Graduate Analyst (Accounting & Finance) - Central London
A dynamic and entrepreneurial commodity trading / supply chain services company are looking for highly motivated graduate finance analysts.
This is a great opportunity to join a dynamic and exciting team of professionals, who are building a company with great potential.
Duties:
- Supporting the review, reconciliation, and analysis of the net revenue stream of the business.
- Review variances against trade forecast costs and liaise with operators and traders (locally and overseas) to understand and provide commentary on these variances.
- Ensure data integrity between the operation and accounting systems, investigating and raising exceptions where necessary.
- Maintain ownership of trade accruals
- Resolve queries with Front Office, Operations and Accounts
- Provide timely and accurate actual revenue reporting detailing the main revenue drivers for the month.
- Monitor inter-company balances.
- Review the trading balance sheet, paying particular attention to large or unusual balances.
- Reconcile designated broker accounts against the ledger.
- Identify control improvements and efficiency opportunities around the existing processes.
- Assist with the development / testing / implementation of new systems.
- Support and cover Product Controller duties when required.
- Support the external audit process.
Requirement:
- Ideally a graduate within accountancy & finance or supply chain
- Strong analytical and communication skills with interest in developing commercial acumen.
- An interest in the commodities industry
- Ability to display initiative and flexibility in approach to work, be self-motivated and have a confident manner.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong IT skills and be proficient in Excel and Word
- Knowledge of Power BI and manipulation of large data sets
