Manager

Job Description

About us Bank of America is one of the world s leading financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small and middle-market businesses, and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services. Our employees help our customers and clients at every stage of their financial lives, helping them connect to what matters most. This purpose defines and unites us. Every day, we are focused on delivering value, convenience, expertise and innovation for individuals, businesses, and institutional investors we serve worldwide. Job Description Global Markets Business Finance & Control (BF&C) seeks to provide a support service with particular focus on the relationship between trading risk positions and P&L components. We are looking to recruit an individual to work in the P&L production area covering the Global Credit Trading desks. The candidate s main responsibility will be to produce and deliver the daily P&L to front office, providing a high standard of analysis and explanation around any issues faced and daily revenue drivers. The candidate will therefore have considerable interaction with the respective Front Office, Middle Office, and Finance and Trade Capture teams so good communication and time management skills are an essential requirement for this job. Responsibilities Primary products covered will include: Bonds, CDS, ETFs, TRS and Loans Production and reporting of daily P&L to Front Office & Senior Management Reconcile actual P&L with trader estimates and provide flash/actual variance analysis Working closely with the trading desks on position, P&L or other issues on an ad-hoc basis Front-to-Back analysis & reconciliations of front office PnL and balance sheet to firm sub-ledgers Assist with execution of month-end controls ensuring management vs financial P&L variances are within thresholds Analyze traders risk positions and understand and apply the Greeks (Delta, Vega Gamma) vs daily market moves Would be typical own set of books / cost center and Business Units Liaise with various business partners such as Technology, Market Risk, Credit Risk, Operations and Finance to resolve issues / queries Development & continuous improvement of existing processes & workflow Testing / UAT for systems work ranging from minor system releases to major system implementations Remediation of issues in an autonomous yet timely manner considering the principles of control and the need to mitigate operational risk Requirements Education Qualified Chartered Accountant/CPA /CFA / MBA from Tier I/II institute Certifications If Any CFA / FRM certified candidates would be preferred Advanced education and/or enhanced technical qualifications are a plus Ability to use Access or VBA would enhance the candidate s attractiveness significantly Experience Range 5+ years of experience in Global Markets Foundational skills Detailed Knowledge of product control and financial markets Prior BFC experience for >4 years is mandatory Proficiency in MS Office Suite; expert knowledge of Excel, Word, PowerPoint. Knowledge of Visual Basic, Access databases and macros will be an added advantage. The right individual will have strong people skills and can multi-task to manage the challenges of Finance processes yet have the awareness to escalate potential issues to their supervisor in a timely manner Candidate must have a proven track record of communicating effectively with personnel from various areas within an organization and at different management levels Must be proactive and be a highly motivated and self-starter. Reactive and/or passive individuals need not apply Desired skills Alteryx / Python / Tableau knowledge would be an added advantage Must be proactive and be a highly-motivated self-starter Effective communication skills with English proficiency Demonstrated ability to work in a high pressure environment Takes initiative and challenges existing processes and procedures in a proactive manner Strong team player Ability to analyze issues independently and derive solutions Analytical skills Inherent sense of principles of control through experience and sound judgment Reliability Work Timings 11:30 PM to 8:30 PM Job Location Gurugram / Hyderabad / Mumbai