Financial / Trade Accountant

Richard James Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A professional recruitment agency is seeking a Financial / Trade Accountant for a 6-month fixed-term contract in London. The ideal candidate will manage daily activities for the trading desk and month-end processes, requiring a qualified accountant with 2-3 years of experience and a strong attention to detail. Additionally, experience in commodities and exposure to international organizations would be beneficial. This role offers an excellent opportunity to develop skills within the accounting team.

Qualifications

• Approximately 2-3 years' post qualified experience in accounting.
• Exposure to day-to-day accounting process work.
• Experience in an international organization is an advantage.
• Background in commodities is a distinct advantage.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily activities for the London trading desk, including daily P&L.
• Responsible for month-end processes to build commodities accounting knowledge.
• Preparation of monthly forward books and P&L for physical trade activity.
• Assist with ad hoc queries from trade and shipping teams.
• Assist in monthly cash-flow forecasting and new system implementation.

Skills

Qualified accountant

Numerical skills

Critical thinking

Attention to detail

Job description

Financial / Trade Accountant Richard James Recruitment•London, UK

6 Month Fixed Term Contract

The role involves responsibility for the daily accounting and control activities of the trade desk, month-end accounting tasks, and time built in for work on projects & process improvements. We expect the combination of daily responsibilities, and training from our team of experienced commodity specialists, to allow the successful candidate to develop their skills to then take responsibility in the future for their own trade book within the team.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage daily activities for the London 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 reviewed and approved.
• Responsible for a rotation of month-end processes to build up commodities accounting knowledge, such as – accrual calculations, intercompany reconciliations, management reporting to cocoa origin offices, certification calculations.
• Preparation of monthly forward books and the new business mark to market P&L for physical trade activity.
• Assist with ad hoc queries from trade and shipping teams
• Ad hoc cyclical finance activities such as assisting in monthly cash-flow forecasting, FX exposure management, and new system implementation.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• Qualified accountant with approximately 2-3 years’ post qualified experience
• Experience within an Accounting team with exposure to day-to-day accounting process work.
• Exposure working in an international organisation would be an advantage.
• Commodities background would be a distinct advantage
• Highly numerical with the ability to deal with complex accounting processes.
• A high level of attention to detail and critical thinking are essential.