Accountant Commodities

For a leading commodity trading company headquartered in Baar Zug Switzerland.

Tasks

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

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