Product Control Group Officer

Torres Ranimid

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Product controller – Global Markets and Treasury plays a key role in ensuring an independent validation, substantiation and reporting of financial information. In addition, they provide insights and analysis from the information drawn.
• Substantiation and reporting of Markets & Treasury Statement of Comprehensive Income (Balance Sheet)
• Substantiation and reporting of Markets and Treasury Financial Position (P&L)
• Monitoring trading activity for compliance with related suitable policies.
• Providing management with technical and operational analysis of the trading activities
• Providing insights being drawn from the data being generated and happenings in the Global Markets and Treasury industry.

P&L and Balance sheet substantiation:

Reporting of daily, monthly and year to date P&L for assigned desks.
Ensure the assigned portfolio is accurately represented within the general ledger.
Ensure correct fair valuation of the products handled in the assigned desk.
Provide daily, monthly, and quarterly beneficial commercial analysis of Foreign Exchange Trading
Build good working relationships with stakeholders.
Ensure compliance of trading limits for the assigned desk
Regular (Daily, weekly, or Monthly) substantiation of balance sheet line items affecting Global Markets & Treasury. This includes investigating all breaks and resolving them in a timely manner.
Analyze and report on material adjustments to the P&L, including discrepancies to the Front Office flash.
Meet team’s KPI and SLA
Provide appropriate P&L and balance sheet commentary / analysis.
Attend to ad hoc queries from the traders and other infrastructure partners relating to trading revenue and the Balance Sheet
Timely and accurate submission of returns to regulatory authorities (CBM, etc.)
Perform month end processes (Bid-Offer, Price testing etc.)
Agree positions and results between Front and back-office systems and submit them for sign off at the appropriate level.
Monitor trading activity for compliance with various related policies.

Circulate key weekly & monthly management information to senior management.
Ensure clean audit results from internal and external reviews.
Identify and drive process re-engineering constantly for control improvement and process efficiency.
Perform Critical Process Assessments and participate in continual enhancement of key Finance risk metrics.
Participate in essential administration tasks required in the department

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