Associate Director, Product Control

Job summary

The Associate Director will lead a team responsible for daily financial P&L reporting, P&L decomposition, and ensuring the accuracy of the General Ledger for commodities trading. They will act as the primary liaison between the trading desk and various internal departments to manage projects, resolve issues, and ensure all accounting and reconciliation processes are completed accurately.

Job details

Job Description What is the Opportunity The Associate Director, Product Control role involves managing and leading a team of analysts responsible for daily financial Profit and Loss (P&L) reporting, P&L decomposition, as well as accuracy of General Ledger for Commodities trading desk. The product scope involves derivatives and bespoke products related to energy, environmental, precious metals, base metals, cross-asset, and agricultural products. The employee will act as the main liaison with Front Office, Middle Office, Information Technology, Sales, Operations, Valuations and other operating units with projects and issues related to Commodities trading activity. The AD must ensure that all daily and monthly accounting, reconciliations, and attestations are performed and are accurate and complete by the team. The AD will also make assessments as to impact on existing processes and to streamline activities whenever possible; as well as actively participating and leading the team in taking on the broader initiatives sponsored by the bank. What will you do? Build and lead a high performing team in a demanding technical environment related to complex derivative products Manage and mentor a team of co-op students, analysts, senior analyst, and managers Execute change management while leading employees through the process and keeping them focused on business priorities Represent Product Control in meetings acting as business lead for specific projects relating to Front Office, IT, Finance initiatives Develop and implement a strategic plan for consistent support across all business units through staff cross training Ensure all reconciliations and attestation packages are complete in a timely fashion, with issues escalated/resolved effectively Act as backup to the Director of Commodities Product Control Manage information flow of all trading activity in accordance with the standing order to ensure that business partners obtain relevant information Attest to all monthly accounting entries to the G/L and conduct reconciliations to ensure figures are properly tied back to the systems of records Review and sign off on daily and monthly procedure manuals and documentation is complete and up-to-date for the area Maintain a solid knowledge base of how various products are handled by all source trading systems as well as the downstream dependent systems What do you need to succeed? Must have: 5+ years of Product Control experience in a derivatives environment Strong leadership, analytical, problem solving, communication and people management skills Project Management experience and strong Change Management mindset University degree and CA/CMA/CGA/CPA/CFA (or equivalent experience) Accounting knowledge for on and off-balance sheet products a must Advance understanding of procedures and operational controls as they relate to trading systems and workflows Proficient in Excel, Access and Word Ability to work in a demanding environment with tight deadlines; effectively and reliably under pressure Ability to work independently with minimal guidance from director Ability to make decisions and deal effectively with multiple stakeholders Nice-to-have: Experience in a matrix environment, such as a large, publicly-traded corporation Ability to facilitate between and influence key decision makers Strategic thinker with excellent interpersonal skills to work across functions and businesses What’s in it for you? We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual. A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities Ability to make a difference and lasting impact Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team A world-class training program in financial services Opportunities to do challenging work Job Skills Commodity Markets, Financial Accounting, Financial Derivatives, General Ledger Administration, Microsoft Office, Problem Solving, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Project Management, Team Leadership Additional Job Details Address: ROYAL BANK PLAZA, 200 BAY ST:TORONTO City: Toronto Country: Canada Work hours/week: 37.5 Employment Type: Full time Platform: OFFICE OF THE CFO Job Type: Regular Pay Type: Salaried Posted Date: 2026-06-02 Application Deadline: 2026-10-27 Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above Our Employment Opportunities At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One RBC. 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What you’ll do

The Associate Director will lead a team responsible for daily financial P&L reporting, P&L decomposition, and ensuring the accuracy of the General Ledger for commodities trading. They will act as the primary liaison between the trading desk and various internal departments to manage projects, resolve issues, and ensure all accounting and reconciliation processes are completed accurately.

Requirements

Candidates must have at least 5 years of product control experience in a derivatives environment and hold a university degree along with a professional accounting or finance designation like CPA or CFA. Strong leadership, project management, and change management skills are essential, as is a deep understanding of accounting for on and off-balance sheet products.

Benefits

• Bonuses
• Flexible benefits
• Competitive compensation
• Stock options
• Professional development coaching
• Financial services training

Listed skills

• Team Leadership · Preferred
• Project management · Preferred
• Change Management · Preferred
• Problem solving · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Microsoft Excel · Preferred
• Microsoft Word · Preferred
• Operational Controls · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Product control
• Derivatives
• Financial accounting
• Team leadership
• Project management
• Change management
• Commodities trading
• General ledger
• Reconciliation
• Analytical skills
• Problem solving
• Communication
• Excel
• Access
• Word
• Operational controls
• Influencing Skills
• Workplace Inclusivity
• Middle Office
• People Management
• Profit And Loss (P&L) Management
• Workflow Management
• Microsoft Access
• Microsoft Excel
• Accounting
• Algorithmic Trading
• Balance Sheet
• Strategic Planning
• Certified Public Accountant
• Chartered Financial Analyst
• Change Management
• Commodity Market
• Commodity Trading
• Information Technology
• Finance
• Financial Services
• Financial Accounting
• Front Office
• General Ledger
• Leadership
• Innovation
• Interpersonal Communications
• Problem Solving
• Project Management
• Microsoft Office
• Product Control
• Coaching
• Sales Operations
• Team Leadership
• Business Priorities

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Management & Leadership
• Energy
• Agriculture
• Associate Director/Producer
• Controller (General)
• Accountants
• Treasurers and Controllers
• Financial Managers

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