Trading Product Control Associate
NatWest Group · Edinburgh, Scotland ·
Join us as a Trading Product Control AssociateJoin a team that is accountable for closing and maintaining the integrity of the ledger for our Commercial & Institutional businessYou'll be delivering an accurate understanding of the financial position, including key business drivers for material movementsGain valuable experience and hone your expertise as you advance your career in this challenging roleYou'll attend the office in Edinburgh in person a minimum of two days per week, with the rest of your time working from homeWhat you'll doAs a Trading Product Control Associate, you'll be responsible for the daily P&L and monthly balance sheet reporting for the bank's trading desks which sit within NatWest Markets.
This will help the bank to effectively manage its trading position, demonstrate strong daily controls, and enable management of market risk. You'll establish and maintain strong working relationships with key customers and stakeholders, and deliver high quality and consistent financial, statutory, regulatory, and management reporting outputs.
You'll comply with relevant policies and consider and escalate the adequacy and effectiveness of the business's controls on a regular basis. Day to day, you'll: Undertake reconciliations, accounting, MI, and control activities to support the ledger close, reconciliation, substantiation, and reportingSupport change initiatives, process improvements, and in-system implementationsPrepare month-end accounting, such as journal preparation, reviews, and account reconciliationInvestigate process or system issuesSupport systems testing, such as user acceptance testing and system or process improvement initiativesThe skills you'll needTo succeed in this role, you'll bring experience in core financial and product control delivery and reporting outputs, including ledger close, balance sheet substantiation, statutory and management reporting, and external audit.
We'll also look to you to have: Knowledge of international accounting standardsExperience in delivering change in a financial services environmentThe ability to identify, build, and enhance key relationships at a senior levelExperience in investigating and probing issues with cross-business impactAn understanding of intercompany and contra account usage requirements, and intercompany reconciliations and substantiationHours35Job Posting Closing Date:08/09/2026Ways of Working: HybridSummaryLocation: EdinburghType: Full time