Controllers - Global Lending Controllers, Associate - New York

Controllers ensure that the firm meets all the financial control and reporting obligations of a global, regulated and public financial institution. In the Controllers Department, our professionals measure the profitability of, and risks associated with, every aspect of the firm's business. Controllers also ensure that the firm's activities are conducted in compliance with the regulations governing transactions in the financial markets. A group within the broader Controllers organization responsible for reporting, analyzing and providing commentary on the firm's lending products ranging from corporate to consumer related activities.

Your Impact:

The Team is looking for an Analyst/Associate to join its Lending team. In this role, you will leverage a diverse skill set including finance, technology, product expertise, & risk management to design and deliver solutions to support the Firm's existing & new business initiatives. In addition, you will analyze profitability and capital usage as a risk manager of the Firm.

You will be in the driver seat partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to solve a variety of challenges ranging from integrating new businesses to automation of existing workflows. A self-starter mentality is preferred as our group is constantly reacting to changes in the regulatory environment to help analyze capital & reporting impacts of prospective deals.

If you have an appetite for problem solving, intuition for process improvement, desire to analyze key metrics and lead projects forward, all at the intersection of finance & technology, this role is for you.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with businesses, risk & regulatory counterparts to understand the impacts of various business activities, then work with engineering to convert technological requirements
• Develop strong knowledge of regulatory rules and product functionality across the loans product segment in order to onboard, support, and manage ongoing and new business activities
• Manage daily, monthly, and quarterly P&L and capital reporting to build knowledge and expertise across various Lending business lines
• Become the subject matter expert to advise on accounting, capital, regulatory, Controllers infrastructure & reporting considerations across various lending products
• Coordinate across Technology, Project Managers, Risk & Others to identify enhancements & improve workflows that lead to automation, capital reduction and/or more transparent risk management practices

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum 3-5 years experience in Finance, Operations, Risk Management or similar role
• MS Office knowledge (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Industry / product knowledge of loans / Risk Management practices
• Strong MS Office skills and familiarity with SharePoint (Graphs and PowerPoint presentations)
• Results-oriented and pro-active, self-starter mentality
• Ability to handle multiple, time-sensitive projects while focusing on the quality of work delivered
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills with a knack for anomalies in metrics
• Strong communications skills - listening, written, and verbal
• Strong presentation skills; able to put together commercial, creative presentations for management across a wide range of topics
• Experience with JIRA, Agile, SQL a plus