Finance Division, Controllers, Investment Management Division(IMD) Product Controller, Associate, Tokyo

Job id

25107

Location

Tokyo

Full/Part Time

Full-time

Job Summary & Responsibilities

The Asia Pacific IMD Product Controllers team within Controllers is currently centralised in Tokyo and supports the Investment Management business in Japan, China, Australia, and other countries in the region.

The team’s main responsibilities are to produce and analyze the daily trading activities, and to verify the values of instruments held in certain Goldman Sachs funds.  This role requires extensive interaction with internal teams, external Fund Administrators, and pricing vendors.  Product Controllers are expected to develop a good understanding of the products and strategies used by the portfolio managers. The function has become increasingly technical in content and offers a challenging and interesting role for dynamic, bright and ambitious individuals with a drive to succeed.

Key Responsibilities
•Prepare / analyze daily P&L and report to Trading Desk
•Review reconciliation reports to ensure data integrity
•Conduct month-end independent price verification
•Prepare reports for investor reporting, including performance and P&L
•Perform month-end P&L and valuation tie-out to Fund Administrators
•Communicate with trading counterparts and resolve material derivative valuation differences
•Sign off on valuation before NAV is issued to investors
•Contribute to other supporting roles including new products launches, account opening, etc.

Basic Qualifications

•Fluency in English (written and spoken)
•Minimum 3 years of experience in Product Control
•Fluency in Outlook, Microsoft Excel, Word, Powerpoint, and other applications
•Team player
•Self confidence to interact with demanding internal clients, able to work under pressure
•Willing to broaden knowledge / take larger responsibilities
•Flexibility to deal with changes
•Able to communicate concisely and effectively and escalate issues when appropriate
•Able to learn and effectively apply knowledge
•Self motivator with initiative to improve and drive to deliver

Preferred Qualifications

•CA, CPA, and/or CFA qualifications not required but preferred

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