Description
Graduate Finance Analyst/Settlements Analyst: Energy Trading/Derivatives
World Leading Global Energy Trading Company has an exciting opportunity for a Trade Accountant: Endur/SAP: Energy Trading/Oil & Gas to join the Derivatives and Settlements Accounting team within a World Leading Oil and Gas company.
About the Role:
The principle responsibilities as Trading US Trade Accountant in a team of two include:
- Support the Senior Trade Accountant in managing the company's risk based controls in line with the company's control framework
- Act as deputy for the Senior Trade Accountant in dealing with internal and external queries
- Manage an active working relationship with the UK based Exchange Traded Derivatives team and the Chennai and Houston based central finance and business functions
- Work closely with a number of project teams and support the Senior Trade Accountant in the successful implementation of top-quartile infrastructure projects, specifically, Blueprint and GSAP
- Support the Senior Trade Accountant in adopting processes for new business to ensure that it is implemented in a timely manner with robust controls.
- Ensure that the company's internal control framework is adhered to
- Close liaison with other derivatives support teams and Financial Reporting Group based in different locations.
- Ensure trading systems are reconciled to SAP accounting system
- Ensure all balance sheet accounts are correctly reconciled
- Ensure books are closed to timetable
- Ensure that the group implements and operates the most efficient set of finance systems and processes leveraging global standardisation
- Ensure all services delivered adhere to all compliance, legal and other obligations
- Ensure a successful implementation of a number of top-quartile infrastructure projects by working closely with largely Houston based project teams.
About You:
Qualifications:
- Relevant Degree
- Part Qualified CIMA, ACA or ACCA desirable
Skills/Knowledge/Experience:
- Knowledge of derivatives markets and instruments
- Strong technical accounting abilities
- Broad understanding of energy markets
- Sound understanding of financial processes, practices and applications
- Strong IT skills (in particular Excel & SAP)
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Strong analytical skills
- Customer and delivery focused
- Experience in performing financial period-end close
- Project experience
This needs combining with a positive attitude and an ability to work within a large, globally dispersed project team in a multi-cultural environment. You also need to be a self-starter, a logical thinker and a quick learner, with strong initiative and excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills, able to write clearly and concisely.
We believe in equality of opportunity for all job applicants regardless of gender, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, creed or religion, disability, sexual orientation or age.
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