Product Controller

Atlas Search; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlas Search is seeking a Product Controller in New York, NY to join its Product Control team, providing P&L and valuation oversight across institutional trading businesses.

The role offers exposure to senior stakeholders across Trading, Risk, Operations, and Technology, with opportunities to contribute to process improvements and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Strong Excel skills; ability to control, reconcile, and rationalize large, complex data sets.
• Experience identifying control gaps and driving control environment improvements.
• Sharp analytical and critical-thinking skills; comfort under tight, competing deadlines.
• Experience re-engineering spreadsheet-based processes into more scalable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Review and report daily trading P&L; analyze and explain P&L movements
• Evaluate the accuracy of trader-supplied valuations (Independent Price Verification)
• Provide daily net revenue inputs to management reporting
• Own month-end actual vs. reported reconciliation and general ledger close
• Partner cross-functionally with Operations, Technology, and Market Risk to resolve issues
• Prepare and post journal entries; ensure proper accounting treatment of trading activity
• Support audit/regulatory compliance and contribute to process/system improvement initiatives
• Deliver ad-hoc reporting and management information (MI) to senior leadership

Job description

We are working with a leading global capital markets and investment banking firm is seeking a Product Controller to join its Product Control team in New York, NY. This is a high-visibility role providing P&L and valuation oversight across institutional trading businesses, with direct exposure to senior stakeholders across Trading, Risk, Operations, and Technology.

What You'll Do

• Review and report daily trading P&L; analyze and explain P&L movements
• Evaluate the accuracy of trader-supplied valuations (Independent Price Verification)
• Provide daily net revenue inputs to management reporting
• Own month-end actual vs. reported reconciliation and general ledger close
• Partner cross-functionally with Operations, Technology, and Market Risk to resolve issues
• Prepare and post journal entries; ensure proper accounting treatment of trading activity
• Support audit/regulatory compliance and contribute to process/system improvement initiatives
• Deliver ad-hoc reporting and management information (MI) to senior leadership

What You'll Need

• Strong Excel skills; ability to control, reconcile, and rationalize large, complex data sets
• Experience identifying control gaps and driving control environment improvements
• Sharp analytical and critical-thinking skills; comfort under tight, competing deadlines
• Experience re-engineering spreadsheet-based processes into more scalable solutions

Nice to Have

• Independent Price Verification (IPV) and P&L Attribution experience
• Familiarity with current market and regulatory trends
• SQL / Visual Basic
• Exposure to Oracle GL, Bloomberg, Sungard Phase 3, or FSS Spectrum