are these the same type or jobs? I was reading trade control job summary and it sounds very much like product control. See below: Trade Control requires a hands on approach and is a key control post, interfacing with the trading manager, traders, schedulers, Global IST units and other trade control teams. The position is responsible for ensuring that potentially high risk trading activities are conducted within a robust framework of control. Specific control activities include measuring and reporting trading exposure, daily marked to market P&L, reconciling daily Trading Management Information (MI) to financial accounts as well as monitoring compliance with delegated authorities. The Trade Control Analyst will work within team of Analysts collectively responsible for providing these services for the groups market trading functions. Key accountabilities - Calculating and reporting daily exposure and profit and loss for the use of management and trading teams. - Communicating the factors driving daily p&l and exposure to management & trading teams. - Monitoring and ensuring compliance with control policies, standards and authority limits - Reconciling on a timely and accurate basis, the performance as reported in the “middle office” trading system with the monthly accounting results. This includes a detailed understanding and review of differences that then require further adjustments to be posted either to accounts or MtM. - Assisting as needed to ensure invoicing, financial settlement and cash forecasting activities are properly controlled. - Assisting in the resolution of group balancing, financial closing issues, and indirect tax reporting. - Compliance and control Essential criteria & qualifications - Business experience in financial accounting and/or control within a trading environment - Financial Accounting skills - IT (systems) skills (Business Objects, Excel & Access) - Strong Analytical Skills (the ability to grasp and communicate complex trading transactions into their economic effects) - Attention to detail (ability to work with detailed transactions and properly control , report and communicate trading activity) - Ability to perform in a very deadline orientated environment - Degree Qualified Desirable criteria & qualifications - In-depth knowledge of Power trading markets - Expanded knowledge of Power trading markets relative to Gas or other market drivers in various geographies of the country - MBA would be desirable