The Fixed Income Division (FID) Product Controller is responsible for the accounting and financial reporting of the fixed Income trading desks, including monitoring transactions, P&L, and acting as a primary control function for Derivative Products trading.
Requirements
- 4+ years of Product Control experience with knowledge of Interest Rate Derivative products
- Familiarity with accounting principles
- High attention to detail
- Strong analytic and problem-solving skills.
- Highly proficient in Excel (v-lookups, pivot tables)
Responsibilities
- Work closely with front office personnel in producing daily, weekly, and monthly P&L results and analysis.
- Investigate and resolve P&L discrepancies arising from incorrect booking of trades, missing deals, system errors, or valuation issues.
- Liaison with various areas within the firm (e.g. Front Office, Operations, Technology, Middle Office and Market Risk)
- Continue developing and improving the Internal Control environment through critical evaluation of current controls and processes and utilization of best practice.
- Complete the month end closing process for balance sheet reconciliation and substantiation.
- Ensure compliance with internal and external audits.
- Assess new trades for appropriate valuation, accounting treatment, and disclosure in the financial statements.
Other
- CPA or CFA preferred but not required.
- Fast learner and team player
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills; the ability to clearly articulate ideas
- Accounting or Finance degree required.
- Mizuho has in place a hybrid working program, with varying opportunities for remote work depending on the nature of the role, needs of your department, as well as local laws and regulatory obligations.
