Product Control Analyst, Currencies Middle Office

Job description

The Specialist Area

If you combine significant Middle Office experience with a good working knowledge of FX and derivative products, and you are fluent in English, we want to hear from you. In the role of Product Control Analyst within our Currencies Middle Office, you will be responsible for making sure all reconciliations and reports are completed in a timely basis.

You will also get the opportunity to significantly develop your understanding of how the international financial industry operates, and you will work with financial instruments not yet available on the Polish market.

Middle Office provides a full and dedicated support to our Corporate & Institutional Banking function, as a part of trade execution and control. Currencies Middle Office supports Front Office (FO) staff located predominantly in trading hubs of London, Stamford, and Singapore. The team supports FO areas in FX Sales, Trading and Structuring across both Spot and Currency Options, including Electronic Distribution and eFX trading systems.

The Responsibilities

You will take the lead with all reconciliations and reports, ensuring all breaks are escalated and all daily checklist control items are completed in time. You'll collaborate with the trading floor to support requirements for Traders, Salespersons, and Structuring teams, and you'll drive the efficient resolution of trader queries. You will also build strong working relationships with our global teams and support them when necessary.

As well as this, you'll observe trading patterns and behaviour to the support the business and to help identify and escalate potential fraudulent or unusual trading activity. You'll also be involved in testing, managing risk, and challenging our systems and processes to drive improvements.

The Requirements

You will need to be qualified to degree level, and fluent in English. An understanding of the front to back processing and the role of Middle Office is essential and you'll also need a good knowledge of FX and derivative products including Spot, Forward, Swap, options, deposits and loans.

In addition, you'll need excellent technical skills with experience of MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. An awareness of Excel VBA and Score would be useful, and an understanding of financial markets and economic factors affecting the market would also be an advantage.

On a more personal level, you'll be a strong communicator who is highly organised, and you'll be able to meet deadlines and work well under pressure.

The Rewards

You'll start on a competitive reward package. Your package includes the chance to join our RBS benefits scheme and to choose from a range of protection, healthcare or lifestyle extras.

Inclusion

At RBS, we want everyone to feel welcome. That's why we want you to know that we will work with you to make the application process as smooth as possible. So please just let us know if you need any adjustments or support – we'll do whatever we can to help. If we do offer you a job, we'll discuss with you how we can help set you up for success – by making adjustments to your working environment if required.