Finance Support Analyst

Location: Raleigh
Posted on: November 20, 2024

Job Description:

This role supports the Prime Services Trading desk. Products traded include: domestic and international equities and fixed income products, foreign exchange, listed derivatives, exchange traded funds, OTC and exchange traded options, convertibles and swaps. The Product Controller will work closely with trade support, technology, financial control and other infrastructure areas to ensure timely and accurate reporting of the trading desks¿ results including daily P&L reporting, management commentaries, and exception processing

Other responsibilities may include:

¿ P&L Validation and Analysis (including clean P&L), Journal Entry and Review

¿ Commentary (PnL, clean PnL, price testing, inventory analysis)

¿ Monthly and quarterly account ownership reconciliation, book management, legal entity and regulatory reporting and accounting policy implementation

¿ Providing analysis and information in response to ad hoc requests from various areas throughout the firm (e.g., Front Office, Tax, and Regulatory)

¿ Assisting in Sarbanes Oxley testing and documentation

¿ Daily interaction and primary support for front office ad hoc requests

¿ Providing UAT support for various strategic system roll outs, as well as support for new business initiatives

Qualifications/Skills and Experience

Product Controllers must have effective interpersonal skills and ability to interact and communicate with senior management and front office client base

¿ 1-2 years of financial service, banking or accounting experience

¿ High level of numeracy and literacy, attention to detail and well developed analytical skills

¿ Advanced Excel Skills required

¿ Business Objects and Essbase experience strongly preferred

¿ Ability to interpret financial data and pull out core themes and trends

¿ Inquisitiveness and a willingness to challenge and ask questions

¿ Good communication skills, especially the use of written prose and graphical analysis

¿ Understanding of when to escalate for management attention

¿ Ability to work to tight deadlines on a daily basis

¿ Comfortable with the presentation and manipulation of data

¿ Comfortable with financial systems and reporting packages / General Ledger queries

¿ Ability to apply key controls to reporting and processes

¿ Ability to interact with and support clients for all aspects of MI (budgeting, planning, monthly reporting, forecasting, allocations, etc.)

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