Trade Accountant

We are looking for a Trade accountant within our Oil Marketing Accounting department, where the incumbent will be responsible for supporting the preparation of the Financial Statements and Internal Management Accounts for several entities, whose principal activity is the marketing of Oil, LNG, NatGas, Power, and Environmental Products, within Glencore plc’s Oil Marketing segment.

The department ensures the timely and accurate reporting of monthly management accounts to Head Office (enabling Group consolidation) and to London Management (enabling local decision-making). The team are also involved in various projects and development work, seeking to continuously improve the robustness of our control environment and efficiency of our processes.

Key Responsibilities may include:

Intercompany reconciliations – reconciling and agreeing the intercompany balances
Front to Back reconciliations – recon of Front office system to Back-office system
P/L and balance sheet reconciliations
Inventory and Broker reconciliations
Third party account matching – invoices and cash payments/receipts
Working with the Treasury Department and Front Office as necessary to assist in allocating cash
Analysing debtors and creditors (to include ageing analysis)
Booking month-end journals as required
Support system upgrades and process automation to enhance efficiency and data quality
Liaise with Auditors on both management and statutory audits
Liaison with staff in UK primarily but also staff in the US, Switzerland and Singapore
Contributing to management reports and analytics
Ad-hoc tasks as required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

The successful candidate will have a Degree in Finance, Accounting or a related field.
Early stages of ACCA, CIMA, SAIPA or CFA or keen to begin their professional qualification.

WORK EXPERIENCE & SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

Ideally at least 3-5 years of relevant prior working experience.
SAP experience is beneficial.
Experience in commodity trading environment, and preferably in a multinational is an advantage.
Experience of working in an offshore team supporting a head office is an advantage
Strong IT skills a necessity - in particular Excel
Self-management
Strong communication skills - comfort with using remote communication tools (i.e. Teams) to stay connected with the team and stakeholders.
Strong interpersonal skills
A methodical approach coupled with the ability to evaluate and interpret data from a variety of sources is essential.
Problem-solving: Demonstrated ability to resolve issues remotely, whether they’re technical or interpersonal.
Adaptability: Comfort with changing priorities and a flexible approach to addressing the needs of the role from a distance.
Ability to meet tight deadlines under pressure
Fluent in business English (written and verbal)

How to apply:

Please apply on the Careers Portal: Applications Close:

https://www.glencore.com/careers/career-opportunities

This vacancy will be filled in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Glencore. By applying for this position, you consent to Glencore collecting, storing, using, destroying, and processing in any other manner personal information for purposes of attending to this advertisement, and/ or all matters relating thereto, including the disclosure to third parties of such personal information for purposes of confirming such personal information. In the event you do not hear from the Company within 21 days after the closing date of applications, please consider your application to have been unsuccessful. The CVs of unsuccessful candidates will not be returned.

Who we are

Glencore is one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 60 commodities that advance everyday life. Through a network of assets, customers and suppliers that spans the globe, we produce, process, recycle, source, market and distribute the commodities that support decarbonisation while meeting the energy needs of today.

With over 150,000 employees and contractors and a strong footprint in over 35 countries in both established and emerging regions for natural resources, our marketing and industrial activities are supported by a global network of more than 50 offices.

Glencore’s customers are industrial consumers, such as those in the automotive, steel, power generation, battery manufacturing and oil sectors. We also provide financing, logistics and other services to producers and consumers of commodities.

Glencore is proud to be a member of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights and the International Council on Mining and Metals. We are an active participant in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.

We will support the global effort to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement through our efforts to decarbonise our own operational footprint. We believe that we should take a holistic approach and have considered our commitment through the lens of our global industrial emissions. Against a restated 2019 baseline, we are targeting to reduce our Scope 1, 2 and 3 industrial emissions by 15% by the end of 2026, 25% by the end of 2030, 50% by the end of 2035 and we have an ambition to achieve net zero industrial emissions by the end of 2050, subject to a supportive policy environment. For more information see our 2024-2026 Climate Action Transition Plan and the About our emissions calculation and reporting section in our 2023 Annual Report, available on our website at glencore.com/publications.

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