Accountant (Commodities)

For a leading commodity trading company headquartered in Baar, Zug, Switzerland.

Period close

• Execute the month end trade accounting close per profit center based on International Financial Reporting Standards ‘IFRS’
• Review the department’s trial balance for IFRS technical compliance
• Prepare detailed monthly IFRS P/L and working capital reporting
• Reconcile the middle office and trade accounting month end P/L’s and document and explain any breaks
• Review and reconcile department SG&A/overhead reporting
• Review and reconcile department management reporting
• Support regional offices with technical accounting challenges during period close

Intra period close

• In collaboration with the Middle Office, remedy processes leading to prior month P/L reconciliation breaks
• Support the front and middle office including corporate teams with the preparation of ad-hoc departmental financial reports and analysis
• Coordinate the department’s external audit, internal audit and financial governance processes
• Execute departmental financial governance testing
• Maintaining professional and technical accounting, finance and controls knowledge
• Review and control the department’s application access and segregation of duties

Structure deals

• In collaboration with the Middle Office, conclude on and document the IFRS accounting treatment for new structured deals in advance of execution

• Background in Accounting with three to five years of trade accounting experience in a commodity trading or financial institution
• Chartered Accounting qualification (CA/CPA/ACCA)
• Working knowledge of commodity trading systems and ERP integration
• Working knowledge of ERP’s, especially SAP FI/Co and BW
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office tools, especially Excel
• Advanced English language ability, both written and spoken
• Keen interest in trading, derivatives, business process automation, internal control, efficiency and improvement
• Holder of a Swiss work permit or CH / EU / EFTA passport holder