Great opportunity with a Leading Investment Bank!

Name: Leading Investment Bank

• To ensure the accuracy and integrity of revenues generated by the High Grade desk and ensure that the general ledger properly reflects the P&L and accruals relating to the products traded.
• Month-end close process
• Take ownership of ad-hoc projects
• Responsible for the daily P&L production attribution. This involves extensive liaison with the trading desk. This role will serve as one of the primary points of contact for the trading desk in relation to all p/l queries
• Understand the drivers behind the daily P&L in relation to market movements.
• Be the point of contact for that business for the front office and in providing information for back office and other interested parties.
• Preparation of end-of-day P&L, including daily commentaries
• Ensure the maintenance of a strong internal control environment
• Assist with wider group initiatives such as systems migrations.
• Liaison with other departmental areas (e.g. Front Office, Operations, IT, Financial Control)
• Process and control development, identification of improvements through documentation and analysis of current procedures

• 1-3 years Product Control experience required

• Strong control awareness
• Desire to provide top quality service to internal clients
• Excellent people skills, both communication and active listening
• Ability to review problems from different view points, devising and implementing practical solutions
• Ability to meet regular, tight reporting deadlines
• Use of Excel macros and Access to build reporting and analysis tools
• Evidence of Finance Projects experience
• Basic accounting/ finance knowledge