VP, Product Controller

Company overview

Nomura is a global financial services group with an integrated network spanning approximately 30 countries and regions. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its three business divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management, and Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking). Founded in 1925, the firm is built on a tradition of disciplined entrepreneurship, serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership. For further information about Nomura, visit www.nomura.com

Job Description

Job Title: Product Controller

Corporate Title: Vice President

Division: Finance

Location: Singapore

Function Overview:

The Rates and Treasury GMO team looks after trade support and revenue reporting, control and governance based in Singapore.  Product coverage includes vanilla and structured products. The team within Global Middle Office at Nomura acts as a key advisory and value-add function to the business covering various aspects of finance (eg. Treasury Funding charges, Unsecured Funding, Issuance funding booking model, FX sell down, legal entity booking model, business analysis, issuance-entity related projects, financial resource optimization, cross-functional liaison etc.)

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for control and governance of Fixed Income related P&L with primary focus on Rates, Treasury and Corporate P&Ls across 20 legal entities as well as secondary oversight into FX & BRM. Identify control gaps that could have financial implications and provide strategic solutions.
• Take ownership, and be accountable for the timely and accurate calculation, verification, reporting of daily revenue to internal stakeholders and managing issues independently.
• Undertake various month end procedure, inclusive of Balance Sheet substantiation
• Interaction with Business, Treasury Funding desk, Operations, FC&R, Quants and other functions to resolve booking, P&L attribution, accounting, valuation and financial resource related queries etc.
• Handle queries on Structured Issuance related matters, Treasury related charges, bespoke transaction deals and resolve any adhoc issues around P&L and Balance Sheet
• Support cross regional booking, new product initiatives and various projects involving the Businesses
• Provide support and involvement in the Issuance and Funding booking model around P&L validation for Structured Notes Issuances as well as Structured Financing transactions
• Develop strong partnership with the various stakeholders and look to provide solution and cross coordination across functions on key focus areas.  
• Focus on Process re-engineering, Automation and leveraging digital tools to optimize process and while ensuring best practices.

Requirements:

• University Graduate, in Finance, Economics, or Accounting
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in product control/market risk within investment banking or a large financial services company
• Experience of P&L attribution, FX Exposure, FX Sell down, standard funding charges, cross border booking and controls
• Understanding of ledger entries (debit/credit), basic exposure to Accounting concepts
• Demonstrated knowledge of Fixed Income and structured products, including pricing, valuation, and risk management concepts.
• Experience with handling Note Issuance and related Treasury matters is preferred
• Proven ability to perform financial and data analysis to identify trends, discrepancies, and process improvement opportunities
• Experience in managing or contributing to projects involving financial systems, reporting, or process enhancements
• Demonstrated experience collaborating across multiple teams or stakeholders to achieve shared business objectives
• Proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, and other MS Office tools for data analysis and presentation. Working knowledge of visualization or automation tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Alteryx, Python, RPA, UI Path) will be an advantage

Nomura Leadership Behaviours

• Explore Insights & Vision: Identify the underlying causes of problems faced by you or your team and define a clear vision and direction for the future.
• Making Strategic Decisions: Evaluate all the options for resolving the problems and effectively prioritize actions or recommendations.
• Inspire Entrepreneurship in People: Inspire team members through effective communication of ideas and motivate them to actively enhance productivity.
• Elevate Organizational Capability: Engage proactively in professional development and enhance team productivity through the promotion of knowledge sharing.
• Inclusion: Respect DEI, foster a culture of inclusion and psychological safety in the workplace and cultivate a "Risk Culture" (Challenge, Escalate and Respect).

Diversity Statement

Nomura is committed to an employment policy of equal opportunities, and is fundamentally opposed to any less favourable treatment accorded to existing or potential members of staff on the grounds of race, creed, colour, nationality, disability, marital status, pregnancy, gender or sexual orientation.

DISCLAIMER:  This Job Description is for reference only, and whilst this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, it is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job.  The management reserves the right to revise the job and may, at his or her discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. 

Nomura is an Equal Opportunity Employer