Our client is a well established sucessful commodity trading and mining company with HQ in Switzerland.
We are looking for a motivated and eager candidate with a keen interest in the commodity trading and derivative environment to join the Finance Back Office team.
TRADE ACCOUNTANT 100%
Tasks
The main tasks and responsibilities include:
Period close
- Execute the month end trade accounting close per profit center based on International Financial Reporting Standards IFRS
- Review the departments trial balance for IFRS technical compliance
- Prepare detailed monthly IFRS P/L and working capital reporting
- Reconcile the middle office and trade accounting month end P/Ls and document and explain any breaks
- Review and reconcile department SG&A/overhead reporting
- Review and reconcile department management reporting
- Support regional offices with technical accounting challenges during period close
Intra period close
- In collaboration with the Middle Office remedy processes leading to prior month P/L reconciliation breaks
- Support the front and middle office including corporate teams with the preparation of adhoc departmental financial reports and analysis
- Coordinate the departments external audit internal audit and financial governance processes
- Execute departmental financial governance testing
- Maintaining professional and technical accounting finance and controls knowledge
- Review and control the departments application access and segregation of duties
Structure deals
- In collaboration with the Middle Office conclude on and document the IFRS accounting treatment for new structured deals in advance of execution
Price curve modelling
- Validate the IFRS compliance of Middle Office price curves
Projects
- Automate manual journal entries to ensure straight through processing to the general ledger
- Review and control the calibration of system generated journal entries
- In collaboration with other trade accounting teams identify and implement accounting best practice including processes and internal controls
Requirements
Qualifications and requirements:
- Background in Accounting with three to five years of trade accounting experience in a commodity trading or financial institution
- Chartered Accounting qualification (CA/CPA/ACCA)
- Working knowledge of commodity trading systems and ERP integration
- Working knowledge of ERPs especially SAP FI/Co and BW
- Advanced knowledge of MS Office tools especially Excel
- Advanced English language ability both written and spoken
- Keen interest in trading derivatives business process automation internal control efficiency and improvement
- Holder of a Swiss work permit or CH / EU / EFTA passport holder
The ideal candidate is:
- Adaptable dynamic and organised with a positive and enthusiastic attitude
- Good communicators that interact well within a team and actively communicate expectations
- Take initiative in resolving issues in a structured methodical manner
- Have a high sense of responsibility and ownership and are attentive to detail in a fast moving environment.