Power & Gas Product Controller

Full Job Description

The successful candidate will have a good knowledge of Power Gas markets, strong understanding of derivative products, combined with a financial reporting and control mindset. They must be comfortable with complex structured transactions and have a strong understanding of the operational risks around the end to end product lifecycle. Communication skills are particularly essential as the candidate will have a lot of daily face to face interaction with a demanding front office and will need to co-ordinate relationships with Finance, Technology and Operations.

Key Responsibilities:
- Daily PL and Risk production for the Trading desk
- Understanding and Explaining PL residuals
- Client Value and Portfolio Management analysis
- Balance Sheet Monitoring, Analysis and Usage Review
- Continually challenging the business` Target Operating Model
- Implement improvements to the system infrastructure control environment
- Coordination with IB Ops, IB Tech and Finance on projects and issue resolution
- Month end management (PL forecasts, Interaction with Fair Value group)
- Quarterly Corporate external reporting
- Economic v GAAP differences
- New Business proposals
- Deliver support for new products and initiatives
Drive standardisation of process, application and data source.

Skills Required
- Associate with relevant experience within an Investment Bank.
- Strong Commodities knowledge. Specific Power Gas knowledge would be advantageous.
- Strong derivatives knowledge.
- Demonstrates very good Excel skills. VBA and Access knowledge is beneficial.
- Show interest and good understanding of the markets including the key drivers, pricing issues and trader strategies.
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
- Pro-activity in identifying control gaps, defining resolution and taking to closure
- Ability to communicate effectively across the organization, both orally and in writing.
- Team Orientated and motivated self-starter with a positive "can do" attitude.
- Influencing skills to manage interaction with diverse groups internally and externally.
- A flexible proactive approach, ability to adapt to business change.

Top Tier Investment Bank

Excellent financial package

Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents.

Please quote Michael Page reference when applying Job ref:MPGX13241713

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August 31, 2012 • Posted in: General

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