Operations Analyst - Level 2 Non-Exempt
TalentBurst
- Montreal, QC
- Contract
- Full-time
Description/Comment:ALMT P&L Controller
Departmental Objectives
- The preparation of daily and monthly management revenues for ALM Treasury, and their reconciliation with the estimates of the traders and with the financial accounts
- Ensuring the Economic P&L is correct at the most granular level (Deal level or P&L Explain effect level when relevant).
- Informing FO trading of any issue or adjustment having an impact on FO risks or on Cash management.
- Responsible for maintaining an Audit Trail of all reconciliations, adjustments, FO sign-offs and MO P&L validations
- Analysis and reporting of daily P&L with detailed breakdown for multiple products including repo, loan and deposits, treasuries, listed derivatives, FX and IR swaps.
- Reconciliation of PnL to Front office estimates (when available) with detailed breakdown of P&L drivers
- Contribution to resolution of Back office ledger vs. P&L systems breaks
- Ensuring the pricing configuration complies with trading strategy and internal controls, collaboration with V&RC and Risk required to enforce consistency
- Analysis, understanding and commentary on PnL using analytical tools
- Working with front office and trade support part of the middle office to resolve operational and booking issues
- Participation in business development initiatives across support functions and locations
- Ensuring the MTD management P&Ls are consistent with the final end of month general ledger P&L
- Discussing and reviewing trading P&Ls with management
- Work closely with Finance to address Economic/Finance P&L breaks
- Ensure timely and efficient dissemination of data and the resolution of inquiries
- Identify and escalate time / risk sensitive issues
- Cohesively explain and maintain own position, logically, in light of differing views
- Focus on the needs of the business
- Act with integrity, accepting responsibility for actions
- Recognize opportunities for creativity and development of processes
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent required
- At least 2 years of experience in in P/L, Valuation, Trade support, Risk or Finance including at least 1 years in a P&L function.
- Working Knowledge of the following financial products: Loans & Deposits, FX Products, Interest Rate Swaps*** Bonds, Repos, and Listed Derivatives.
- Strong Excel & PC skills with proven ability to work with multiple systems
- Strong problem solving skills
- Spirit of continuous improvement
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills a must
- Display good relationship qualities, team spirit, and ability to work across teams
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment and to consistently meet deadlines
- Attention to detail and accuracy is imperative
- Graduate degree in Finance, Accounting, Math , Engineering or other quantitative disciplines
- Experience in pricing, valuation or hedging of derivatives
- Project management experience deploying new models or system migration.
- Working Knowledge of programming languages - such as VBA & Python
- Experience with Fair Value Hedging methodologies (Interest Rate hedging*** currency hedging, etc.)
- Working Knowledge of best practices related to funding methodologies, cost of carry analysis, or other cash management related functions.
- Working knowledge of liquidity P&L computation including balance sheet value at risk and liquidity transformation for cash products.