VP/AVP - Product Control - BFSI

Daily Responsibilities:

Review daily P&L, P&L attribution, P&L commentary, flash to formal differences and manual adjustments

Develop a sound understanding of risk positions through detailed discussion with traders and risk managers on risk positions so that an appropriate P&L model is deployed with focus on key risk items and market moves

Perform insightful financial analysis to draw sound conclusions to present to senior stakeholders in onshore PC locations and Financial Control

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

Foster a culture of performance improvement by serving as a lead for recommendations and be accountable for the delivery of qualitative and efficiency benefits from direct reports

Weekly / Monthly Responsibilities:

- Review key weekly & monthly MIS to senior management.

- Gain in-depth understanding of provisioning and price testing controls and processes, and perform detailed review of the working files.

- 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. Ensure the completeness and accuracy of key stroke documentations for key PC processes, risk assessment and SOX documentation.

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.