Product Control Analyst

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation • Charlotte, NC

28d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Product Control Analyst will support the SMBC Nikko Securities businesses, with primary focus on security underwriting and secondary market sales and trading. The role serves as a key control function between Front Office, Finance, Risk, Treasury, Accounting, and Regulatory Reporting ensuring the integrity of daily P&L reporting, balance sheet reporting, valuation oversight, and financial controls. The position will provide broad exposure to lending, structured finance, and capital markets activities while partnering closely with Front Office stakeholders across the firm.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or related field.
• 0-3 years of experience in Product Control, Finance, Accounting, Audit, Risk, Treasury, Banking, or related fields.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to build relationships and collaborate effectively across business and support functions.
• Self-starter with the ability to operate independently and effectively manage priorities in a hybrid, geographically dispersed environment. The role requires a high degree of ownership, initiative, and relationship-building skills, as key stakeholders and management are located outside of the Charlotte office.

Nice To Haves

• Experience or exposure to fix income products, structured finance, or capital markets activities is preferred but not required.
• Understanding of financial statements and accounting principles.
• Experience working with large datasets and reporting tools.
• Advanced Excel skills; experience with Power BI, SQL, Python, etc. is a plus

Responsibilities

• Perform daily and monthly P&L reporting, validation, and analysis across lending and structured finance activities, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial results.
• Support financial control and reconciliation, month-end close, quarterly regulatory reporting processes.
• Develop strong relationships with Front Office, Risk, Accounting, Finance, Regulatory Reporting stakeholders to understand transaction economics, revenue drivers, business strategy, and new business activity.
• Participate in business reviews, transaction discussions, and initiatives aimed at enhancing transparency, governance, and business ownership of reported financial results.
• Contribute to process improvements, reporting enhancements, automation initiatives, and strategic Product Control transformation efforts.
• Maintain a strong control environment and ensure documentation is complete, accurate, and audit-ready.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level