Product Controllers

Controllers, AWM Public Product Control, Associate  Jersey City, NJ, United States

Summary
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• Work within the AWM (Asset & Wealth Management) Public Product Control team, which is responsible for oversight of equity, fixed income, alternatives and derivative valuation across mutual funds, separate accounts and hedge funds
• Responsible for the price verification of investments; including fixed income, equity and derivatives
• Interact with Controller’s management, the portfolio management team and traders, as well as support areas such as Operations, Risk, Technology, Fund Accounting, Legal, Compliance and Investor Relations

Principal responsibilities include the following:

• Responsible for assisting in the price verification of fixed income securities, as well as over the counter (“OTC”) derivative positions held in the portfolios, including interest rate swaps, credit default swaps, equity and FX options
• Assist in the development of a valuation and price verification framework for newly traded securities, new funds and alternative products, in conjunction with key federation stakeholders (IT, Operations, Legal, Compliance, etc.) and the Portfolio Management/Trading teams
• Regular interaction with independent fund administrators to resolve daily valuation questions for securities (equities, fixed income and OTC derivatives) held in daily mutual funds, which includes making fair valuation recommendations
• Preparation of management reports and key valuation metrics for the Business, Controllers Management and Fund Boards
• Coordinate an annual vendor due diligence process with independent third party pricing vendors and brokers
• Responsible for reviewing and updating the Valuation Policy at least annually

Basic Qualifications:

• Accounting, Economics or Finance degree preferred, but not required
• CFA, CPA or work towards the designations preferred, but nor required
• 2-5years experience in the financial markets and the investment management industry is preferred
• Requires a willingness and drive to understand valuation methods for the types of securities mentioned above
• Strong interpersonal (verbal and written communication) skills
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Ability to take initiative and work efficiently
• Proficiency in Microsoft Desktop Applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and AI Tools, including Copilot

Salary Range

$850000-$140000. In addition, you may be eligible for a discretionary bonus if you are an active employee as of fiscal year-end.

We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location. These generally include medical, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, accidental death, labor accident and business travel accident insurance.

We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees’ priorities.

We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state-of-the-art on-site health centers in certain offices.

To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on-site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre-approved amount).

We offer on-site child care centers that provide full-time and emergency back-up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.

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