Product Controller
You and your job
As a Product Controller you and your colleagues work together to make important contributions to the financial performance statements of the bank. With the help of your efforts, our financial products will be correctly valued and managed on a daily basis. This will expose you to a range of banking processes and financial products in the areas of valuation, settlements, and accounting.
Are you interested in the Wholesale & Rural business activities of an international bank and want to become an expert on a wide range of financial instruments and financial accounting? Do you have a Master’s degree? Product Control offers opportunities to grow your knowledge and apply your skills in a challenging and dynamic international environment!
Top responsibilities
As a Product Controller you are responsible for the daily profit and loss reporting and explanation of multiple Wholesale & Rural portfolios within the Corporate Banking area. You will gain experience in areas such as income analysis as well as being responsible for financial accounting and various other control activities. In addition, you will get to use the knowledge gained to participate in the development and implementation of new products, processes and (regulatory) standards with respect trade capture, valuation, settlements and controls.
We offer the opportunity to partner and liaise with almost every department of the bank, such as Front Office, Risk, Operations, Finance Data & Reporting and IT. We strongly believe that working in multidisciplinary teams will lead to the best results. Product Control encompasses a dynamic environment where you are encouraged and supported in learning and grow every day. Change is the only constant factor and the LEAN and Agile way of working proves to be very motivational in our constantly moving and improving environment.
Together we achieve more than alone
Collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. Our Product Control team brings talented people together to deliver reliable financial and management information to the global Wholesale & Rural business lines in a timely, efficient and professional manner.
With you as Product Controller, your team will consist of a group of diverse colleagues in a variety of roles. Young talents are offered opportunities to grow toward senior positions within the department or elsewhere within Rabobank. The hands on mentality and cooperative mind-set of Product Control allows for an open environment where development is stimulated and knowledge is shared.
Product Control acts as a Centre of Competence and supports various locations around the world such as Utrecht, London, New York, Sao Paulo, Hong Kong and Sydney. As part of the alignment of Rabobank’s strategy and the centralisation of these locations, this position allows exposure to different markets and optimizes the departments support model.
Talking of Rabobank: We are a Dutch bank that operates in 38 countries for over 9,500,000 customers. Together with these customers, our members and partners we stand side by side to create a world in which everyone has access to enough healthy food. In the Netherlands we work to create a country in which people are happy with how they live, work and do business.
You and your talent
We look for talented individuals that have an affinity for pro-activeness, judgement and decision making, analytical skills, result-oriented work and customer focus. This role as a Product Controller will use these skills and allow you to develop them further.
In addition, these points are important for the role:
- You have completed a Master in Business Economics, Finance or Accountancy;
- Preferably, you have at least 1-3 years relevant banking experience within the financial industries sector;
- You have a good understanding of financial products and financial accounting of a Wholesale bank;
- You are accurate, result-oriented, proactive, independent and a team player with strong problem-solving and analytical skills;
- You are able to cope with time pressure and deadlines, but do not lose your sense of humour in the process;
- You have an advanced knowledge of Excel and have experience working with large spreadsheets;
- You have good communication skills in English, spoken and written.
This is what we offer you
- A gross monthly salary between 3.518,06 and € 5.811,03 in function group 8 - 9 (Rabobank scales), depending on your experience plus a thirteenth month and holiday pay;
- An Employee Benefit Budget of 10% of your gross monthly salary. You decide how to spend this budget. This may include purchasing extra leave days, or making extra pension contributions;
- Flexible working times and location-independent working hours;
- An inspiring international working environment with enthusiastic professionals;
- A culture which is characterized by entrepreneurship, personal development and ambition;
- The possibility to increase your product knowledge.
You can find all terms of employment on https://rabobank.jobs/en/terms-of-employment/
You and the job application process
Reply to the vacancy for Product Controller at Rabobank before October 2nd, 2024.
- If you have any questions about the specific details of this position, please contact Martin Reijnders at martin.reijnders@rabobank.com or Martijn de Smale at martijn.de.Smale@rabobank.com
- Alicia van Waveren, Corporate Recruiter, would be happy to answer any questions about the application procedure via alicia.van.waveren@Rabobank.nl
- The application process includes screening. Based on the screening procedures in place at Rabobank, we assess whether new staff are reliable enough to work at Rabobank.
- We will hold the interviews through a video call.
- You can find answers to the most frequently asked questions on rabobank.jobs/en/faq.
- A security check is part of the process.
- We respect your privacy.