Sr Business Financial Control Product Associate-Global Financing & Futures AMRS

Job Description:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.

Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!

Job Description:

This job is responsible for leading business analysis for Global Financing & Futures AMRS Line of Business (LOB) by producing financial reports and disclosures in partnership with senior management, front office, and other business stakeholders. Key responsibilities include applying knowledge and understanding of product(s), processes, and inherent risks of a product to analyze and substantiate Profit and Loss (P&L) and balance sheet as well as perform ad hoc investigation on reconciliation errors and data feed issues.

How does this role fit in the organization:

Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Group is responsible for the overall financial management of our company. This includes accounting, financial and regulatory reporting, balance sheet management, financial planning and analysis, treasury, investor relations, corporate investments and tax.
Global Banking and Markets Finance strives to be a valued business partner to the company's trading, corporate and institutional banking businesses. Our first priority is to operate a series of key control processes to ensure the integrity of GBAM's financial results. Then we build on these activities to offer performance insight to business leaders. The assets of Finance are its people.
Business Finance Officers/Control (BFO/BFC) Partners directly with our Front Office LOBs providing strategic guidance and insight; Performs the product control function to ensure the integrity of our financial results.

Ideal Candidate:

Associate in this role has an interest in understanding Global Financial Markets and market drivers of the product they are supporting. Associate has the curiosity to understand complex structured transactions and operational risks around the end-to-end product lifecycle. 

Associate is interested in preparing analysis, performing critical testing and calculations in support of LOB. Produces financial reporting and disclosures, assists in production of regulatory matters. Analyzes & substantiates P&L attributes and balance sheets, establishes infrastructure for new products, performs month end close and periodic analysis, and validates postings and balances. Interacts with Front Office and support groups.

Responsibilities:

• Prepares and analyzes balance sheets and Profit and Loss (P&L) reports and validates postings and balances for a product aligned to the LOB using knowledge of financial products, market risk profiles, and risk mitigation techniques and strategies
• Supports the development of strategic and annual planning and implementation, performing profitability analysis, forecasting, and financial reporting for a product or general ledger account type
• Oversees a set of product(s) or general ledger account(s) and maintains financial responsibility, including accountability for accuracy of financial reporting for Profit and Loss (P&L) activities
• Partners closely with the front office, Operations, and Technology to define business finance processes and implement related technology solutions
• Supports delivering, designing, maintaining, and enhancing Value at Risk Back-Testing (VBT) data and Management Information System (MIS) processes that may impact multiple product control businesses
• New transaction review and substantiation as part of the due diligence process
• Understanding of Front to Back reconciliation and control
• Independent price verification
• Valuation Adjustment and reserve calculations
• Management reporting (revenue and expense analysis)
• Ad hoc and value-added business support
• Month-end book close
• Financial disclosure reporting
• Valued and trusted business partner to functions including FO, IT, Risk, Operations and Compliance

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years financial industry /banking experience
• Strong financial analytics experience
• Advanced experience / skills with excel and complex spreadsheets
• Candidate must be able to work both independently and as a team member
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Strong problem solving and analytics abilities

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/ Finance

Skills:

• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Financial Accounting
• Financial Management
• Reporting
• Business Analytics
• Data Quality Management
• Financial Processing
• Price Verification and Valuation
• Scenario Planning and Analysis
• Business Acumen
• Critical Thinking
• Influence
• Prioritization
• Problem Solving

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