Product Controller at Rand Merchant Bank

About the job
Purpose:

• To resolve issues being experienced by Traders, systems or operations as efficiently as possible as well as report on profits daily.

Responsibilities:

• Run reports on a daily basis.
• Send out provisional reports to Traders and Risk Managers on a daily basis.
• Resolve any differences found.
• Liaise with Operations to resolve any settlement issues.
• Liaise with Developers to resolve any system issues.
• Update numbers at midday on a daily basis and finalise.
• Submit numbers to Traders for approval.
• Obtain comment from Traders and update FIS for final report.
• Ensure that all stakeholders have updated their numbers into FIS.
• Compile emails containing FIS summary and send out to MANCO according to deadline.
• Send final FIS report to MANCO according to deadline.
• Build and maintain professional working relationships with all stakeholders, displaying excellent abilities to initiate dialogue, listen, advise, influence and negotiate to achieve win-win outcomes.
• Initiate meetings with key stakeholders to track progress, manage expectations and ensure stakeholders’ requirements are delivered.
• Preserves relationships despite airing conflicting views and seeks mutual gains when addressing conflicts.
• Anticipates consequences and adapts problem solving based on continual feedback.
• Act speedily to resolve problems, queries and complaints.
• Adapt communication styles to meet the needs of different audiences.

 Self-management:

• Demonstrates pride in the organisation’s brand, services and products by consistently delivering on the brands promise.
• Plan and manage own workflow, anticipating obstacles, juggling priorities and following through on objectives within agreed time-frames and according to quality standards.
• Stay relevant and up-to-date with legislations and new development.
• Maintain a positive attitude and respond openly to feedback.
• Handle stress in ways that do not negatively impact others.
• Take ownership of personal career development, leveraging formal and informal opportunities.
• Act in an ethical, transparent and morally defensible manner, including highlighting unethical practices.

Teamwork:

• Continually share, debate and communicate learning’s.
• Flag and debate issues constructively.
• Contribute to a friendly, co-operative climate in working with others to achieve collective goals.
• Be sensitive to others feelings, needs, values, views and attitudes and be courteous and diplomatic when dealing with difficulties and problems others may be experiencing (EQ).

Qualifications and Experience:

• Relevant degree
• Accounting Degree; Financial Degree advantageous
• Minimum 1-2 years’ experience in the financial industry; Reporting experience advantageous

Competencies:

• Problem Solving
• Analysis and Attention to Detail
• Excellence/Quality Orientation
• Time and Self-Management

NOTE: This is a 12 month contract opportunity