem Solving