Contract Product Controller

Title: Finance - Contract Product Controller

Location: London 

About us:

Founded in 2013, GSR is a leading market-making and programmatic trading company in the exciting and fast-evolving world of cryptocurrency trading. With more than 200 employees in 5 countries, we provide billions of dollars of liquidity to cryptocurrency protocols and exchanges on a daily basis. We build long-term relationships with cryptocurrency communities and traditional investors by offering exceptional service, expertise and trading capabilities tailored to their specific needs.

GSR works with token issuers, traders, investors, miners, and more than 30 cryptocurrency exchanges around the world. In volatile markets we are a trusted partner to crypto native builders and to those exploring the industry for the first time. 

Our team of veteran finance and technology executives from Goldman Sachs, Two Sigma, and Citadel, among others, has developed one of the world’s most robust trading platforms designed to navigate issues unique to the digital asset markets. We have continuously improved our technology throughout our history, allowing for our clients to scale and execute their strategies with the highest level of efficiency.

Working at GSR is an opportunity to be deeply embedded in every major sector of the cryptocurrency ecosystem. 

About the role:

We have an Analyst/Associate level role available within our Product Control team. The team works on daily P&L, Balance Sheet reporting and other financial reporting pertaining to trading businesses   

Your responsibilities may include:

• Building a daily P&L and traded portfolio Balance Sheet and commentaries explaining activities and market moves, key risk positions and balance sheet moves
• Hands on with automating reporting utilising large sets of data and creating end user reporting 
• Daily front to back reconciliations and resolving any breaks on a timely basis, including oversight of reconciliations performed by Operations
• Closely working with colleagues in Trading, Operations, Risk, Treasury and Finance for analysis, trade structures, new initiatives, and ad hoc queries
• Independent price verifications and reserves
• Balance Sheet substantiation
• Maintaining clear communicating with colleagues in wider finance and assisting in efficient month end close process
• Gaining a thorough understanding of products, trading strategies, crypto/blockchain infrastructure, front to back systems, processes, and trade lifecycle flows
• Gaining a working knowledge of liquidity, funding and capital framework and their interaction with traded portfolio to identify optimisation opportunities
• Design and implementation of automated controls and processes as needed
• Actively driving data quality and processes improvements
• Assisting in preparation of various finance deliverables for internal and external reporting

Your Qualifications/Attributes will include:

• In-house Product Control experience
• ACCA/ACA qualified with trading entity experience
• Exposure to derivatives/options is a must  
• Working knowledge of Python, SQL and/or VBA is an added advantage
• Change/automation/improvement mindset
• Solid analytical and problem-solving skills
• Commercial acumen and good eye for detail
• Good communication and team player
• Demonstrable interest in crypto helpful

GSR is proudly an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon any applicable legally protected characteristics such as race, religion, colour, country of origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression or age. We operate a meritocracy, all aspects of people engagement from the decision to hire or promote as well as our performance management process will be based on the business needs and individual merit, competence in the role. Learn more about us at www.gsr.io.