Fixed Income Product Controller

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Institutional Bank and markets (IB&M) build deep relationships with large private and public sector organisations, providing them with bespoke solutions that meet their complex needs. This is delivered through a full range of financial markets capabilities, capital raising solutions, transaction banking services and risk management products and services.

IB&M Finance supports the business in providing financial control, financial analysis and insight, product control, regulatory accounting and related project and strategy implementation support.

Product Control is a key part of IB&M Finance. It is a global team responsible for the independent oversight and financial control of the Global Markets business.

The product controllers mandate is to maintain a strong control framework around daily P&L and financial reporting. In addition, developing relationships with Front Office & other stakeholder areas such as Risk and Operations will be a key success factor in order to promote the Product Control group as a trusted and respected business partner.

Do work that matters

As a product controller for the Fixed Income and Currency Trading business in Global Markets your responsibilities will include:

• Preparation of daily P&L reports
• Analysis and interpretation of daily results in line with market moves, P&L drivers and risk positions including investigating variance to trader estimate and ensuring revenue attribution is accurate
• Liaise with Front Office, Operations, Market Risk, and other stakeholders to resolve issues
• Partner Front Office on strategic desk initiatives
• Ensure the accuracy and integrity of product source system data interfacing the general ledger
• Balance sheet substantiation
• Month End ledger close
• Assistance in statutory and regulatory reporting
• Ongoing enhancements to improve efficiency and controls and add value to the business
• Involvement in project work

We’re interested in hearing from people who have

• CA/CPA qualification
• Numerate with good understanding of financial products including derivatives
• Strong accounting skills
• Good working knowledge of relevant Financial Reporting standards
• Product system / General Ledger system skills
• Strong Excel / VBA / SQL skills
• Understanding of valuation concepts and methodologies
• Excellent Communication skills leading to openness, honesty & transparency at all times
• Understands business drivers to provide genuine business valued output and analysis
• Actively builds relationships within and across business streams, functional areas and regions
• Control focussed with the ability to manage and meet deadlines
• Risk Mindset – All CommBank employees are expected to proactively identify and understand, openly discuss and act on current and future risks

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