Fixed Income Product Controller

Jefferies•Jersey City, NJ

8h•Onsite

About The Position

The Fixed Income Product Controller will be responsible for core product control functions, including daily activities, formal PL production, balance sheet review and allocations, and responding to queries from various stakeholders. This role also involves month-end closing procedures such as General Ledger substantiation, reconciliation of P&L to the ledger, analytical review and commentary, and contribution to reporting packs. Additionally, the position will focus on improving existing controls and processes, involvement in new business approval, providing coverage for the Controllers Team, and undertaking project work.

Requirements

Basic understanding of financial securities and accounting principles
Strong Excel knowledge
Effective written and oral communication skills including presenting reliably to senior leadership
High attention to detail
Ability to work with large amounts of data
Able to prioritize workload to meet daily and monthly deadlines

Responsibilities

Core Product Control functions including Daily Product control activities, Formal PL production, Balance Sheet Review and allocations, Responding to queries from stakeholders including Controllers, Operations, Front Office, and Audit, Problem-solve daily reporting challenges quickly and accurately
Month End work including General Ledger substantiation, Reconciliation of reported P&L to ledger and identify cause and solution of any differences, Analytical Review & Commentary (Income Statement and Balance Sheet), Contribution to month end reporting packs and stakeholder MI requests, Post or Review journal entries
Improve and challenge existing controls and processes
Involvement in new business approval process
Provide coverage for Controllers Team
Project work