09th November, 2026
Financial & Product Controller (12 month FTC), £100,000+
London / Hybrid (3 days in the office)
We are working with a global Banking & Financial Services organisation looking to appoint a qualified accountant into a high-profile Financial & Product Controller VP position.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic and entrepreneurial area of the business where you'll gain significant exposure across Product Control, Financial Control and senior stakeholder management. The role sits at the heart of the trading business, providing accurate financial reporting, robust controls and commercial insight that supports key decision-making.
If you enjoy working closely with Front Office, challenging performance numbers and driving process improvements, this could be a fantastic next step.
Key Responsibilities
Product Control & Financial Reporting
- Lead the daily production and review of Front Office P&L, ensuring accurate T+1 reporting to senior management, Front Office stakeholders and Head Office in Tokyo.
- Analyse and explain daily revenue movements, P&L drivers and variances, providing meaningful commentary to senior stakeholders.
- Own balance sheet substantiation and reconciliation processes, ensuring completeness and accuracy of trading-related financial information.
- Oversee Independent Price Verification (IPV) processes and valuation adjustments across traded products.
- Manage month-end and quarter-end reporting cycles, delivering high-quality financial information within tight deadlines.
- Maintain a robust control framework, identifying risks and implementing improvements to strengthen the overall control environment.
- Partner closely with Front Office, Risk, Operations and Finance teams to ensure the accuracy of financial reporting and revenue attribution.
- Take ownership of key Business Area Control activities, including FX sell-offs, balance sheet settlements and maintenance of approved product inventories.
Transformation & Change
- Lead the Product Control and Finance workstream across strategic transformation initiatives, including Front Office platform replacements, Oracle and General Ledger projects, and Finance automation programmes.
- Act as the Product Control subject matter expert, ensuring accounting, valuation, reconciliation and financial control requirements are embedded within project design and delivery.
- Define and manage Finance requirements throughout the project lifecycle, including testing, data migration, reconciliations and implementation activities.
- Provide Product Control sign-off across key change initiatives where appropriate.
- Work collaboratively with Technology, Operations, Risk and Front Office teams to redesign and automate processes, focusing on resolving root-cause issues rather than implementing short-term workarounds.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance reporting efficiency, scalability and control effectiveness.
What we're looking for
- Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).
- Strong Product Control and Financial Control experience within Banking or Capital Markets.
- Demonstrable experience supporting trading businesses with P&L production, balance sheet control and valuation oversight.
- Knowledge of Equities, Fixed Income, FX, Rates or wider Markets products.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to challenge and influence senior business leaders.
- Proven track record of delivering change, automation and process improvement initiatives.
- Analytical, commercially minded and solutions-focused, with a proactive approach to problem-solving.
If you have relevant experience, fit the above criteria and are looking for an exciting, rewarding and challenging role, please apply today by sending an updated copy of your CV.
For immediate consideration please contact Simon Humphreys at Trace Recruitment.
We are committed to ensuring the entire process is inclusive and accessible for all candidates that fit the minimum requirements for our role. As such, we encourage applications from under-represented groups in the accountancy sector. Please let us know if we can make any reasonable adjustments for you at any stage in the process.
Financial & Product Controller - VP in London employer: Trace
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