Divisional Overview: The core responsibility of the Product Control group is to develop and maintain a strong control infrastructure around the revenue generating capabilities of the firm. Product Control seeks to challenge and partner the business to optimize financial returns.
Business Unit Overview: Product Control Team reports T+1 P&L for India region across different asset classes. The primary responsibility for a product controller is to produce P&L for the trading desk, substantiate the P&L numbers, explain the P&L to both the traders and onshore regional controllers and ensure that they maintain a ‘control’ environment.
Responsibilities:
To ensure that the daily P & L is accurately reported to the FO & reconciled between P & L tools & management reporting tools.
To ensure that the relevant P&L and Balance sheet positions are correctly reported at month ends and that the applicable reconciliations have been completed and all issues identified/resolved.
Providing daily commentary on P&L swings and variance investigation to Front office traders and senior finance managers.
To ensure that the controls are adhered to.
To coordinate the completion and delivery of the tasks allocated to the team.
To provide advice to the business on the P&L impact of trades and the interaction of the Front and Back Office systems, especially regarding trades and proposed new workflows.
To ensure that applicable accounting standards are adhered to regarding P&L and Balance Sheet reporting.
To ensure that Global policies are always adhered to and are kept fully up to date with any changes in the business requirements.
Ability to handle Internal, Concurrent, Statutory and Regulatory audit queries independently and provide information on timely basis.
Preparing monthly inputs for ALCO meetings and P&L decks for local management meetings.
Assist in streamlining and enhancement of all product control processes and become actively involved with system development ranging from technical enhancements and new product releases to automation of existing processes.
Leading various projects and participating in new product reviews.
To act as trouble shooter within the team.
Skills:
To ensure that the daily P & L is accurately reported to the FO & reconciled between P & L tools & management reporting tools.
To ensure that the relevant P&L and Balance sheet positions are correctly reported at month ends and that the applicable reconciliations have been completed and all issues identified/resolved.
Providing daily commentary on P&L swings and variance investigation to Front office traders and senior finance managers.
To ensure that the controls are adhered to.
To coordinate the completion and delivery of the tasks allocated to the team.
To provide advice to the business on the P&L impact of trades and the interaction of the Front and Back Office systems, especially regarding trades and proposed new workflows.
To ensure that applicable accounting standards are adhered to regarding P&L and Balance Sheet reporting.
To ensure that Global policies are always adhered to and are kept fully up to date with any changes in the business requirements.
Ability to handle Internal, Concurrent, Statutory and Regulatory audit queries independently and provide information on timely basis.
Preparing monthly inputs for ALCO meetings and P&L decks for local management meetings.
Assist in streamlining and enhancement of all product control processes and become actively involved with system development ranging from technical enhancements and new product releases to automation of existing processes.
Leading various projects and participating in new product reviews.