Analyst - Accounting

Trafigura; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Trafigura Mumbai is seeking a Chartered Accountant to lead accounting, reporting and control for trading entities. You will drive monthly close, review balance sheets, perform revenue and stock checks, and coordinate intercompany settlements with global teams.

The role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work with cross-functional teams across accounting, tax, and consolidation. On-site in Mumbai with exposure to group-wide finance processes.

Qualifications

• CA with 2-4 years of accounting experience.
• Proficient in Excel and data analysis.
• Able to coordinate with multiple teams across accounting, tax, and consolidation.

Responsibilities

• Drive the monthly financial close for trading entities.
• Balance sheet review and control with sign-off of P&L and balance sheets.
• Intercompany settlements, transfer pricing coordination and related party balance confirmations.
• Audit liaison and providing auditable support to external auditors.
• Implement and maintain internal controls and support policy changes.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

End-to-end ownership

Stakeholder management

Education

Chartered Accountant

Job description

Main purposeThis role is responsible for the accounting, reporting and control of the Trading legal entities with primary responsibilities of monthly closing of the books, entity-specific accounting policy, legal entity maintenance, account reconciliation & account structure management. The role will require an in-depth understanding of these entitiesincluding their business strategies, associated technical accounting and disclosure requirements.Key responsibilitiesBalance Sheet Review & Control- Provide and support input into the end-to-end control and ownership of legal entity balance sheets for the division supported- Drive the monthly financial close which entails analytical review and sign off of the balance sheet, profit and loss accounts for entities of the specified trading division- Perform the month end close process including but not limited to revenue recognition checks, stock verification and valuation, debtors aging along with provision review, intercompany & related party balance confirmation- Ensure strong control framework by implementing and maintaining effective internal controls- Address ad hoc requests from various stakeholders and counterparts like tax, consolidation, and regionalaccounting teams- Coordinate with multiple teams on matters relating to intercompany settlements, transfer pricing, legal, compliance- Analyse impact of various journals and processes on trial balance areas.MIS reporting- Inter-co, Portfolio and Broker reconciliation- Debtor/Creditor reconciliation- Debtor/Creditor reporting- VAT reconciliation and reporting- Inter/Intra-co invoicing and reallocation of costs/income- Daily suspense balance clearing and reportingAudit- Liaise with external auditors during the group & statutory audits- Coordinate with various functions to provide auditable support & evidence to external auditors- Prepare disclosure schedules and audit documentationChange Management- Drive change projects to support any accounting policy changes or new reporting requirements for the legal entities in scope- Challenge the current processes for improvement and constantly review processes for efficiencies- Steer a wide variety of projects in the transformation of the trading and GL systems from the design, functionalrequirements and testing to supporting implementationRequired qualifications• Chartered Accountant• 2-4 Years of proven experience• Eager to take up fresh challenges and support the team wherever requiredSkills• Can work with multiple data sets, various systems and Excel• Comfortable to work with non-accounting teams for regular activities and projectsAttributes for successAbility to handle ambiguity with easeProven attention to detail and the ability to effectively multi-task a mustStrong interpersonal skillsDetermined and able to take end-to-end ownershipKeen to question and challenge the existing processes with a view of creating reporting efficiencies andimprovements.Department overviewFinancial Control & Reporting Teams are based in various locations depending on the entities under scope. FC&R - ROW team is based out of Mumbai managing review and reporting for entities in Singapore & Europe primarily. Team closely works with Trading Controllers based out of Geneva. major responsibility of team include Management Reporting, Controlling, Audit management and statutory reporting.