Standard Chartered India | Specialist, Product Control

Responsibilities

• We are seeking a dynamic and technically skilled professional to join our Credit PC team.
• This role will play a pivotal part in expanding the Bank’s accounting capabilities, developing compliant and commercially effective strategies, and supporting IFRS 9 transition initiatives.
• The successful candidate will work for Product Control, working closely with Front office, Middle Office, Technical Accounting, Treasury, IRRBB, Product Control, and other key stakeholders to deliver best-in-class finance reporting and control implementation across the Group.
• Ensure awareness and understanding of the group business strategy and model appropriate to the role.
• Ensure awareness and understanding of the wider business, economic and market environment in which the group operates.
• Ensure processes for which the person is responsible is executed as required.
• Ensure awareness and understanding of the main risks facing the Group.
• Execute processes to ensure adherence to IAS39/IFRS9.
• Review of Daily/Month end reconciliations between the various TP systems and the General Ledger.
• Assist in preparation of quarterly and annual disclosures with necessary commentaries.
• Liaising with different stakeholders like desk, middle office, IT, operation, external audit and respective financial controller to timely resolution of the issues
• Support change project initiatives and conduct User Acceptance Testing for enhancements to current systems or migration to new system.

Qualifications

• Good understanding of accounting and basic understanding of financial markets products.
• Strong interpersonal and communication (verbal and written) skill which help build an effective internal network across the numerous stakeholders.
• Proficiency in tools such as Excel (advanced), SQL, Power BI for data mining, transformation, and dashboard reporting will be an added advantage.
• Prior experience with PeopleSoft financials, SAP, MS Office & MS SQL will be an added advantage.

Standard Chartered

Standard Chartered is an international banking group headquartered in London, with a strong focus on Asia, Africa and the Middle East. It was formed in 1969 through the merger of Standard Bank and The Chartered Bank.

Its Indian global business services centres hire finance professionals for financial control, stress testing, regulatory reporting, tax and risk roles.

• Industry: Banking and financial services
• Headquarters: London, UK
• In India: Present in India for over 150 years, with global business services centres in Bengaluru and Chennai