Fixed Income Financing Product Controller – Analyst

An exciting role within Corporate & Investment Bank Finance & Business Management, supporting the Fixed Income Financing trading desk and key stakeholders with a primary focus on balance sheet. The role is focused on providing financial analysis to help the desk optimize its liquidity footprint in a fast-paced environment. 

 

As a Corporate & Investment Bank – Fixed Income Financing Controller – Analyst, you will work with a truly global team and contribute to meaningful outcomes across both the broader Finance organization and the Fixed Income Financing business. You will have the opportunity to operate as a key business partner, providing insights that inform strategic decisions on resource management. You will also work cross-functionally with CIB Treasury, Corporate Treasury, Technology, Operations, and other Finance & Business Management teams to deliver high-impact firmwide initiatives and process improvement projects.

 

Job Responsibilities

 

• Assist with production of daily, monthly, and quarterly global and regional balance sheet reports.

• Provide detailed analysis and reporting on the financials to desk heads, business managers, and senior finance management.

• Drive coordination across various front & back-office support functions to ensure resolution of control and reporting issues in an accurate and timely manner.

• Understand key accounting concepts to help drive business decisions such as FIN41 netting accounting for repo products, loans, and securities.

• Support external disclosures and ensure reporting aligns with regulatory requirements and accounting standards.

• Investigate ad hoc requests, reconcile and adjust data, and explain key business activity to senior stakeholders.

• Identify, design, and implement process improvements with robust, documented, and transparent controls.

• Demonstrate a deep understanding of Fixed Income products, including financing transactions (repos and securities lending) and synthetic financing instruments (total return swaps and bond forwards).

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, economics or related area.

• Relevant experience within product control, financial control, accounting, or related field.

• Strong technical skills and experience working with large amounts of data (i.e. Excel, PowerPoint). 

• Results orientated without compromising control, strong attention to detail.

• Highly skilled at problem solving, with a logical and tenacious approach.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

• Self-motivated and willing to take initiative.

 

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

 

• Strong team player with the ability to work independently, as needed.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize effectively while demonstrating an ability and passion for process improvements. 
• Solid understanding of financial products such as repos, swaps, futures, and bonds in a trading environment.
• Some controller background (product control or financial control) is a plus.
• Experience with liquidity and/ or balance sheet desirable.