Product Control Specialist

Location Geneva
Discipline: Commodities
Job type: Permanent
Contact name: Freddie Ricks

Contact email: freddie.ricks@venturesearch.com
Job ref: 3101
Published: 24 days ago

We are seeking a Product Control Specialist to join our clietns risk and finance team at a leading oil trading firm. This role is critical in ensuring accurate P&L reporting, risk monitoring, and financial controls across the company’s crude and refined products trading activities. The ideal candidate will work closely with traders, risk managers, and finance teams to maintain a strong control environment and provide valuable insights into trading performance.

Key Responsibilities

  • Daily P&L production and analysis, ensuring accuracy and timely reporting of trading results.
  • Monitor and explain P&L variances, reconciling trader estimates with actual booked positions.
  • Verify trade entries, valuations, and market pricing across crude oil, refined products, and derivatives.
  • Support month-end close processes, including balance sheet reconciliations and reporting.
  • Ensure compliance with accounting standards and internal financial controls.
  • Collaborate with traders, risk, and finance teams to improve trading performance visibility.
  • Develop and enhance reporting tools to improve efficiency and accuracy in P&L attribution.
  • Assist in valuation adjustments (mark-to-market, reserves, and fair value adjustments).
  • Ensure proper booking of physical and derivatives trades in trading systems.
  • Work with auditors and regulators on financial reporting and compliance