Commodities Controller

StoneX Group Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

StoneX Group Inc. in London seeks an experienced Product Controller to support daily and monthly accounting cycles, focusing on P&L reporting for the London entity and global group structures. The role spans Precious Metals, LME, FXPB, and OTC businesses, with cross‑product control improvements.

You will reconcile trading systems to ledgers, perform month‑end close activities, and contribute to process enhancements, with a strong emphasis on accuracy, deadlines, and risk governance.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with experience in preparation of accounts within financial services
• 5+ years of Product Control/Financial Control experience
• Experience with daily P&L reporting for commodity derivatives, physicals, FXPB
• Experience in regulated environments and SOX controls
• Strong MS Excel skills including database/SQL queries and data analysis
• Experience with month-end close processes and balance sheet substantiation
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and deliver accurate results

Responsibilities

• Support daily P&L production for global businesses (Precious Metals, LME, FXPB, OTC)
• Reconcile trading systems to accounting ledgers for revenue and client balances
• Perform accounting and reporting activities throughout the month
• Validate and reconcile monthly results and post month-end adjustments
• Assist with implementation of control process improvements and cross-product initiatives
• Contribute to standardisation of cross-product processes
• Handle new and existing trade validation and reporting
• Conduct balance sheet analysis and substantiation
• Update month-end reporting tools (Blackline)
• Assist with trading and accounting system migrations and provide cover for the wider team

Skills

P&L reporting

Financial accounting

Excel

SQL

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Education

Chartered Accountant or equivalent

Tools

Blackline

Job description

Overview

Connecting clients to markets – and talent to opportunity. With 4,500+ employees and over 300,000 commercial, institutional, payments, and retail clients, we operate from more than 70 offices spread across six continents. As a Fortune 100, Nasdaq-listed provider, we connect clients to the global markets – focusing on innovation, human connection, and providing world‑class products and services to all types of investors. Whether you want to forge a career connecting our retail clients to potential trading opportunities, or ingrain yourself in the world of institutional investing, StoneX Group is made up of four business segments that offer endless potential for progression and growth.

Position Purpose

Support the London‑based Product Control team in the daily and monthly accounting cycle, undertaking financial and management accounting activities with a focus on P&L reporting for StoneX Financial Ltd and other global group entities. The role centres on cross‑product initiatives across Precious Metals, LME, FX Prime Broker (FXPB) and OTC businesses, including daily reconciliation of trading systems to accounting ledgers, strengthening and enhancing existing control frameworks, and supporting the continued growth of the businesses.

Responsibilities

• Supporting daily P&L production for Precious Metals, LME, FXPB and OTC businesses globally
• Reconciling trading system to accounting system for revenue and client balances
• Perform accounting and reporting activities throughout the month
• Validation & reconciliation of monthly results and posting of month end adjustments a reconilcations of books and records.
• Assisting with implementation of current processes and integration of control enhancements
• Contributing to stardisation of cross product initiatives
• New and existing trade validation and reporting
• Balance sheet analysis and substantiation
• Updating Blackline (month end reporting tool)
• Audit related queriesAssisting with trading and accounting system migrations
• Provide cover for wider team

Qualifications

• UK or overseas Chartered Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA qualified or equivalent) or qualified by experience who has had experience in the preparation of accounts, within the Financial Services sector
• 5+ years of Product Control / Financial Control experience.
• Knowledge and experience of daily product accounting for commodity derivatives, physical products (LME and Precious Metals) and FXPB.
• Working within a regulated environment and exposure to Sarbannes Oxley requirements; controls surrounding division of duties
• Experience of monthly and daily routine processes for daily P&L and risk reporting
• Strong knowledge of dervatives and other financial instruments
• Solid general ledger and balance sheet experience
• Experience in performing process improvements and comfortable with P&L explains
• Working well under strict deadlines
• Good personal and team working skills
• Medium to Advanced-level MS Excel experience including database and SQL queries including AI adoption
• Experience with daily P&L reporting
• Attention to detail and strong balance sheet appreciation
• Good problem‑solving skills
• Sound technical skills, abilities to deconstruct information and assess with excellent judgement, and strong operational focus