An exciting opportunity has arisen for an exceptional Graduate looking for their first step into finance.

The role sits within a prestigious mid size investment bank and will be working within the Product Control team. The team is responsible for ensuring that trades/products are correctly understood across the bank and are valued correctly in the appropriate systems. The role will provide support to front office, including administering certain front office systems.

This is an entry level role in an industry-leading team, offering the opportunity for a committed candidate to develop a long-term career within a market leading organisation.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for conducting both IPV & Product Management processes
• Conduct an independent review of the valuation of the bank's trading positions
• Independent Price Valuation
• Control and manage the timely production of IPV reports covering all positions in the Bank
• Perform the liaison between the relevant Risk managers and Front Office staff
• System analysis to ensure that the booking of the trades in the relevant systems enables the appropriate reporting of the economics & risks of these trades
• Review of valuation of products
• Liaison with audit functions, (internal & external) and regulators
• Ensure procedures and methodologies are fully documented and meet SOX standards
• Assist in Product Management tasks when required
• Ad hoc projects with regard to system implementation

Requirements

• Degree level educated from a top tier University (2:1 or above)
• Accounting and Finance degree required
• A level educated (A*-C)
• Professional qualififcation support offered (CFA/ACCA/CIMA etc)
• An interest in starting a career within finance
• Enthusiastic and proactive
• Strong sense of accountability
• Good knowledge of accounting fundamentals
• Highly proficient with Excel (pivots, lookups, sumifs)