Product Controller
Product Controller
Location: New York City
Job Type: Hybrid, flexible
Salary: $100-120k/year plus bonus
Client/Job Summary:
Our client is a global commodity trading firm looking for a Product Controller to join their accounting and product control team. This is an opportunity to step into a high-impact role supporting a commodity platform, partnering across teams to drive visibility into performance, risk, and profitability.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own P&L reporting and variance analysis across assigned trading books
- Partner closely with traders and operations to understand positions, exposure, and market drivers
- Support month-end close, including journal entries and balance sheet oversight
- Assess and apply valuation methodologies across physical and derivative products
- Deliver clean, timely reporting and actionable insights in a fast-moving environment
- Contribute to ongoing process improvements and system enhancements
What makes this role compelling:
- True front-to-back exposure across trading, accounting, and operations
- High visibility with commercial teams-this is not a back-office role
- Growing platform with expanding product lines and global connectivity
- Strong runway for progression within a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment
Key Qualifications:
- 3-7+ years in product control, trading support, or financial reporting
- Experience analyzing P&L within trading, commodities, or markets-focused environments
- Strong Excel skills and comfort working with large, complex data sets
- Understanding of derivatives or mark-to-market accounting
- Confident communicator who can translate financials into business insights
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