Accounts and FP&A Manager

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The client is an international trading company based in Geneva.

Accounting Core Activities:

1. Reporting and Compliance: ensuring that financial reports comply with domestic and international accounting standards and laws.
2. Financial Statements: preparing accurate financial statements (balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements) that summarise the financial status of part of the entities with the division.
3. Fiscal Topics: following up on current and future tax topics and assessing their impact on the company.
4. Audit and Insurance: overseeing the audit processes of some entities and compliance with fiscal laws and regulations, and related reporting in all jurisdictions where the company operates (income tax, indirect tax, etc...).

FP&A Core Activities:

1. Forecasting: building detailed forecasts of future performance using key financial metrics such as revenue, cash flow, profit margins, capital expenditures, and headcount, based on historical data and expected growth.
2. Budgeting: creating annual budgets and continuous adjustments.
3. Financial Planning: taking the lead in corporate financial planning, ensuring the following year's plan aligns with budgets and supports strategic goals.
4. Variance Analysis and Performance Monitoring: conducting ongoing assessments of financial performance against key performance indicators, performing variance analysis for metrics like revenue and expenses to understand deviations from forecasts.
5. Supporting Executive Decision-Making: providing in-depth analysis and actionable insights to help business leaders understand the drivers of the company's financial performance and implications of critical financial decisions.

Other Responsibilities:

1. Overseeing Performance and Internal Control Matrix across the entire Trade Life Cycle to ensure the company's interests are not jeopardised or diverted.
2. Managing systems and process improvement projects, and any project around new companies or business lines.

Minimum Requirements:

1. Mandatory experience in the Audit & Assurance department in a Big 4 Audit firm.
2. Experience in Commodity Trading is mandatory.
3. Bachelor's degree in Finance and Accounting.
4. Minimum 7 years of experience, including mandatory experience in a Big 4 Audit firm in Audit and Insurance department.
5. Fluent in English, written and spoken; French is a plus.
6. IT literate: excellent knowledge of MS Office tools and comfortable in utilising accounting software and ERP systems.
7. Experience in Audit, fiscal and accounting principles, and in developing financial reports and metrics.
8. Experience in identifying and mitigating risks through stringent financial controls and compliance monitoring.
9. Ability to develop strategies based on financial capabilities and constraints identified through compliance requirements.

Soft Skills:

1. Analytical & Strategic Thinking: Outstanding analytical skills, demonstrating the capability to interpret intricate financial data and discern risks and opportunities.
2. Self-Management: Capacity to work under pressure and meet stringent deadlines within a fast-paced environment.
3. Collaboration: Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with other groups of companies across multi-locations/divisions/jurisdictions.
4. Demonstrates Adaptability: Very hands-on attitude on all topics, eager to adapt and switch easily among multiple tasks and requirements.

This is a permanent full-time position. The company offers a competitive package, the office is ideally located in Geneva and there is room for growth with a lot of projects to work on.