Head of Trade Accounting

EDF Man is one of the world’s leading traders of agricultural commodities; we are looking to recruit a Head of Trade Accounting to support our worldwide sugar trading business which operates in over 20 countries managing sugar procurement, production and distribution, with significant strategic growth ambitions for the future.

This is an exciting opportunity to take on a challenging role which offers a broad spectrum of responsibilities, scope, and commercial activity. A primary objective is to lead a team of trade accountants in the provision of high quality value added financial analysis and insight to support the trading management team.

The role requires a high level of interaction with the Sugar Division’s trading business unit, its related operations and other departments within the EDF Man Group.  This is a significant “hands on” role requiring flexibility to handle detailed transactional work as well as higher level analysis and review.  A key element of the role will be to drive the upgrade of the trade accounting processes and systems.

We need an individual with proven experience of operating within a fast paced international trading environment with a proactive approach to transactional activities, financial reporting and control, continuous improvement and business performance initiatives.  The job holder should have experience of leading a team and will take management responsibility for 5 Trade Accountants.  We are looking for candidates who will actively develop a strong team.

This is a key role representing part of the succession planning pool of talent for the Sugar Trading Finance team.

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COMPANY BACKGROUND

EDF Man was established in 1783. Today the company is a leading provider of commodities, logistics and risk management services. The company is employee owned with approximately 4,000 employees working in around 50 countries across the world.

EDF Man is a highly entrepreneurial environment providing the opportunity to build an international career in a partnership culture.

October 9, 2013 • Tags:  • Posted in: Financial

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