Global Controller - Hedge Accounting, Senior Associate

We are seeking a highly motivated professional with a strong controls mindset, a high degree of ownership, and excellent written and verbal communication skills to join our team. The Treasury/Chief Investment Office manages structural interest rate and foreign exchange risks, using products including long-term debt, fixed income securities, interest rate swaps, cross-currency swaps, and credit-related instruments.

As a Global Hedge Accounting Controller – Senior Associate within the Treasury/Chief Investment Office, you will partner with front office, regional finance teams, and the Accounting Policy team to provide technical accounting guidance on complex, non-routine, and hedging transactions.

Job responsibilities:

• Work closely with business stakeholders globally to provide technical accounting guidance on complex, non-routine, and hedge transactions across TCIO
• Report to a London-based manager and coordinate cross-functional discussions across regions to drive timely alignment an execution
• Partner with product controllers to assess the operational impact of existing and new transactions, ensuring effective implementation in line with accounting policy requirements
• Review quarterly financial statements and disclosures
• Work with the Accounting Policy team on the implementation of new and proposed hedge accounting and reporting standards, translating requirements into practical, executable guidance
• Respond to ad hoc requests and auditor inquiries related to hedge accounting and support adherence to current accounting standards

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Degree-qualified (Bachelor's or higher) in Accounting/related field, or CPA-qualified
• Minimum 5 years' relevant experience in public accounting (financial services audit or accounting policy/technical accounting) or within a financial institution/markets environment.
• Hands-on experience with derivatives or hedge accounting
• Proactive self-starter with excellent interpersonal and written/verbal communication skills
• Collaborative team player with strong influencing skills and ability to take ownership
• Strong controls mindset with hands-on experience enhancing key controls
• Experience driving process automation and standardization

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Strong controls mindset with hands-on experience enhancing key controls
• Experience driving process automation and standardization