Liquidity Reporting Manager – Commodities Trading recruitment

The Client:

This US Investment Bank has an outstanding reputation and has rapidly expanded the London office by hiring organically. The Commodities division ranks as one of the world’s largest traders of Base Metals, Precious Metals and Energy Derivatives as well as financial futures. With global access to all of the major commodity markets , the firm has an unrivalled client base and a huge platform to continue to expand.  

The company is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority as a BIPRU 730K broad scope investment firm. The firm trades commodities on all the major futures exchanges in the world including the LME, LBMA, Comex, Nymex, ICE and Eurex. The company has offices in London , NYK, Chicago, Hong Kong, Hamburg.

Requirement:

• Preferably a Qualified Accountant  ( ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

• Relevant experience in preparing regulatory returns to the FSA especially the preparation of FSA Liquidity returns FSA0047 and FSA 0048 (ESSENTIAL)

• Experience of being involved in the ILLA ( Individual Liquidity Adequacy Assessment)

• Very good systems knowledge use of Gabriel, Excel to a high level

• Well spoken, articulate, ability to learn quickly and be a team member

• Being able to work hard in a challenging and rewarding environment

Preferred:

• Financial services experience gained in, commodities, futures, broker dealer, banking or insurance

• Oracle or Peoplesoft  Accounting package experience

• UK/USGAAP Experience

• Derivative accounting experience

Duties

• Preparation and processing of the weekly Liquidity returns 

• Ensuring the returns agree to the other financial information

• Preparing reconciliations to support the liquidity returns and the Balance sheet

• Preparation of variance analysis and explaining the movements in the liquidity returns.

• Preparing and improving the current processes.

• Ability to answer internal / external audit queries

• Support the Regulatory reporting team and act as back up for preparing the capital returns to the FSA

Package

• Discretionary Bonus

• 24 days holiday per annum

• Non contributory Pension scheme

• AXA Health care cover

• Exceptional working environment