Description
We are seeking an Analyst to oversee the financial aspects of trading activities, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of the bank's trading book, maintenance of compliance with regulatory requirements, and provision of insights into trading performance.
Accountabilities:
- Reconcile daily profit and loss (P&L) figures for trading desks to ensure they align with the valued positions in the trading book, investigating and resolving discrepancies between P&L figures.
- Support the identification, assessment, and mitigation of trading risks, and report on these financial risks to senior colleagues.
- Maintain and analyse the bank’s trading data, ensuring its accuracy, completeness, and consistency, and provide insights to traders and senior colleagues on trading performance.
- Prepare and submit regulatory reports to authorities, and provide support to external audits.
- Communicate complex financial information to traders, risk professionals, senior colleagues, and external stakeholders.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure a coordinated approach to trading activities.
Analyst Expectations:
- Perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard, consistently driving continuous improvement.
- Require in-depth technical knowledge and experience in their assigned area of expertise.
- Thorough understanding of the underlying principles and concepts within the area of expertise.
- Lead and supervise a team, guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements, and coordinating team resources.
Requirements:
- Qualified Chartered Accountant.
- Experienced with MS Office toolkit.
- Strong control awareness – in particular, the ability to identify and escalate potential control breakdowns and to streamline processes in an effective and efficient manner.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills in both formal and informal settings.
Nice to Have:
- Article ship / Industrial trainee in mid to large sized firms.
- Audit exposure in large financial institutions / banks preferred.
- Has the initiative and ability to break down problems into component parts and resolve them.