Hiring Manager - Terry Perera Closing Date - 2nd March 2010
Job Description
The Emerging Markets Business operates in countries spanning the globe, including Europe, Asia and LATAM- This is a permanent finance role within the Emerging Markets Product Control team, taking specific responsibility for producing, reconciling, performing analytical review of and commenting upon the P&L- The role also requires a full substantiation and understanding of the balance sheet- Specifically the role will include running existing processes, whilst maintaining and enhancing them- Due to the nature of the products, there will be the requirement to have close liaison with desk- This will require the daily discussion of valuation and reporting issues- The role will demand a focused mindset where delivery of key technical information within tight timescales is a regular output- The role will call upon the candidate to be able to deal with technical queries from the desk and senior finance staff- The individual will have previous experience working within a delivery-focused product control team in daily p&l production- The underlying asset class is primarily focused on Credit, with the desk trading single name CDS (including quantos), First to Default Baskets, Credit Range Accrual Notes, Credit Linked Notes, cash bonds as well as Loan Restructuring- Hedges will include OTC interest rate products and spot & forward fx- The candidate should ideally have experience of P&L production in relation to some of the products listed- This role will provide the opportunity for them to grow in confidence, enough to provide a credible challenge to the front office on reporting and pricing issues- The role will involve being a member of a highly motivated and focused team, responsible for the delivery of key information- Change is a constant feature of the environment we operate in, so candidate must be able to adapt and respond to such changes, without comprising on delivery-
Requirements
- Some experience of working in a line Product Control role, preferably with both vanilla and more complex credit products
- Strong academic background, and qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent
- Strong analytical and mathematical skills
- Good basic product knowledge
- Demonstrated strong people, process and systems skills and understanding
- Active appreciation of general Financial Control concepts/requirements
- Strong spreadsheet skills covering Excel and Access
Supplementary Experience: (Useful additional skills)
- Some experience of project work
- Awareness of developments in the financial markets and economic factors affecting the market
Responsibilities
Specific responsibilities will include: - Responsibility for P&L production, reconciliation, analytical review and commentary-
- Close liaison with the Front Office to ensure the timely and efficient resolution of trader queries and provision of other ad-hoc business support-
- Close liaison with Market Risk, IPV, Operations and other Finance teams to ensure the timely and efficient resolution of queries-
- Maintenance and development of the control environment
- Assist in systems testing as required
- Support GBM Finance core values and behaviours
- Act as point of contact to external and internal audit
The Individual
- A forward-thinking change agent, who will make things happen
- Helps to create a climate that relentlessly strives for excellence
- Ambitious with a strong appetite to understand the products traded and provide insight and analysis rather than being purely production focused
- Ability to work efficiently as part of a team across varying disciplines with the ability to form long term influential relationships
- Excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills, inspiring commitment
- Ability to look at the bigger picture encouraging a climate that values and promotes innovative thinking
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