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Financial and Product Control

Salary:
Market Related

Location:
South Africa: Sandton

Duration:
Permanent

Consultant:
Camilla Roach

JobRef:
sa217300

Tel:
011 783 3570

Date posted:
2010/07/23


My Client is organised as a network comprising of various business divisions that provide a diverse range of financial products and services to a niche client base in three principal markets, the United Kingdom, South Africa and Australia
• Investment Banking
• Capital Markets
• Private Client Activities
• Asset Management
• Property Activities

Their strategic goals are motivated by the desire to develop an efficient and integrated business on an international scale through the active pursuit of clearly established core competencies in the group’s principal business areas.
The group’s philosophy has been to build well-defined, value-added businesses focusing on serving the needs of select market niches where the group can compete effectively.

Your responsibilities will include
• Daily preparation and analysis of desk P&L’s for sign off.
• Daily preparation and analysis of financial and accounting models.
• Understand the full front to back structure booking processes
• Liaise with the desk on booking of structured and complex deals
• Understand the market risks affecting the structures.
• Monthly preparation of Income statement and Balance sheet
• Reconciliation and substantiation of Balance Sheet
• Drive initiatives to improve booking and reporting processes.
• Daily cash reconciliation
• Ensure that financial assets and liabilities that reside on balance sheet are correctly valued.
• Liaising with market risk on execution of structures.
• Build a good rapport between front office and financial control.
• Drive new initiatives and system implementation.
• Monthly preparation of BA returns.
• Monthly preparation and analysis of management reporting information.
• Liaising with internal and external auditors regarding control weaknesses
• Back up to the accountant in the preference share business

The successful candidate will posses:
• BComm honours or CA (SA) with minimal 2 years banking experience
• Previously work in a Product control environment
• Exposure to JD Edwards, Equation and Hyperion

Apply today
To further your career in this leading organisation as a Financial and Product Control, please forward your CV in strictest confidence to Camilla Roach at Camilla.roach@robertwalters.com. Or call Camilla on +27 (0)11 7833570
‘UK based candidates call Shannon on +44(0) 2075098809 or email on Shannon.mcconnell@robertwalters.com’