Metals Product Controller – Senior VP Level recruitment

Tier 1 Investment Bank based in the City of London looking for a Senior VP level Metals Product Control Manager.

The Commodities Global Product Control Business is responsible for the processing of physical and derivative products for the commodities business.  Commodities product control has a presence in London, New York and Singapore.

Reporting to the Head of Metals Product Control, your key responsibilities are:

-Managing a team of talented product controllers.

-Supporting the growth of the business.

-Ensuring integrity and control of PnL and Risk.

-The role requires active engagement and appreciation of all stakeholder groups downstream. Participation in group control calls, and working across groups to ensure controls are in place and remediation of issues as appropriate

-Supporting and building out the performance of our onshore, nearshore and offshore locations

-Working with the Metals trading desk and key stakeholders on new business initiatives to ensure front to back control.

-Flash PnL

-Ensuring logistics and risk management platform integrity

The role will also involve:

-Use of all front end risk management trading systems (OpenLink. Solarc), as well as Reuters, Bloomberg.

-Liason with Trading, Sales, Operations, Financial Control Finance Manager/Finance Director Level.

-Close cooperation and communication with staff in other trading hubs, banks, clients, also delivery and storage companies.

Person Specification:

Qualifications / Education:

-Qualified Accountant. (CIMA/ACCA/ACA)

-Graduate with a 2.1 or better in scientific, numerate or business related subject.

-Advanced MS office skills

-Openlink

-Solarc – Right Angle

Experience:

-Finance background - There is significant focus on control so front to back trade lifecycle knowledge is an advantage, from trade entry through to general ledger.

-Minimum 5 years Metals product control experience from an Investment Bank or Commodities Trading house.

-Strong analytical skills. Ability to assimilate information quickly and investigate issues promptly through to resolution.

-Experience of driving change forward and liaison and co-ordination of various functions

-Proactive own initiative and ability to assert oneself

-Understanding of core trade types – swaps, options, futures, deposits and also physical deliveries.

-Attention to detail is essential

-Ability to focus and prioritise in a high pressure environment

Skills and aptitude required:

-Excellent verbal and written English language skills

-Sustained exposure to liaising internally with IT teams and business users in the context of programme deliverables

-A professional candidate who is self-motivated, enthusiastic and works with minimum supervision

-Excellent communicator, articulate and well presented. Must be able to communicate effectively at all levels of management and to a wide global user base

-Extreme attention to accuracy, detail, presentation and timeliness of delivery.

-Proven team player who “goes the extra mile” in striving to provide quality service.

-A lateral thinker who can explore concepts “outside the box” in search of improvements and solutions