Job Title: Trade Accountant

Company Benefits: Gym Membership, Private Healthcare Scheme, Pension Scheme, Cycle Scheme and more

The Skills You'll Need: Accountancy, Finance, Advanced Excel, Trading

Your New Salary: £35-55k plus generous benefits package

Hybrid: 3 days in office (Central London), 2 at home

Status: Fixed Term Contract 12-15 months, could go permanent

Start: ASAP

Working hours: 9-5.30pm Monday - Friday (37.5 hour week)

Who You'll be Working For: International commodity merchant.

Trade Accountant - What You'll be Doing:

You will be responsible for accounting and controlling activities for the London cocoa trading desk, as well as working on finance projects & process improvements. This is an excellent opportunity to get a hands-on role and develop finance skills within a soft commodity trading Company.

Trade Accountant - Key Responsibilities:

• Manage daily activities for the London cocoa trading desk, including the daily P&L, accounts payable, and cash accounting. This involves working closely with the accounting team in India, and ensuring that their work is appropriately reviewed.
• Responsible for a rotation of month-end processes to build up commodities accounting knowledge, such as accrual calculations, intercompany reconciliations, management reporting, and certification calculations.
• Preparation of monthly forward books and the new business P&L for physical trade activity.
• Work with trade, shipping and origin teams to improve business processes and field their queries
• Contribute towards cyclical finance activities and projects such as cash-flow forecasting, FX exposure management, and new system implementations.

Trade Accountant - Skills You'll Need to Succeed:

• Minimum education of bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field, ideally within accountancy or finance 
• Experience from an audit or industry background 
• Self-Starter, enthusiastic, proactive, flexible and with a strong interest for commodity markets 
• Detail-oriented and rigorous approach to work, with a strong commitment to accuracy and quality
• Strong numerate and analytical skills 
• Excellent communication skills and a strong team ethic 
• Excellent Excel skills 
• Knowledge of Navision and Cognos would be an advantage 
• Exposure working in an international organisation would be an advantage. 

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