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:• 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 process and development of new accounting rules as required.• Close support for Equity Swaps desk coordinating front office, operations and Imagine IT.• Responsible for team projects to continually improve the daily P&L reporting process (Phase II and Phase III P&Ls).• Supporting new product development for front office e.g. Tri-party securities lending.• Ad-hoc queries from front office and other areas of Finance (Group Finance, Performance Reporting etc).• Making and maintaining holding adjustments in the Risk management system (Imagine) as requested by front office and Operations. Show less

• 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.• Track maintenance, grading and erosion control.• Guiding scientists and students undertaking field work.

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: • 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 finance teams around Asia.• Leading a team given the task of transitioning from the ABN AMRO Basel 2 process onto the RBS Basel 2 process.• Managed the investigation and resolution of data quality issues arising from the change to the RBS process and led meetings with key RBS staff to update them on progress.• Coaching and assisting less experienced members of the Asia Basel 2 Team.• Initiation and development of tactical solutions with IT that allowed transition to the RBS process in a short space of time. Show less

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:• 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 Corporate and Regulatory Reporting.• Quarterly reports for Regulatory reporting including notional balances, counterparty analysis and in-depth commentaries.• Legal Entity Controller for an overseas company within the Group, responsible for all statutory reporting.• Responsible for training and annual appraisal of team members.• Liaison with Hong Kong and London business managers and risk management.• Testing and implementation of new systems and procedures as part of an ongoing development project. Show less

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:• 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 for the traders and business managers.• Development and testing of an expansion of the daily P&L reconciliation system to provide streamlined balance sheet generation and Equity Derivatives reporting.• Training of new members of staff in the use of product control - specific Systems.• Reporting of monthly Financial P&L and Balance Sheet and OTC notional analysis to head office.• Preparation and reporting of Quarterly/yearly reports to head office including FX exposure, derivatives market survey and ad-hoc reports as required.• Liaison with various other teams regarding various reports e.g. Regulatory reporting, Intercompany reporting. Show less

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