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. Reliable financial information is supported by the independent daily valuation of financial instruments in the bank’s trading and banking portfolios and a comprehensive analysis/evidence of the performed controls.

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.

You and your job

We look for talented individuals that have an infinity 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, the below points are important for the role:

• You have completed a Master in Business Economics, Finance or Accountancy. Work experience in the financial sector is a plus.
• 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.

Growing a better world together

Youre probably already aware that Rabobank is a financial services provider for 8.5 million customers in 40 countries. But did you know that we aim to contribute to real change with our Growing a Better World Together mission? We do so in countless ways, such as:

Yearly we invest heavily in the Dutch voluntary sector. We support 1250 organizations for sports and culture, which are a second home for many people.

In a project with Humanitas we help people with financial problems, struggling to organize their home finances.

Together with Refugee Work Netherlands we help 1.500 refugees to find a suitable job.

Do you want to become the ideal version of yourself? We would love to help you achieve this by focusing firmly on your growth, development, and investing in an environment where you keep learning every day. We give you the space to innovate and initiate and in this way, we offer you numerous opportunities to grow and help you exceed your expectations, to do the right thing and to therefore grow as an exceptional professional. In addition, with us (on the basis of a 40-hour working week) you can also expect:

• 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.
• A gross monthly salary between 3.518,06 and € 5.811,03 in function group 8 - 9 depending on your experience
• 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
• A personal budget that you can spend on activities related to your personal development and career
• Flexible working times and location-independent working
• 100% reimbursement of commuting costs if you travel by public transport. Do you still prefer to travel by car or motorbike? Then choose a home/work travel allowance
• A pension scheme, to which your contribution is only 5%.

You can find all terms of employment on https://rabobank.jobs/en/terms-of-employment/

You and the job application process

Are you the person were looking for? Are you ready to join Rabobank Product Control department and to make a difference to yourself, our customers and to society? We look forward to receiving your application for this vacancy in Utrecht.

• If you have any questions about the specific details of this position, please contact Anastassiya KochetkovaAnastassiya. Kochetkova@Rabobank.nl
• Monique Visser, Recruiter, would be happy to answer any questions about the application procedure via Monique.Visser@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.

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