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Advice for MO interviews?
I am preparing for 2 BB MO interviews as an Equities Volatilies Product Control/Valuation Analyst. Any advice for interviews? How do MO interviews compare with FO interviews i.e less or more technical questions? Any interview questions that are certain to come up that differ from normal FO roles?
Product control exit
What are the exit opportunities for product control. Got recruited during MBA, during recruitment they were highlighting it to be market risk analyst job but finally got product control role when joined (some fellow recruits were given Market risk profile). Should I try to move internally into...
From fund accounting to product control
Hello everyone, Disclaimer: i am a complete newbie as in i hardly understand half of the things that people write on wso. All those acronyms etc are still quite confusing so dont be too hard on me please. My background: i am currently working as a fund accountant in the largest custody bank in the...
Product Control To Internal Audit
Hi All, I am a Chartered Accountant and I am currently working in PC for a large IB for last 5+ years. Recently got an offer for an IA position in another IB . In this role I have to audit various PC teams. Was wondering if this kind of move made much sense? Has anyone else made a move like this and...
product control or operations - which is better?
Hi guys, I graduated last year and I am currently working for a well known commercial bank in product control. I have recently been offered a grad opportunity for a BB bank in ops. I ideally would like to progress to FO in the future or at least progress from B0/MO. The ops job is less pay and I...
Product Control at BB
I've recently been contacted by a recruiter with regards to a product control role at one of the BBs . I've realised that product control is not rated very highly in this forum, but given that this is a contract job rather than perm offer and that I've had no luck with FO roles atm, might this be...
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Product Control Associate position in top BB vs Big 4 audit in London
I am now working in Big 4 London as a audit associate. I have been already ACCA exam qualified, but still work for ACA qualification as requested. Now, I have a chance to break into a Top BB (like GS , MS, JP) finance department as a product controller associate (delta one trading). It is a...
Treasury (BB) or Product Control (BB)
Hi all, I have offers for Treasury at a BB and Product Control at another BB . I was wondering about the career paths for both, salary or earning potential for both and potential exit paths. I know Product Control is general disapproved in this forum, but would Treasury really be better?
Product control in Barclay's vs stat audit in EY
Which one is better option..Analyst product control job in Barclays or statutory audit in big four?
Chinese Brokerage Trader vs BB derivatives product control
I have got 2 offers, Chinese Brokerage Derivatives Trader vs BB derivatives product control. I have to decide where to go ASAP ... Which of the position provide me the best chance to join a BB to work as a Derivatives trader?
Product Control so bad
I searched the site for product control and came to the conclusion that it is a pretty bad place to be. So if offered a job in product control definitely don't accept unless you want to be in the back office forever?
Valuation Review transition... Help please!
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Looking for a credit markets finance role
I have quite a few years experience as a product controller covering cash credit products. Unfortunately I never got the experience I wanted with CDS . I was turned out twice because I lacked solid CDS knowledge. I've done some homework and found some primers which I will begin to study the theory...
Product control - any good?
Hi I recently get referred to a product control interview at a big bank. Just want to know what it's about? I did some research and it seems like a dead end job? Also what is the pay like? I am currently in big 4 assurance and I am getting bored. Thanks
Middle Office to S&T
Hello all, Just heard something today that I thought I would share with you all as I know that the move from MO to FO is always a topic that gathers interest. I work in a BB in London, and a friend of mine in the FX product control team told of an AVP (a few years experience) who was on a trial...
help me out...asap!!
hello friends, I've recently got a job for Product control - risk with one of the leading I Bank. I'm a CFA Level 2 Candidate & MBA(Finance). I just wanna know that can this job help me to get into Risk Managment Roles (i.e Market Risk) in near future ? With Regards fizzler
Reneging on an Internal Job Offer
Here's the deal: I applied for two internal positions after putting a year in a BO position at a BB . One of the positions an FO , and another an MO/ Product Control position. With the timelines for each being very different. I interviewed and got an offer for the MO position very quickly. In the...
Back Office (BO) Product Control Finance - Salary after X years? (long-term)
I am about to take a full time job working in product control (finance - back office ) at Goldman Sachs and I was wondering how the salary progression will be like several years down the road. Irrelevant, but I took this position instead of a full time Audit position with E&Y (I don't want to get my...
From Product Control to Trader
A headhunter kept telling me that if I wanted to be a trader, I should just take up a product control role first rather than be stuck at my accountancy job and wait for that ideal trader job to arrive. He said that I will have access to Traders and I can network my way in. I feel that he is trying...
Product control vs. TAS Valuatioon
So I was at a MO finance job at a top BB previously and have now come to the UK for a MSc Finance degree at a top target. I have been offered the following (both for Japan) and was wondering which would be better: - senior analyst in product control at a big Euro bank (think CS , UBS, DB) for 97kUSD...
Back Office - Product Control/Finance SA at BB
I'm new to the forum, and wanted to get your guys take on a back-office SA position in Finance/Product Control at a BB . I go to a NYC non-target school (think Pace, St. Johns, Fordham, Baruch, etc.), high gpa, and prior summer with Treasury at a finance related company. It was the best offer I...
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