Manager, Product Control

Next Decade; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Next Decade is seeking a skilled individual with a strong background in financial control, product control, and leadership. The successful candidate will own P&L processes and act as a trusted partner in trading and commercial activities.

Ideal candidates will possess a bachelor’s degree in Finance or related fields, with 8–12 years of relevant experience and proficiency in ETRM systems. This role is primarily sedentary, with a supportive office environment.

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years of experience in Product Control, Trading Support, Market Risk, or Commercial Finance.
• Strong understanding of trade lifecycles and P&L attribution.
• Hands-on experience with ETRM/CTRM platforms.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end daily, monthly, quarterly P&L processes.
• Support new product onboarding and deal review.
• Oversee product control activities within ETRM systems.
• Design and enhance product control policies and procedures.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of product control professionals.
• Provide management with forward-looking views on earnings drivers.

Skills

Financial Control

P&L Integrity

Product Control

Trading Support

Market Risk

Commercial Finance

Leadership

ETRM platforms

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics

Tools

OpenLink/Endur

Job description

Responsibilities

• Financial Control & P&L Integrity
  • Own end‑to‑end daily, monthly, and quarterly P&L processes, including validation, attribution, and variance analysis across physical and financial commodities.
  • Ensure robust control over valuation methodologies, pricing curves, model inputs, and market data, in line with internal policies and governance standards.
  • Review and challenge trading results, ensuring issues are identified, escalated, and resolved with appropriate independence.
• Trading & Commercial Partnership
  • Act as a trusted but independent partner to Front Office, providing insight into the financial and valuation impact of trading strategies, new deals, and structured transactions.
  • Support new product onboarding and deal review, ensuring accounting, valuation, and control implications are fully assessed before execution.
  • Interface closely with Market Risk and Credit to ensure consistent views of exposure, limits, and performance.
• ETRM & Systems Oversight
  • Oversee product control activities within ETRM systems (e.g., OpenLink/Endur), including trade capture validation, lifecycle events, and system‑generated P&L.
  • Drive enhancements to systems, data quality, automation, and reporting, reducing manual intervention and operational risk.
• Control Framework, Governance & Audit
  • Design, own, and continuously enhance product control policies, procedures, and internal controls aligned with audit and regulatory expectations.
  • Serve as a key point of contact for internal and external audits, including documentation, walkthroughs, issue remediation, and control testing.
  • Ensure appropriate governance, escalation, and accountability for control breaches or material reporting issues.
• Leadership & Team Development
  • Lead, coach, and develop a team of product control and trading support professionals.
  • Set a strong control culture, reinforcing ownership, rigor, and professional skepticism across the team.
  • Drive performance standards, role clarity, and capability development consistent with a growing, complex commercial environment.
• Forward‑Looking Insight
  • Provide management with forward‑looking views on earnings drivers, risk exposures, and sensitivities to market movements.
  • Support planning, forecasting, and scenario analysis in partnership with FP&A, Risk, and Commercial teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, or a related field (CPA, CFA, or FRM preferred).
• Typically 8‑12+ years of experience in Product Control, Trading Support, Market Risk, or Commercial Finance within energy, commodities, or financial trading environments.
• Strong understanding of trade lifecycles, P&L attribution, valuation concepts, derivatives, and physical commodity structures.
• Hands‑on experience with ETRM/CTRM platforms (OpenLink/Endur strongly preferred).
• Proven people leadership experience with the ability to operate as an independent control authority.

Work Environment

This position operates in a professional office environment with occasional work within or outside of a complex construction environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers/fax, filing cabinets, etc.

This is primarily a sedentary role; however, the incumbent must be able to stand and/or sit continuously to perform all essential job functions for a full shift.

• Ability to lift up to 20 lbs. as required in order to lift files, boxes and office equipment as necessary.
• Ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bending, standing on a stool, or climbing as necessary to perform these functions.
• While performing the duties of this role, the incumbent may be required to talk or hear.
• The incumbent is required to stand, walk, use hands to handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
• Ability to move throughout all areas of each office/site location and facilities.
• Able to wear all necessary PPE equipment to perform job functions.

Equal Employment Opportunity

NextDecade provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. NextDecade complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.