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The Revenue Controls team performs a product control and revenue reporting function for entities across the globe.
The team has six members and works mainly with the Front Office, Brokerage Receivables, Operations and other Finance teams to ensure revenue is accurately recorded across the firm’s systems.
This role is a core part of that team and liaising with colleagues across those and other functions.
Key responsibilities
- Daily monitoring and control of global automated P&L’s and revenue reports
- Liaising with Front Office for prompt resolution of queries relating to P&L discrepancies
- Post and review of manual & automatically generated revenue accounting entries
- Provide Finance with detailed analysis of entity and desk P&L variances
- Daily and Monthly Positions monitoring
- Daily/Monthly accruals of all fees payable and all revenue not automatically booked
- Reconciliation of balance sheet accounts (clearing, fee, Pending & fails)
- Participate in monthly PL call to provide variance analyses on Fees.
- Provide ad hoc global revenue reports to senior management and other departments
- Assist external auditors for the statutory audit
- Ad hoc project work
About you
Skills & competencies required
- A recent graduate with a strong academic background in a relevant field.
- Have excellent organisational skills and to ensure the team meets its objectives and deadlines.
- A control mentality coupled with excellent accounting, analytical and reporting skills.
- Possess a pro-active attitude with an ability to take responsibility, make decisions and gain respect quickly.
- Process analysis skills to identify vulnerabilities and control/system weaknesses.
- Good written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact with professionals throughout the organisation.
- Ability to evaluate issues and situations and make decisions with little need for upward reference.
- Maturity and credibility to deal with brokers, senior management and colleagues at all levels and locations. Professionalism, sensitivity and high energy levels.
- Flexibility and a willingness to contribute to an exciting, dynamic and multi-cultural business.
Systems used (ideal, but not essential)
- Oracle Financials
- Hyperion Essbase
- Exemplary MS Excel, and proficient with other MS Office
- Oracle Business Intelligence
- Finmax
- Phase III (Sungard)
Personal attributes
- Highly motivated, confident self-starter who is unafraid to ask questions and seek answers
- Good attention to detail
- Articulates both written and spoken messages clearly and confidently
- Able to use judgement to suggest changes and improvements to processes.
- Proactive and adaptable, able to work well under pressure.
- Some product knowledge an advantage
We are currently operating a hybrid model for our shared services employees (including this role). We anticipate continuing these arrangements for the foreseeable future with periodic review.
Hybrid for BGC Partners across the working week, means three days office based and two days remote. For this specific role, hybrid working will only be applicable after the first 6 months in seat and at the managers discretion.
