Deep dive of Trade cost through preparation of monthly cost reporting packs for senior Management highlighting key expense areas for effective decision making, analysing variances of monthly expenses with budget and substantiation of expenses reflecting in Balance sheetActively engage with Business Managers and Regional Controllers in firm wide cost reduction initiativesBuild month end accrual calculation and allocation of trade costs i . e . Exchange, Clearance, Brokerage, Central Security Depository fees etc . Dealing with ad hoc queries from a number of different sources - business managers, Traders, senior management and regional controllers . Continuous monitoring ledger, review and tracking of expenses and analyzing with actual invoices . Improve costs allocation methodology to the front office using correct source of volume dataModel various cost saves scenarios based on effective Trade data interpretation . Ensure internal / external audit complianceMind Set : MandatoryDesiredDomainStrong Accounting and Analytical SkillsProblem solver and ability to work independentlyFinancial services industry exposure / good working knowledge of Capital Market ProductsUnderstanding of different Financial instrumentsProficiency in data interpretation and analysisTechnicalExcel system skills and ability to learn Finance specific systemsPower BI, Alteryx, Tableau or any RPA toolsIdentifies and pursues innovative business initiatives that provide a material contribution