Product Control Fund Accountant

Role Title: Product Controller

Department: Product Control

Office location: London

Permanent

Overview of the team/department:

The Product Control department is responsible for the production, analysis, publication and control of official daily P&L for all BlueCrest funds at a Portfolio Manager, Desk and Fund level, as well as oversight of monthly NAV production and approval of distribution of statements to investors.

The department has approximately twenty five employees across three offices (London, New York and Singapore) with teams focused on both product control and valuation control of all major asset classes, with the overarching objective of developing innovative approaches to achieve best-in-class control of the business.

Role requirements:

This role forms an integral part of the Product Control team focused on the month-end NAV finalisation process. Specific responsibilities include:

• Production and finalisation of monthly NAV packs for the core funds.
• Acting as a central coordinator of the month-end valuation control process including production of valuation control reporting.
• Ad hoc information requests from Portfolio Managers, management and external stakeholders.
• Involvement in process improvement and broader Product Control-wide transformation initiatives.

Experience required:

The following are essential:

• Recently Qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA / ICAS) working at one of the major audit firms in any business line with demonstrable interest in Fixed Income derivative and securities products.
• Strong academic qualifications in a numerate subject from a top-tier academic institution.
• Experienced user of MS Excel.

Desirable, but not essential, experience includes:

• US GAAP financial instruments experience.
• Experience of common Visualisation tools, ETL tools and/or Python.
• Exposure to more than one asset class.
• Knowledge of Valuation control / IPV processes.

About you:

• You will be a self-starter comfortable with taking the initiative and independently driving forward competing priorities across a range of timescales.
• Working across teams is critical, for which you will have excellent communication and influencing skills, and will need to be comfortable building strong working relationships within Product Control, and with the Financial Reporting and Tech teams.
• You will have a growth mindset with a desire to continuously learn and to constructively challenge the status quo.

BlueCrest is committed to providing an inclusive environment for its workforce. As an employer, we provide equal opportunities to all people regardless of their gender, marital or civil partnership status, race, religion or ethnicity, disability, age, sexual orientation or nationality.