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.

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