About the Role
We are a global commodity trading firm hiring a high-potential early-career accountant to take real ownership of our month-end close and grow into a full commodity trading accountant. This is not a data-entry seat: the core of the role is technical close work - trade accruals, inventory valuation, mark-to-market on physical forwards and hedges, broker reconciliations, intercompany, and IFRS group reporting.
You will report directly to the Regional Financial Controller and be developed deliberately:
Within your first year the expectation is that you own defined close deliverables end-to-end, not that you assist with them indefinitely. We run a modern close - we make real use of Excel automation and AI tools, and you'll have room to improve the processes you take on.
What You'll Do
Month-End Close & Trade Accounting (core of the role)
- Own recurring close entries: accruals and reversals, prepaids, leases, fixed assets, payroll allocations
- Prepare trade accruals for open costs at month-end using ETRM data (Symphony and RightAngle)
- Perform month-end inventory valuation, including physical inventory reconciliations to terminal statements and weighted-average cost calculations
- Prepare mark-to-market entries on physical forward contracts and hedge positions under IFRS 9
- Reconcile realized and unrealized hedge P&L between ETRM data and broker/clearinghouse statements
- Drive intercompany reconciliations and confirmations across global affiliates
- Reconcile cash and bank loan balances to bank statements and confirmations
Financial Reporting & Analysis
- Own trial balance reconciliations, tying account balances to supporting documentation
- Prepare components of the monthly group reporting package submitted to global consolidation (IFRS)
- Prepare monthly SG&A variance analysis; investigate and resolve anomalies
- Perform system-to-GL reconciliations between the ETRMs and Dynamics
Daily Operations
- Manage daily AP/AR posting, cash application, and Expensify expense processing, with AR/AP aging reviews
- Identify opportunities to streamline and automate routine processes - we support and encourage this
What We're Looking For
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
- 1-3 years in public accounting (Big Four or similar) or related industry, or a top-performing recent graduate with demonstrable technical strength (internships, case competitions, relevant coursework)
- Advanced Excel: pivot tables, XLOOKUP/INDEX-MATCH, and comfort restructuring large, messy data extracts
- A reconciliation mindset - you want the numbers to tie, and you independently run down the reasons they don't
- Intellectual curiosity about markets: you want to understand the trades behind the entries, not just book them
- Clear written communication; able to document processes and defend your numbers to reviewers
Preferred (not required)
- CPA progress (exams passed or in progress)
- Experience using AI tools in your work - we make good use of them and you'll fit right in
- Coding or scripting experience (Python, VBA, Power Query, or similar) - a genuine plus here, with real opportunities to apply it
- IFRS exposure, particularly IFRS 9 / financial instruments
- Working knowledge of Spanish
- Exposure to ERP systems (Microsoft Dynamics) or ETRM systems (Symphony, RightAngle, or similar)
Systems You'll Use
Microsoft Dynamics (GL/ERP) · Symphony and RightAngle (ETRM) · Expensify · Excel and Power BI · AI-assisted workflow tools
Why This Role
- Technical scope years ahead of peers: physical inventory, derivatives, MTM, and hedge accounting in year one - work most accountants don't touch until senior level
- Direct development by the Regional Financial Controller, with a defined path from owning deliverables to owning full close cycles
- A team that invests in modern tools - if you like improving processes, not just running them, you'll have the space to do it
- Compensation positioned at the top of the market for this level
- Global exposure: intercompany, consolidation, and multi-entity IFRS reporting
- Continuing professional education (CPE) paid by the firm
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position