Senior Commodity Accountant

Join a fast-paced, future-focused trading environment where you'll lead on high-impact projects shaping global energy markets. This is a rare opportunity to combine your accounting expertise with strategic influence in a business driving the energy transition.

Client Details

This is a leading European energy trading business operating at the heart of global commodity markets. With a diverse, multinational team and one of the continent's largest and most advanced trading floors, it manages everything from power and gas trading to emissions and renewables. The company plays a key role in shaping the energy transition through agile, tech-driven solutions and commercial optimisation across the value chain.

Description

• Actively participating in and driving the monthly and quarterly closing processes for exchange accounting, as well as efficiently managing transactions between trading desks, with a particular focus on electricity, gas, and CO2.
• Leading projects for the continuous development of the end-to-end (E2E) exchange process in collaboration with back office clearing and other stakeholders.
• Supporting new product processes and company-wide projects (e.g., liquidity measures, onboarding of new stock exchanges or international subsidiaries).
• Contributing to and driving projects in cooperation with other accounting teams.
• Analysing and internally reporting on margin and cash balances.
• Handling management requests and acting as a point of contact for auditors.
• Preparing reports for foreign trade regulation notifications and further developing internal processes.

Profile

• A core skillset within finance or financial institutions which trade commodities.
• Proficient user knowledge of Microsoft Access, Microsoft Power Query/Power BI, or PL/SQL for processing and analysing large datasets.
• In-depth understanding of how exchanges, derivatives, and margining work.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and SAP FI.
• Strong analytical, independent, and solution-oriented approach to work, with excellent organisational skills.
• Fluent skills in English; proficiency in German is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and manage multiple prioritieseff ectively.

Advantageous, but not essential

• Knowledge of industry-specific software and tools used in commodity accounting and trading or to analyse data.
• Proven experience in leading and managing internal projects aimed at improving processes and data quality.
• Experience with risk management and financial reporting in the context of commodity trading and exchanges.

Job Offer

• A highly competitive salary
• Bonus potential based on performance (30%-50% in recent years)
• Double matched pension
• Family private healthcare
• Enhanced maternity and paternity from Day one
• Hybrid working (2 days on site)
• SO much more