Team Leader @ Varsha Tiwari Hiring

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Job Description: Overview (Bank overview, GBS India overview, Function Overview)* Bank of America is one of the worlds leading financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small and middle-market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services. We are committed to attracting and retaining top talent across the globe to ensure our continued success. Along with taking care of our customers, we want to be the best place for people to work and aim at creating a work environment where all employees have the opportunity to achieve their goals. We are a part of the Global Business Services which delivers technology and operations capabilities to all Bank of America lines of business (LOB) and enterprise functions. Our employees help our customers and clients at every stage of their financial lives, helping them connect to what matters most. This purpose defines and. unites us. Every day, we are focused on delivering value, convenience, expertise and innovation for individuals, businesses and institutional investors we serve worldwide. BA Continuum is a nonbank subsidiary of Bank of America, part of Global Business Services in the bank. Process Overview* Global Markets Business Finance & Control (BF&C) is a division of Global Banking & Markets (GBAM) Finance responsible for the production and independent validation of Global Markets" profit and loss and balance sheet. In this regard, BF&C will ensure, inter alia, that accounting policies are correctly and consistently applied, and that trading portfolios are appropriately valued. The team prepares and reports P&L and balance sheet to the business and ensures the accuracy and integrity of the general ledger. We are responsible for daily service delivery and ensuring effective controls, transparent management information and becoming a center of excellence delivering process simplification and efficiencies. We work closely with front office, middle office, traders and valuation control teams to drive the control agenda across the business. Job Description* Global Markets Business Finance & Control (BF&C) seeks to provide a first-class support service with particular focus on the relationship between trading risk positions and P&L components. We are looking to recruit an individual to work in the P&L production area covering the Fixed Income/FX/Equity trading desks. The candidates main responsibility will be to produce and deliver the daily P&L to front office, providing a high standard of analysis and explanation around any issues faced and daily revenue drivers. The candidate will therefore have considerable interaction with the respective Front Office, Middle Office, and Finance and Trade Capture teams so good communication and time management skills are an essential requirement for this job. Responsibilities* Primary products covered: FX (Spot, forward, futures), bonds, swaps (including cross currency) & vanilla derivatives Production and reporting of daily P&L to Front Office & Senior Management Reconcile actual P&L with trader estimates and provide flash/actual variance analysis Working closely with the trading desks on position, P&L or other issues on an ad-hoc basis Front-to-Back analysis & reconciliations of front office PnL and balance sheet to firm sub-ledgers Assist with execution of month-end controls ensuring management vs financial P&L variances are within thresholds Analyze traders risk positions and understand and apply the Greeks (Delta, Vega Gamma) vs daily market moves Would be typical own set of books / cost center and Business Units Liaise with various business partners such as Technology, Market Risk, Credit Risk, Operations and Finance to resolve issues / queries Development & continuous improvement of existing processes & workflow Testing / UAT for systems work ranging from minor system releases to major system implementations Remediation of issues in an autonomous yet timely manner considering the principles of control and the need to mitigate operational risk Requirements Education* Qualified Chartered Accountant/CPA /CFA / MBA from Tier I/II institute. Any experience in Product Control or Global Markets environment and organization of similar scale with US GAAP, IFRS, IAS reporting framework with an interest and aptitude for derivative products will be added advantage Certifications If Any Advanced education and/or enhanced technical qualifications are a plus Ability to use Access or VBA would enhance the candidates attractiveness significantly Experience Range* 1-3 years Foundational skills* Understanding of financial products and impact on PL & BS Proficiency in MS Office Suite; expert knowledge of Excel, Word, PowerPoint Knowledge of Visual Basic, Access databases and macros will be an added advantage Ability to use Access or VBA would enhance the candidates attractiveness significantly Must be proactive and be a highly-motivated self-starter Desired Skills Effective communication skills with English proficiency Demonstrated ability to work in a high pressure environment Takes initiative and challenges existing processes and procedures in a proactive manner Strong team player Ability to analyze issues independently and derive solutions Analytical skills Inherent sense of principles of control through experience and sound judgment Reliability Work Timings* 10:00am to 8:00pm Job Location* Mumbai

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Employement Type: Full time
Industry: Banking
Role Category: Sales / BD
Functional Area: Not Applicable
Role/Responsibilies: Team Leader

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Keyskills:   Product Control US GAAP IFRS MS Office Suite Excel Word PowerPoint Visual Basic Macros Financial Products Analytical Skills Global Markets IAS Reporting Framework Derivative Products Access Databases English Proficiency Team Player