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Product Controller
at Elliott James Consulting in London (Published at 05-08-2011)
Our client is a global hedge fund house with multi billion AUM and office Locations in, London, New York and Hong Kong. Due to continued growth a position in the London office has been created
Job description
In this role you will be tasked to represent the Product Control Group (based in NYC), in a role that requires oversight of key financial controls, management reports and daily P&L production and reconciliation for Europe and Asia trading activities.
Work with the Front Office and other support areas (Middle Office, Operations, IT, and Legal) to enhance the current P&L process, as well as, assisting in the development and implementation of new businesses.
Areas of responsibility:
• Daily P&L reconciliation between front office and back office systems (Geneva)
• Daily P&L commentary.
• Produce P&L reports for Portfolio Managers.
• Respond to ad hoc queries from Trading, Middle Office, Operations, IT, Legal and other departments.
• Assist in the automation and improvement of existing processes. Work in conjunction with IT building the infrastructure needed to cover all activity generated by front office.
• Perform various analytical projects for senior management.
Requirements
• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to work well both independently and within a small team environment.
• Project management experience.
• A solid understanding of accounting and control, as it relates to the PL/BS production, control and reporting for a trading business.
• Strong personal skills and the ability to work well with diverse group
• Knowledge of financial instruments including valuation.
• Previous experience with Geneva accounting system.
• Advanced Excel skills.
Job description
In this role you will be tasked to represent the Product Control Group (based in NYC), in a role that requires oversight of key financial controls, management reports and daily P&L production and reconciliation for Europe and Asia trading activities.
Work with the Front Office and other support areas (Middle Office, Operations, IT, and Legal) to enhance the current P&L process, as well as, assisting in the development and implementation of new businesses.
Areas of responsibility:
• Daily P&L reconciliation between front office and back office systems (Geneva)
• Daily P&L commentary.
• Produce P&L reports for Portfolio Managers.
• Respond to ad hoc queries from Trading, Middle Office, Operations, IT, Legal and other departments.
• Assist in the automation and improvement of existing processes. Work in conjunction with IT building the infrastructure needed to cover all activity generated by front office.
• Perform various analytical projects for senior management.
Requirements
• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to work well both independently and within a small team environment.
• Project management experience.
• A solid understanding of accounting and control, as it relates to the PL/BS production, control and reporting for a trading business.
• Strong personal skills and the ability to work well with diverse group
• Knowledge of financial instruments including valuation.
• Previous experience with Geneva accounting system.
• Advanced Excel skills.
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