Junior Trade Accountant

ECOM Europe; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading commodity trading firm in Greater London seeks a Junior Trade Accountant to join their finance team. This role offers newly qualified accountants an opportunity to gain hands-on experience, support daily accounting tasks for the cocoa trading desk, and engage in process improvement initiatives. Candidates should possess strong attention to detail, analytical skills, and a desire to learn about the commodity trading industry. Proficiency in Excel is essential, and familiarity with Navision or Cognos is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail for accurate accounting.
• Desire to learn about the commodity trading industry.
• Ability to effectively communicate within teams.

Responsibilities

• Support daily and monthly activities for the London cocoa trading desk.
• Work closely with the accounting team in India for process approvals.
• Identify process inefficiencies and propose improvements.
• Assist in implementing standardized procedures and internal controls.
• Handle ad hoc queries from trade and shipping teams.

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Effective communication

Time management

Teamwork

Excel proficiency

Tools

Navision

Cognos

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for a Junior Trade Accountant to join the London Accounts team. This is an opportunity for a newly qualified Accountant to gain hands‑on experience following qualification and develop their finance skills within a commodities environment.

The role involves supporting two Trade Accountants in their 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.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Trade Accountants with the daily and monthly activities for ECOM's London cocoa trading desk, including the daily P&L, cash accounting, various reconciliations and journal postings.
• Work closely with our ECOM accounting team in India and ensure that their daily work/processes are reviewed and approved and elevate any queries to the Trade Accountants or Financial Controller.
• Support the Trade Accountants with continuous process improvement by identifying inefficiencies in the trade accounting workflows and proposing automation or system enhancements.
• Support implementation of standardised procedures and internal controls to strengthen accuracy, transparency and audit readiness.
• Assist with ad hoc queries from trade and shipping teams
• Support ad hoc cyclical finance activities such as assisting in monthly cash‑flow forecasting, FX exposure management, and new system implementation.

Skills & Experience

This role will suit a focused self‑starter with an interest to gain experience within an Accounting role and happy to support the team with various processes. The candidate will have strong attention to detail, an analytical thought process, and strong team ethic are key as well as effective communication skills. Time management and ability to prioritise workload, are also important attributes. The individual must have strong accounting skills and a desire to learn about the commodity trading industry. Excellent knowledge of Excel is also essential, and knowledge of Navision and Cognos or a similar system would also be an advantage along with exposure to working in an international organisation.

Department Finance Locations London