Managing Director

vor 2 Wochen


Geneve, Schweiz Swisslinx Vollzeit

Our client is an international Commodity Trading group located in Geneva.

On behalf of our client, Swisslinx is looking for a seasoned Commodity Trading professional to be responsible for building and heading the Finance (accounting incl. AP/AR, controlling, tax, treasury, credit and trade finance) and Operations (risk and middle office, logistics & traffic, IT, HR and legal) functions.

Main responsibilities
- Managing the processes for closing, forecasting & budgeting, financial reporting and audit.
- Providing strategic recommendations to the Board of Directors, acting as “last line of defence” for all commercial transactions.
- Building the relationship with commodity finance banks, insurers, and other market participants.
- Being responsible for funding requirements of the company and managing various financing facilities and credit banking lines
- Filling tax declarations and generally optimizing the company’s tax strategy
- Ownership of ERP management and development
- Implement corporate governance and robust compliance & control processes (operational, market, credit, compliance risk management)
- Negotiating various contract (sales & purchase but also service providers, etc.) and managing contract disputes
- Establishing operational processes and overseeing day to day branch operations
- Hiring and managing people

**Requirements**:

- Proven experience with similar role 10+ years, within a physical commodity related environment (trader, producer, NOC, IOC etc)
- Excellent knowledge of accounting standards, taxation in international environment, and corporate & commercial law
- Good experience in trade finance and ideally knowledge of Incoterms
- Strong knowledge of derivatives and hedge accounting
- Excellent knowledge of data analysis and forecasting methods
- Good understanding of Traffic and Logistics as well as Risk
- Very good knowledge of Microsoft Office package (Excel) and ERPs
- Great communication and people skills
- Fluent English and ideally fluent French

What’s on offer

Our client is an established Commodity Trading group who is currently setting up an entity in Geneva. As one of the first hires, you will be a key contributor and have the opportunity to help shaping their Operations.

This role will ideally suit someone hands-on and entrepreneurial.



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