Full job descriptionA leading global financial services organisation is seeking a Head of Equities Product Control to join their London-based Finance team. This pivotal role offers the opportunity to oversee a rapidly expanding and complex equities business, managing a diverse range of products and trading strategies. You will be at the heart of daily trading activities, collaborating with multiple departments and senior stakeholders across regions.
What you’ll do:


*Manage comprehensive daily reporting of trading profit and loss as well as balance sheet positions, including detailed commentary on performance drivers, trading activity, exposures, and market context.
*Conduct intelligent analysis to challenge business performance, scrutinise trading activity, assess deployment of financial resources, and ensure adherence to governance requirements.
*Coordinate finance-wide reviews of new products and transactions by performing thorough deal analysis and reporting conclusions to senior finance management.
*Own the business relationship by validating profit recognition challenges and reserve requirements while acting as the primary finance point of contact for new products and transactions.
*Calculate financial resource metrics for new transactions and maintain a deep understanding of capital consumption, balance sheet impact, leverage exposure, and return calculations for structured rates within EMEA.
*Build strong stakeholder relationships across trading desks, risk management teams, operations departments, and IT functions to monitor key controls and reconciliations while ensuring policy adherence.
*Constantly seek opportunities to improve the control environment by maintaining best practice standards and proactively identifying enhancements to processes.
*Ensure full compliance with product control policies as well as broader organisational policy standards in all activities undertaken within the department.
*Represent finance interests on firm-wide projects by contributing expertise to cross-departmental initiatives aimed at improving business performance.
*Lead a team comprising two senior reportees in London supported by six offshore colleagues, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing across locations.




What you bring:


*Relevant experience in product control with deep understanding of equity products gained from working within financial services or investment banking environments.
*Proven track record in senior stakeholder management including engagement with trading heads, regulatory bodies, CFOs or other executive leaders.
*Demonstrated ability in effective people management-developing talent within multi-location teams while optimising resources for maximum impact.
*Exceptional communication skills enabling you to collaborate seamlessly across regions and departments while presenting complex information clearly.
*Meticulous attention to detail combined with analytical capability allowing you to deep dive into performance metrics and financial resource calculations.
*Experience improving controls or processes within finance functions-adding value for clients or stakeholders through thoughtful enhancements.
*Qualified accountant status (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent) providing strong technical foundation for product control responsibilities.
*Ability to manage urgent matters alongside medium-term project work-balancing competing priorities efficiently without compromising quality.
*Commitment to fostering an inclusive workplace culture that respects diversity and psychological safety while cultivating risk awareness among team members.


Apply today by clicking on the link provided.
Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates