VP – Financial Control – Commodities recruitment

Main Function

Reporting

• Preparation and review of the monthly financial statements for the entities.  Understanding and explaining to management significant movements in the balance sheet, in terms of changes in the business as well as movements in the market in general.  Detailed analytical reviews with particular focus on manual adjustments.
• Liaison with Product Control, Operations and other areas of Financial Control both in the UK and overseas to ensure that changes in the business are clearly understood by all parties and those issues are resolved in a timely manner.
• Completion of the monthly inter-company reconciliation report and other reconciliations and presentation of these at the monthly Letter of Representation meeting.
• Ensuring that all reporting is compliant with IFRS and Group reporting requirements (balance sheet classifications, netting, etc.).
• Preparation of quarterly reporting package for submission to the Group including analyses of financial statement movements.
• Dealing with ad hoc queries from management, the Group, the auditors and other interested parties.

Process Improvement/Projects

• Review of current processes and controls with the aim of streamlining them by leveraging off recent and future IT developments.
• Engagement with New Products Team and Change Teams to assess appropriate accounting treatment and support new business build-outs.
• Involvement in ad hoc projects such as reporting and process reviews and system testing.

Team Management

• Lead by example towards building a client service and controls driven culture in the team.  Actively encourage innovative thinking and nurture ideas directed towards problem-solving and efficiencies.
• Manage team performance, training, career growth and retention.
• The Commodities FC VP role is expected to have 3 team members reporting into the VP.

Person Requirements

Qualifications /Education
• Qualified/Part-qualified accountant: CA, CPA (or equivalent)

Experience required

Essential
• Qualified Accountant
• Strong academic background

Preferred:
• Chartered Accountant from a "Big Four" firm

Experience required

Essential:
• 7 to 10 years post qualification experience
• Background in Finance / Investment Banking

Preferred:
• Experience in financial reporting within Finance / Investment Banking
• Commodities product knowledge

Skills and Knowledge

Essential:
• Strong control awareness.
• Enthusiastic, motivated, self-starter, team player.
• Good IT System skills;
• Strong interpersonal skills and excellent communicator.
• Desire to provide top quality service to internal clients.
• Strong technical accounting skills (IFRS)
• Willingness and ability to take ownership of issues and manage through to a successful resolution.
 

Preferred:
• Experience of working in SAP financial accounting or investment banking middle-office / back-office accounting and settlement systems.

For further information please call Vincent on +65-6323 5123.  To apply please send your updated resume to vincent@ksconsulting.com.sg.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

MOM Registered Employment Agency: C931702D
Employment Agency Personnel Registration No.: U110524858