AVP - Valuation Control - BFS

The selected candidate will be part of the newly set up Valuation Control team in Glasgow reporting into the regional Head.

What will you be doing?

- Be a part of the Valuation Control team in Glasgow covering Equities/Credit/Macro/Cross Markets/Treasury:

- Full ownership of Intramonth price testing to consensus, exchange, broker, or other data of pricing inputs and model outputs for fair value positions across asset classes.

- Liaising with product control, risk management and quantitative departments on valuation and modelling issues.

- Discussion, reporting and escalation of price testing results with front office and senior management.

- Significant involvement in regional and global ad hoc projects / investigation.

- Working on creating solutions / improvements to the IPV process. This requires working with the "Change Management" team to enhance specification of technology requirements as well as assisting with testing & managing new releases.

What we're looking for:

- 4-5 years' experience in a Valuation Control function, Product Control Line, risk management or trading role of a top tier investment bank.

- Experience and proven track record in dealing with junior and senior members of Front office, Line Product Control, Risk management teams across various locations.

- Strong financial product knowledge along with knowledge of valuation concepts and attention to detail

- Strong interpersonal skills and stakeholder management and ability to work independently to resolve unstructured problems. Team player.

Strong communication skills and ability to present / explain complex issues in simple terms with stakeholders from Trading, Finance, Market Risk and IT across different levels.

Skills that will help you in the role:

- Proactive and assertive in identifying control or valuation concerns and driving control improvement for their area. Able to work under pressure to tight deadlines. Able to multitask and prioritize own requests.

- MSc in quantitative discipline or a similar qualification and/or professional qualification (e.g. CFA, FRM) is preferred.

- Knowledge of automation tools and coding - Python, alteryx etc

Where will you be working?

Chennai