Purpose

• To provide specialist advise and support related to product control and meet pre-identified business needs, through the execution of predefined objectives as per agreed SOPs.

Qualification and Experience

• Qualified CA (SA)
• CFA would be advantageous
• 2-3 years Post Qualification Experience

Process

• Accountable for the execution of specialised work including the improvement of quality, standards and outputs within defined work routines and operating procedures.
• Proactively solves problems, determines root-cause and applies solutions in line with guidelines and providing the necessary information to solve problems related to area of specialisation.
• Plan for own task execution and advises on improvements related to area of specialisation.
• Maintain and develop reconciliation process between the daily risk / PnL attribution and source inputs (internal reporting reconciliation back to source inputs).
• Commentary and explanation of all attributable PL movements, in relation to market data movements and/or cashflows.
• Liaise with Group Risk (Liquidity, Market and Credit) with regards to the performance attribution.
• Provide ad hoc proof by first principle of various attributes of Profit and Loss.
• Provide input to the preparation of Exco and committee reports.
• Interface with other parts of Liberty around data and information requirements.
• Monitor asset valuation and portfolio transaction (including weekly sign-off).
• Work with Market Risk to maintain synchronisation between PnL (Profit and Loss) and Risk Sensitivities.
• Reconcile asset and liability values and also positions to Exchange / Blotters / Back Office / General Ledger.
• Maintain daily and weekly incident tracking, summarised commentary.
• Accurately document role and duties, and encourage cross-training.

Customer

• Ensure own understanding and adherence to customer service delivery and Treating the Customer Fairly (TCF) principles to provide specialist support and guidance.

Finance

• Adhere to specified standards, policies and procedures to prevent potential losses/wastage related to the area of specialisation.
• Maintain and develop reconciliation process between source and Group Finance (including Tax) for both Assets and Liabilities.
• Liaise with Group Finance on potential enhancements to the finance process.

Learning and Growth

• Contribute positively to own area-specific knowledge improvement associated with area of specialisation.

Governance

• Comply to set governance and compliance procedures and processes related to an area of work and continuously identify, rectify and escalate risks where necessary.

Technical Competencies

• Communication skills (Fundamental) (Basic)
• Written Communication (Basic)
• Supply chain management (Basic)
• Presentation Skills (Basic)

Behavioural Competencies

• Analytical Thinking (Basic)
• Interpersonal Effectiveness (Basic)
• Problem Solving and Analysis (Basic)