AVP - Product Control

AVP, Product Control

- Manage a team covering various product categories and regions. (Asset classes: Equities, Fixed Income, Commodities, Treasury etc.)

- Ensure appropriate controls and reviews are maintained for Daily P&L production, Core reconciliations, Month end close and BCS.

- Ensure the teams are performing timely lockdown of daily and monthly P&L.

- Should be able to substantiate daily and monthly adjustments held in P&L and control accounts.

- Review monthly balance sheet, with substantiation and potential financial exposure.

- Review various reconciliation reports, management packs and adhoc reports.

- Review of month end Journals for accrual, provision and true up.

- Take responsibility for the quality of work submitted and ensure that the highest standards are maintained.

- Ensure adherence to SLA's, KPI's, Internal metrics & FMG wide policies.

- Identify/ manage risk and control breakdowns.

- Develop & Maintain effective and standard processes. Maintain KOP's/DI's.

- Support change project initiatives and conduct User Acceptance Testing for enhancements to current systems or migration to the new system.

Stakeholder Management :

- Regular face off with Traders, Product Control Management, Regional finance team and various internal stakeholders within GFS and People Management

- MBA, CA, CFA, ACCA with a minimum of 8+ years experience (post qualification) in a financial service industry with at least 2+ years of People Management experience.

- Strong leadership skills and ability to manage teams

- Control mindset and ability to identify and mitigate and control gaps

- Good understanding of financial market products

- Ability to develop, implement and maintain effective and standard operational processes.

- Excellent people and resource management skills.

- Excellent Interpersonal skills. Should be able to communicate at all levels.

- Strong planning, negotiation, and analytical skills.

- Excellent business writing and verbal English communication skills

- Ready to travel & work in shifts.