Product Control; Associate

Company

Jefferies, the global investment banking firm, has served companies and investors for over 50 years. Headquartered in New York with its European head office in London and staff in over 30 global cities, the firm provides clients with capital markets and financial advisory services, institutional brokerage and securities research, and wealth and asset management. Jefferies provides research and execution services in equity, fixed income, foreign exchange, futures and commodities markets, and a full range of investment banking services including underwriting, mergers & acquisition, restructuring and recapitalisation.

This role is for an Associate within the Investment Banking Division Product Control team at Jefferies International Limited (JIL) covering the European based businesses.

The role will also entail working closely with our offshore team to ensure high standards are maintained.

The key responsibilities may include:

Daily Production tasks include:

• Formal PL production (including Fee Validation / Flash vs Actual analysis)
• Daily Inventory Reporting
• Daily Reporting & Analysis of Firm Balance Sheet
• T0 Reporting across Trading/ Banking Divisions
• Participation in weekly P&L call

Month End work including:

• Balance Sheet substantiation
• Reconciliation of reported PL to ledger
• Assistance to IPV process
• Presenting Income Statement & Balance sheet items in accordance with policy guidance
• Working with and across other groups to resolve breaks/exceptions in a timely manner
• Analytical Review & Commentary (PL and BS)
• Contribution to month end reporting packs and stakeholder MI requests
• Disclosures production

Additional responsibilities:

• Improve and challenge existing controls and processes
• Involvement in new business approval process
• Provide cover for wider Controllers Team
• Ad hoc project work

The following skills and experience are required for this role:

• Part qualified/qualified in the accounting field
• Prior finance/product control experience preferred
• Understanding of the key components of a bank’s balance sheet / P&L
• Strong Excel knowledge, VBA skills are preferable
• Ability to write and present commentary pertaining to business area(s) supported
• High attention to detail with a control focused mindset and awareness of when to elevate issues
• Team player
• Able to prioritise workload to achieve targets
• Uses initiative to identify issues and implement solutions
• Ability to automate and rationalise process as necessary
• This role will be based on site in London and successful candidate will be expected to build relationships with the front office, COO teams, middle office, operations, GL Control etc. A mindset of continually reassessing and building upon the existing control environment will be crucial to success.