Accounting Manager – Trading
Accounting Manager - Trading - Geneva
Company
Global commodities trading house with an excellent reputation in the market.
Description
The group accounting team is looking for an Accounting Manager - Trading to (i) overview the closing process of the trading entities and (ii) prepare external and internal financial statements.
Job Purpose
This position is accountable to ensure financial compliance with group and local policies and procedures. Prepare internal and external financial reporting on an entity perspective. Liaise with local finance teams of the trading entities.
Your Roles and Responsibilities
Working within the group accounting team, your responsibilities include:
- Control the regularity, the sincerity and the reliability of the accounts of the Trading companies in your scope;
- Ensure internal controls on closing activities are efficiently and regularly applied;
- Establishes regularly and presents under normalized shape the annual statutory accounts, the monthly management accounts and any other survey;
- Major contact to the external auditors;
- Coordinate with other functions, compile and analyse financial information to prepare entries to general ledger accounts, such as tax expenses and other accruals/prepayments, and document them accordingly;
- Coordinate, collect and consolidate the financial information from the different stakeholders to prepare budgets and forecasts;
- Serve as primary finance liaison relative to the Companies in your scope and provide financial support to all functions;
- Gather and compile information to prepare direct costs allocations;
- Participate to projects and other ad-hoc requirements
The suitable candidate will have:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance with a minimum 4 years’ experience
- Previous experience within the commodities industry/trading or equivalent
- Knowledge of accounting and auditing principles and practices, including IFRS and statutory accounting
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
- Able to plan, prioritise and work to tight deadlines
- Tenacious and resilient – deals effectively with pressure
- A good understanding of IT general controls (preferred but not essential)
- Proficiency in Excel and Microsoft Office products
- Strong verbal and written communication skills - able to build good working relationships across different countries
- Ability to work independently under minimal supervision
- Fluent in English. French and any other language a plus.
What is on offer:
- Working in a challenging and dynamic work environment, you will be deeply involved in the trading activity.
- Reporting directly to the Group Accounting Manager.
- The successful candidate will receive an attractive remuneration package commensurate with experience.
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