About Our Client
The client is an international trading company based in Geneva.

Job Description
Accounting core activities:

• Reporting and compliance: ensuring that financial reports comply with domestic and international accounting standards and laws
• Financial statements: preparing accurate financial statements (balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements) that summarise the financial status of part of the entities with the division
• Fiscal topics: following-up on current and future tax topics and assessing their impact on the company
• Audit and Insurance: over-viewing the audit processes of some entities
• Over-viewing part of a portfolio of legal entities around end-to-end accounting processes
• Over-viewing compliance with fiscal laws and regulations, and related reporting in all jurisdictions where the company operates (income tax, indirect tax, etc...)

FP&A core activities:

• Forecasting: building detailed forecasts of future performance using key financial metrics such as revenue, cash flow, profit margins, capital expenditures, and headcount, based on historical data and expected growth
• Budgeting: creating annual budgets and continuous adjustments
• Financial planning: taking the lead in corporate financial planning, ensuring the following year's plan aligns with budgets and supports strategic goals
• Variance Analysis and Performance Monitoring: conducting ongoing assessments of financial performance against key performance indicators. Performing variance analysis for metrics like revenue and expenses to understand what drives deviations from forecasts. Analysing financial performance on an ongoing basis to ensure that financial targets are met, and operational adjustments are made in a timely manner
• Supporting Executive decision-making: providing in-depth analysis and actionable insights, to help business leaders understand the drivers of the company's financial performance and implication of critical financial decisions

Other responsibilities:

• Over-viewing Performance and Internal Control Matrix across the entire Trade Life Cycle to ensure company's interests are not jeopardised or diverted Managing systems and process improvement projects, and any project around new companies or business lines
  

The Successful Applicant
Education, experience and skills:

• Bachelor degree in Finance and Accounting
• Minimum 7 years of experience, mandatory experience in a Big 4 Audit firm in Audit and Insurance department
• Experience in Commodity Trading is a plus
• Fluent in English, written and spoken. French is a plus
• IT literate: excellent knowledge of MS Office tools and comfortable in utilising accounting software and ERP systems
• Experience in Audit, fiscal and accounting principles, and in developing financial reports and metrics
• Experience in identifying and mitigating risks through stringent financial controls and compliance monitoring, and the usage of financial models to assess potential risks in business strategies and forecasts
• Ability to develop strategies based on financial capabilities and constraints identified through compliance requirements

Soft skills:

• Analytical & Strategic Thinking: Outstanding analytical skills, demonstrating the capability to interpret intricate financial data and discern risks and opportunities. This includes meticulous attention to detail and precision in financial analysis and documentation. Thinks strategically to solve issues and able to see the "big picture" and drill down to details
• Self- Management: Capacity to work under pressure and meet stringent deadlines within a fast-paced environment. This includes prioritising activities, planning and tracking deliverables to ensure that agreed objectives are met with the required quality and to agreed timelines.
• Collaboration: Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with other groups of companies across multi-locations / divisions / jurisdictions and navigate in a challenging working environment. Interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interact with various management levels
• Demonstrates Adaptability: Very hands-on attitude on all topics, eager to adapt and switch easily among multiple tasks and requirements. Capacity to adapt to Sahara's culture
  

What's on Offer
This is a permanent full-time position. The company offers a competitive package, the office is ideally located in Geneva and there is room for growth with a lot of projects to work on. Job ID JN-122024-6616740

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