AVP - Product Control - BFSI

The responsibility by Line PC Teams for completeness and accuracy of the books and records comprises of:.

- P&L and B/S substantiation and reporting (including P&L explain / attribution, reconciliations, P&L commentaries, adherence to accounting principles, etc.

- Monitoring trading activity for compliance with various related policies.

- Providing management with technical and operational analysis of the business unit.

- Regular interaction with FO business, Financial Control, Technical Accounting Group, PC Change Management, Technology and other infrastructure areas.

- Review daily P&L, including understanding risk positions and market moves for P&L explanation, and review of flash vs formal differences.

- Engage in detailed discussion with traders and risk managers on risk positions and P&L.

- Ensure that the team's KPI and SLA are met.

- Attend to ad hoc queries from the traders and other infrastructure partners relating to trading revenue and Balance Sheet.

Weekly / Monthly Responsibilities:.

- Review key weekly & monthly MIS to senior management.

- Gain in-depth understanding of provisioning and price testing controls and processes, and review the month end working.

- Engage in detailed discussion with traders, risk managers and Independent Valuation Control team on the results.

- Liaise with valuation expert on modelling appropriateness and other technical/booking issues.

- Perform detailed review of month end adjustments, and Balance Sheet substantiation.

Controls:.

- Ensure the maintenance of a strong internal control environment.

- Monitor control reports to ensure accuracy of data for P&L, validation and downstream processes.

- Raise the team's level of control awareness.

- Lead by example and engender a strong control culture.

- Ensure clean audit results from internal and external reviews.

- Be the owner of key stroke documentations for key PC processes, risk assessment and SOX documentation.

- Ensure adherence to and compliance with governance, risk policies, procedures and compliance policies.

Projects and Continuous Improvements:.

- Identify and drive process re-engineering and constantly challenge status quo for control improvement and process efficiency.

- Motivate and empower the team to deliver continuous improvements.

- Identify process improvement opportunities.