Financial Accounting Team Lead at Ntice Search

About the position

Trade Accounting & Financial Accounting Team Lead

My client, (multinational) is seeking an experienced accountant to build and lead a high-performing accounting team in support of the Marketing Finance function. This is a hands-on role where you will be instrumental in preparing financial statements and internal management accounts for entities operating in various commodities.

Key Responsibilities:

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  Lead and develop a team responsible for trade accounting and financial accounting tasks.
  
  
• Understand, perform, and continuously improve existing processes including:
  
  
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    Broker reconciliations
    
    
  • Intercompany reconciliations
    
    
  • Inventory reconciliations
    
    
  • P&L reconciliations and investigation of erroneous trading entries
    
    
  • Month-end journal postings
    
    
  
  
• Liaise with auditors for management and statutory audits.
  
  
• Contribute to management reporting and analysis.
  
  
• Build strong working relationships with internal accounting teams across global locations.
  
  
• Identify opportunities for process automation and improvements.
  
  

Qualifications & Experience:

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  Chartered Accounting qualification (CA/CPA/ACCA)
  
  
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent
  
  
• Fully qualified CA(SA) with 3-5 years post-qualification experience
  
  
• Leadership/management experience preferred (minimum 3 years)
  
  
• Strong technical IFRS knowledge (IFRS 9, 15, 13, 16)
  
  
• Keen interest in commodity markets
  
  
• Excellent IT skills, particularly Excel, and interest in process automation
  
  
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to manage cross-functional relationships
  
  
• High attention to detail, ownership, and initiative in a fast-paced environment
  
  
• Advanced written and spoken English
  
  

Should you meet the required skills please respond to this advert

Desired Skills:

• Financial
• Accounting
• Team