Trading Product Controller - NatWest Group

Join us as a Trading Product Controller

Join a team that is accountable for closing and maintaining the integrity of the ledger for our Commercial & Institutional business

You'll be delivering an accurate understanding of the financial position, including key business drivers for material movements

As a key member of our team, you'll enjoy extensive collaboration and can expect great visibility for you and your work

We offer a hybrid way of working where you'll attend the office in person a minimum of two days per week, with the rest of your time working from home

What you'll do

As a Trading Product Controller, you'll be responsible for the daily P&L and monthly balance sheet reporting for the bank's trading desks.

We'll look to you to lead teams to make accurate and timely delivery of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial information. You'll be accountable for your team's performance and daily activity delivery, and will implement performance measures, promoting a culture of data and information quality.

In addition, you'll

Set the control and deliverable governance frameworks aligned to our overall strategy, ensuring adherence to the strategy, operating model, and process architecture principles

Actively participate in strategic initiatives and drive a continuous improvement culture in the team

Deliver full substantiation and reconciliation of the balance sheet and profit and loss accounts within a controlled framework, and understand the key business drivers

Set and manage internal controls, such as the development of the control framework

Establish strong analytical procedures over the balance sheet and profit and loss account

The skills you'll need

We're looking for a qualified accountant with excellent transferable experience of working in a large multinational financial services environment. You'll have extensive experience leading, motivating, and directing a small team, and ideally have experience of global working.

To succeed in this role, you'll bring

Experience of implementing business process and procedural change in a complex business environment

Strong experience in trading and banking book systems, interlinked financial systems, and accounting procedures

The ability to implement operating model and strategic change

The proven ability to drive culture and generate several ways forward to achieve team objectives