Simon Nicholas Email & Phone Number

NSW, Australia

Sydney, Australia

• Product Controller – Equity Products GroupResponsibilities including:
• Preparation, reporting and analysis of daily Equity Products Group P&L.
• Completion of daily trade reconciliations and investigation and resolution of outstanding items through liaison with Operations.
• Financial reporting and control for Equity Products Group and completion of monthly “Directors Questionnaire” to support balances.
• Reconciling and maintaining the Imagine Back Office to GL posting… Show more Product Controller – Equity Products GroupResponsibilities including:
• Reconciling and maintaining the Imagine Back Office to GL posting process and development of new accounting rules as required.

South Africa

• Trained as a Safari Guide at Makalali Game Reserve.
• Member of the Field Guides Association of Southern Africa.
• Anti-poaching patrols within the Mdluli concession.
• Walking safaris for guests at Nkambeni Safari Camp.
• Training of student guides.
• Bushfire fighting within the concession and greater Kruger area.

Sydney

• Senior Analyst – Asia Basel 2 Project TeamResponsibilities including:
• Analysis and validation of the Risk Weighted Asset results from the Basel 2 RWA calculator.
• Reporting of RWA results to Head Office and reconciliation of the results to the financial reporting process.
• Led Steering Group meetings with key staff (Finance, Risk, Operations) from locations in Asia to update them on project progress.
• Once established, transferred the monthly RWA process to local… Show more Senior Analyst – Asia Basel 2 Project TeamResponsibilities including:
• Once established, transferred the monthly RWA process to local finance teams around Asia.

Sydney

• Responsibilities including:
• Leading a team of three people responsible for the preparation of all daily and financial reporting for three business units.
• Overseeing the reporting of daily P&L’s to traders and senior management.
• Co-coordinating the reporting of consolidated daily performance of the Division as a whole.
• Monthly price verification testing of OTC and ADR positions.
• Month end preparation of P&L, Balance Sheet and commentaries per business unit for… Show more Responsibilities including:

London, United Kingdom

• Responsibilities including:
• Preparation, reconciliation and reporting of daily p&l on volatility books.
• Analysis and explanation of p&l movements with reference to the Greeks
• Monthly marking to market of OTC positions held in assigned volatility books.
• Initiation and control of investigations into front office-back office breaks including maintenance of system static data and preparation of reports to management.
• Preparation of risk weighted assets analysis by book… Show more Responsibilities including:

London, United Kingdom

• Three years within the Consumer/Industrial Audit Group with main clients including:
• Reckitt Benckiser
• Burberry
• Mars Electronics

Master'S Degree, Environmental Management, High Distinction With Excellence, Awarded The Orica Ronnie Harding Prize 2017

Bachelor'S Degree, Zoology/Animal Biology, 2:1

High School, International Baccalaureate