Are you passionate to learn about Markets and be an Outstanding Controller for a business/sector? Do you possess deep experience in reporting and analysing P&L, Balance Sheet, VaR Backtesting? Do you have the ability to act as the Single Point of Contact to the Front Office on all aspects of the end-to-end Finance processes and controls? Do you have a flexible attitude, quantitative focus and a strong desire to leverage your skills in the area of Product Control and Business Coverage? Then we invite you to join our team This role is a 6 months interim contract, inside IR35 We are looking for an Experienced Product Control Lead to: Act as the Primary Owner to the Traders and Business Managers on all matters relating to P&L (T0-Estimates, T1-Management,Risk-Based,Clean & Hypothetical) and Balance Sheet Be a Valued Partner to the Front Office and develop an in-depth understanding of the sector, it's risk profile, key positions, market movements and regulations Review & Challenge T0 P&L, focus on improving quality, accuracy and completeness Challenge and influence effectiveness of upstream controls to further strengthen the front to back control environment The Product Control Lead will also: Join the Business Product Control team and Oversee India P&L Supervisors and teams (including Third Party vendors) Participate in P&L and Business Performance Meetings, Oversight Committees and Governance forums Be responsible for delivery of timely, complete and accurate T1 P&L with High Quality Commentary and T0 vs. T1 P&L Analysis for the sector(s) Ensure delivery of Balance Sheet Commentary, Analysis & Substantiation of ALL trading aligned account balances (including control/suspense/wash accounts) for the sector(s) Act as an SME to deliver change initiatives across Finance Act as the Finance signatory for Front Office driven Change programs Collaborate and Co-ordinate with Colleagues in other parts of Group Finance, Operations, and Risk Control to resolve issues and drive control initiatives Manage timely closure of unsubstantiated balances & review adjustments daily Review sector level VAR Back testing results and resolve escalations Review Loss Advisory Control Exceptions and advise resolution where necessary Review and challenge sub-ledger level controls & Sign-off L5 level Super Owner controls Review control metrics for sign-off with Business / Divisional Controllers Pro-actively identify, review and escalate Operational Risk Issues Your Expertise - Extensive experience in Fixed Income / Equities Product Control / Business Finance - Experience in supporting a range of products for the business - Good knowledge of Accounting, Financial Markets, Revenue & Financial resource drivers - Very strong knowledge of MS-Excel and MS-PowerPoint - Track record of success in delivering high quality performance in a dynamic workplace - Demonstrated experience with matrix reporting and working with teams in global locations - Demonstrated experience in communicating and dealing with Regulators & Auditors - Ability to influence & constructively challenge Traders - Strong Analytical and Inter-personal skills - Excellent Project Management Skills