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 AREAS P&L; and PAA (Profit Attribution Analysis) Reporting

Oversee 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, CDX

Review for large fluctuations daily and bring to the attention of management

Oversee Front-Office to Back-Office reconciliations

Gain a working knowledge of the trade flow process from inception to G/L

Develop a thorough understanding of the G/L’s and settlement systems (ICI, Calypso, GMI, GlobalOne, ADP, LoanIQ, S4, Progress/Essbase)

Ensure correct bookings in the general ledger

Ensure that new products are set up correctly in the P&L; tracking process

Balance Sheet and Income Statement line item management

Have an understanding of product related balance sheet and income statement line items

As 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 close

Coordinate with legal entity and regulatory accounting, risk, operations, and other support groups

Analysis and AI-driven process improvement





Create and update monthly analysis with regard to key business drivers

Prepare commentary and standard period over period analysis

Leverage AI to drive efficiencies and scalability across Product Control

AUTHORITIES

The holder of this job has access to various financial systems (general ledgers, sub-ledgers, and reporting systems).

CROSS FUNCTIONAL DEPENDENCIES

This 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 IMPACT

This job requires tracking a number of products housed in various systems.

Liaise with desk personnel on daily issues

Peak periods will include various monthly reporting deadlines and other deliverables consistent with the role.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

Knowledge

Undergraduate Degree in Accounting or Finance

Minimum 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 Competencies

Robust 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.

Strong communication and relationship building skills.





Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.

Strong customer service and client focus.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Standard working conditions as set by Bank

Salary $90,000.00 - $180,000.00

Pay Type Salaried

The above represents BMO Financial Group’s pay range and type.

Salaries will vary based on factors such as location, skills, experience, education, and qualifications for the role, and may include a commission structure. Salaries for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on number of hours regularly worked. For commission roles, the salary listed above represents BMO Financial Group’s expected target for the first year in this position.

BMO Financial Group’s total compensation package will vary based on the pay type of the position and may include performance-based incentives, discretionary bonuses, as well as other perks and rewards.

BMO also offers health insurance, tuition reimbursement, accident and life insurance, and retirement savings plans.

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As a member of the BMO team you are valued, respected and heard, and you have more ways to grow and make an impact. We strive to help you make an impact from day one – for yourself and our customers. We’ll support you with the tools and resources you need to

📌 Specialist, U.S. Fixed-Income Product Control (Canada)
🏢 BMO U.S.
📍 Canada