20 Oct
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BMO U.S.
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Toronto
Under the direction of the Associate Director, Product Control this role is the full scope product controller for the U. S. Fixed Income businesses, which includes Primary Dealer, US Money Markets, Securitized Products, High Yield, and Origination trading desks. This includes daily P&L; and PAA reporting, full balance sheet and income statement line management, monthly analysis and ad-hoc reporting.KEY ACCOUNTABILITY AREASP&L; and PAA (Profit Attribution Analysis) ReportingOversee and review accurate daily P&L; and PAA for various trading desks within U. S. Fixed Income, focusing on but not limited to the following products: MBS, Treasuries, Repos, Agencies, Corporates, IRS, Bond Futures, CDXReview for large fluctuations daily and bring to the attention of managementOversee Front-Office to Back-Office reconciliationsGain a working knowledge of the trade flow process from inception to G/LDevelop a thorough understanding of the G/L’s and settlement systems (ICI, Calypso, GMI, Global One, ADP, Loan IQ, S4, Progress/Essbase)Ensure correct bookings in the general ledgerEnsure that new products are set up correctly in the P&L; tracking processBalance Sheet and Income Statement line item managementHave an understanding of product related balance sheet and income statement line itemsAs appropriate, record, upload, reconcile and/or coordinate all general ledger postings for product related activity (e.G. balance sheet, revenue)Prepare P&L; and Balance Sheet Reconciliations as part of month-end closeCoordinate with legal entity and regulatory accounting, risk, operations,
and other support groupsAnalysis and AI-driven process improvementCreate and update monthly analysis with regard to key business driversPrepare commentary and standard period over period analysisLeverage AI to drive efficiencies and scalability across Product ControlAUTHORITIESThe holder of this job has access to various financial systems (general ledgers, sub-ledgers, and reporting systems).CROSS FUNCTIONAL DEPENDENCIESThis job has cross functional dependencies to the rest of Global Middle Office, CM Finance, as well as Risk, Tax, etc. departments that support the businesses.SCOPE AND IMPACTThis job requires tracking a number of products housed in various systems.Liaise with desk personnel on daily issuesPeak periods will include various monthly reporting deadlines and other deliverables consistent with the role.KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND COMPETENCIESKnowledgeUndergraduate Degree in Accounting or FinanceMinimum of 5-7 years of experience in financial services industry.CFA / CPA and/or Series 99/Series 7 a plus.Prior experience with Fixed Income products and/or risk based pnl explain preferred.Skills and CompetenciesStrong knowledge of fixed income products and the MBS market.Excellent computer skills. Ability to learn systems quickly.Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines, without compromising data integrity.Robust communication and relationship building skills.Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.Strong customer service and client focus.WORKING CONDITIONSStandard working conditions as set by
📌 Specialist, U.S. Fixed-Income Product Control (Toronto)
🏢 BMO U.S.
📍 Toronto