You are a strategic thinker passionate about strengthening financial statement integrity and end-to-end transaction controls. You have found the right team.
As a Product Control Associate in our APAC GIB Product Controllers team in Mumbai, you will spend each day supporting the month-end and quarter-end close to ensure the income statement and balance sheet are closed accurately, appropriately, and reconciled to reported P&L in DRR. You will partner closely with regional leads, product controllers, project leads, and the Deal Services Team (DST) to deliver strong governance across the transaction control lifecycle and support GIB Product Controllers globally.

Job responsibilities

• Partner effectively with Deal Services, Business Management, Middle Office, Technology, Financial Control, and regional Product Control teams to provide control oversight, maintain a strong control environment, and support business growth.
• Ensure appropriate booking and accounting treatment of fees, expenses, taxes, and income attribution in line with firm and regional policies (e.g., cross-border deal rules, tax, write-offs, expense recovery, FX trade-outs, FX exposure).
• Support the month-end close process with Financial Control by reviewing the APAC GIB balance sheet and P&L and investigating and resolving variances and close-related issues.
• Identify day-to-day execution nuances and bottlenecks across billing, nostro management, daily revenue/risk reporting, and related compliance activities.
• Participate actively in key Controllers group project initiatives and drive successful implementation.
• Challenge the existing control operating model and identify control issues and risks to improve efficiency and strengthen processes.
• Ensure rigorous compliance with control policies, standards, and procedures (e.g., Corporate Accounting Policies, P&L and Risk minimum standards, Product Control accountability standards, income attribution agreements, Volcker compliance).

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills.

• Part / Qualified accountant (ACA/CIMA/ACCA) with minimum 4 years of experience or an MBA with similar number of years of experience
• Enthusiastic, highly motivated and effective under tight timeframes and pressure
• Proven skills in identifying and resolving control issues that may impact financial results.
• Excellent communication skills and executive presence including the ability to present complex and sensitive matters to Senior management, Bankers & Business Managers across levels.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and team-building skills
• Ability to evaluate the design and effectiveness of internal controls.
• Ability to manage several projects and tasks concurrently.
• Advanced MS Excel skills and MS PowerPoint skills are essential.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Knowledge of Banking products / business is a plus.
• Ability to manage several projects and tasks concurrently.
• Advanced MS Excel skills and MS PowerPoint skills are essential.
• Knowledge of Banking products / business is a plus.