Job highlights

• Full time
• Baar, Zug, Switzerland
• Group Internal Audit and Assurance

Job ID R200000938 Closing date 10/01/2025 Last Updated 26/11/2024

We are looking for an experienced and motivated subject matter expert with specialisation in the Commodities trading sector to join our Group Internal Audit and Assurance (GIAA) function. We offer a unique career path and insight into Glencore’s global business as one of the world’s largest producers and markets of commodities. GIAA applies innovative practices to provide assurance to the company’s stakeholders and to help protect the organization’s value through positive change.

Role Duties:

• Provide subject matter expertise in relation to Market Conduct risk within Commodities trading.
• Lead the efforts on the audit coverage strategy for Marketing Compliance (including market conduct and counterparty onboarding) and the Internal Control Framework, where you will act as audit liaison assigned to develop and oversee the approach for independent testing.
• Engage with audit teams on risk identification and assurance within their respective portfolios, provide coaching and support, as well as review audit programmes and conclusions.
• Supervise thematic/ complex audit engagements and change projects, as needed, relevant to your portfolio.
• Develop strong relationships with stakeholders to maintain proximity to business evolution, perform continuous risk monitoring and provide relevant insights in relation to emerging risks and good practices.
• Stay up-to-date on industry developments, regulations and technical topics relevant to commodities trading and data analytics solutions to strengthen insights on risk and control.
• Undertake relevant departmental initiatives and ad hoc business projects/ investigations as may be required.

What we offer:

• A highly dynamic environment in which to help protect and enhance organisational value through assurance services
• Exposure to company management and leadership team, and empowerment to become a leader in your area of strength and expertise
• Competitive salary and compensation
• Encouragement and opportunity to innovate using leading-edge technologies to advance our Internal Audit Activity and stay ahead of the curve through digital collaboration tools and risk scenario simulation testing,
• Great learning platform to advance knowledge of the marketing business and relevant risks by engaging with leading traders, risk managers and other support functions in the field
• Working in a dynamic network structure on international assignments and with a global team of colleagues

Desired qualifications, skills and experience:

• University degree (required) in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Law or related field
• Audit or accounting certification (e.g. ACA, CPA, CIA, CISA, CA) is expected
• At least 10 years’ experience that includes audit/compliance within commodities trading
• Comprehensive understanding of risks and control assessments and familiarity about the extractive industry.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and high documentation standards

Ideal Candidate:

• Has advanced English verbal and written communication skills; additional languages are a benefit.
• Has strong ability to identify and clearly articulate risks, controls, root causes and improvement opportunities.
• Is operationally excellent and able to organise, produce high quality work within agreed deadlines.
• Is motivated to operate as part of a global team and travel up to 25% worldwide.
• Has analytical skills and critical thinking to collaborate with our Data Analytics function to the latest digital technology and data analytics techniques to enhance our auditing capability.
• Holds people leadership capabilities is also a team player.
• Holds a UK or Swiss work permit or is eligible to work in these countries.

Benefits

• We are committed to providing benefits, which promote mental, physical, and financial well-being. From healthy meal options in our restaurants and bistros to free use of the in-house gym including sport classes with professional trainers.
• We reimburse public transport for commuting to work; alternatively, we offer free parking space.
• We provide tuition assistance for further education and training courses.
• We have a competitive parental leave policy. Our childcare benefits also include emergency childcare services and financial assistance towards daycare costs.
• Employees’ Swiss Pension 2nd pillar is fully paid by Glencore.

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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