# Manager - Product Control

**Company**: Royal Bank of Canada
**Location**: Toronto, Ontario
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Finance
**Industry**: Finance

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## Description

The Product Control Central Funding Canada Team within Enterprise Control is the front line of control and support for the related RBC Capital Market desks.

As a Manager - Product Control, you will be responsible for the production and execution of all P&L, attestation and month-end activities related to assigned Central Funding businesses, analyzing Front Office performance and managing risk that impacts RBC’s financial results.

**Responsibilities**

- Perform daily and month end reporting and reconciliation tasks, such as producing and submitting P&L and P&L decomposition, balance sheet substantiation to subledgers and systems of record, and independent price verification completeness

- Report daily and month-to-date results to CFG desks, compare P&L estimate vs Actual results, explain variances and obtain sign off.

- Provide commentary on large P&L movements to Front Office, Financial Control and Risk on a daily and monthly basis as needed. Monitor all operational and market issues impacting the related products to enhance that commentary

- Develop a good understanding of RBC repo / fixed income based products and system flows

- Build strong and meaningful relationships with team members and business partners (Front Office, Financial Control, Valuations, Risk Management, Operations and IT)

- Act as the primary point of contact for all queries and issues.

- Inform Manager of any irregularities that may present potential exposure to RBC and work closely with all members of the Product Control team, providing guidance and cross training when required

- Prioritize activities and reports, and be able to adjust as needed, so that important team goals and deadlines are met

- Drive continuous improvements to the quality of our service by identifying, recommending, testing and implementing process enhancements and assisting with the onboarding of new products, systems and process flows

- Participate with audit requests both internal and external

- Ensure all procedures are reviewed and up-to-date to enhance our ability to be the best possible business co-pilots

**Requirements**

- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

- 2+ years of experience in a Capital Markets environment

- Excellent Excel skills (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, SUMIF, etc.)

- Strong oral / written communication and analytical skills

- An innovative thinker who is proactive, very well organized, detail-oriented and cares about supporting their colleagues and business partners

- Good understanding of interest-rate based financial instruments

- Sound knowledge of reconciliation and attestation processes

- High level of initiative to solve problems, curious mindset, takes ownership and integrity

- Ability to work to tight daily and monthly deadlines

- Understanding of process improvement: working to make processes more efficient and effective

- Passionate about continuous growth and learning. Every challenge is an opportunity for improvement

**Nice-to-have**

- Relevant experience with Product Control functions performed at a financial institution

- Familiar with RBC fixed income based and GL related applications (ex. TOMS, Monaco, Apex, ADP, PEGA, etc.)

- Strong proficiency in VBA and experience in developing, debugging and optimizing VBA code within Microsoft Office applications such as Excel, Access and Outlook

- Procedure and documentation experience

**What’s in it for you?**

- A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits

- Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities

- Ability to make a difference and lasting impact

- Work in an agile, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team

- The opportunity to interface with senior level executives from many different parts of the organization

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## Skills

### Required
- Accounting
- Business Analytics
- Financial Accounting Systems
- General Ledger Administration
- Group Problem Solving
- Excel
- Communication
- Analytical skills

### Nice to have
- VBA
- TOMS
- Monaco
- Apex
- ADP
- PEGA

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