Controller - Investment Banking

Full Job Description

The key responsibilities are:

Daily PL Production including

• Flash v Actual Analysis
• PL Explain
• Formal PL production
• FOBO review
• Daily Inventory Reporting
• Clean PL Reporting
• T0 Reporting

Month End work including

• Balance Sheet substantiation
• Reconciliation of reported PL to ledger
• Assistance to IPV process
•  Analytical Review & Commentary (PL and BS)
• Contribution to month end reporting packs and stakeholder MI requests

Additional responsibilities

• Improve and challenge existing controls and processes
• Involvement in new business approval process
• Working with accounting policy team as necessary to facilitate correct reporting  
• Provide cover for wider Controllers Team
• Ad hoc project work

Person Specification

The following skills and experience are required for this role:

• Part qualified/qualified on a professional accounting qualification
• Prior finance/product control experience preferred
• Strong Excel knowledge, VBA skills are preferable
• Ability to write and present commentary relating to business area supported
• High attention to detail
• Be proud of the work they produce and not turn a “blind eye” to problems
• Team player
• Able to prioritise workload to achieve daily targets
• Uses initiative to identify issues and implement solutions
• Ability to automate and rationalise process as necessary
• This role will be based in London and the successful candidate will be expected to build relationships with the front office, COO teams, middle office and risk. A mindset of continually reassessing and building upon the existing control environment will be crucial to success.