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Commodities and Global Markets Financial Control Manager

Employer
Macquarie
Location
London
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
3 Oct 2020

Job Details

Join our Financial Control team in London as a Manager and support Macquarie's Commodities and Global Markets business. As part of the role you will consult with our  Commodities and Global Markets business units to provide advice on the correct IFRS accounting treatment for their respective transactions, new products, and other various projects. You will have good accounting knowledge and financial control experience.

The Financial Control London team is responsible for the global divisional support to Macquarie's Commodities and Global Markets businesses  which includes the Commodity Markets & Finance division - specifically Metals, Agriculture and Bulks, Commodity Linked Investments, Commodity Investor Products; Commodity and Global Markets Central businesses - Secured Financing & Quantitative Investment Strategies and the Specialised and Asset Finance division.

In addition, the Financial Control team provides transaction advice to all EMEA Commodities and Global Markets divisions and provides them with support from a technical accounting perspective. The complexity of the businesses is high, with structures including physical and financial products. As volumes and complexity continue to increase your sound accounting skills and financial control experience are essential.

You will also be responsible for compliance with the Financial Control framework and Finance Control and Operating Standards and identifying and delivering improvement opportunities in the end-to-end environment by simplification, standardisation and automation within Financial Control team and as part of key Financial Management Group wide strategic projects. You will also be responsible for the complete and accurate legal entity accounts for direct businesses including month end reviews and reconciliation oversight.

You will also be responsible for:

  • reporting deliverables to Finance stakeholders (including Direct Tax, Indirect Tax, Regulatory, Treasury and Legal Entity Control) – ad-hoc in nature
  • oversight, support and guidance to our Financial Control team in India
  • business advisory for Commodities and Global Markets transactions and regional accounting advisory responsibilities for all divisions based in London
  • reviewing proposed transactions / new products for appropriate accounting and commercial treatment, and coordinate Finance Management Group approvals
  • providing assistance with interpreting and practically applying accounting standards to commodity transactions
  • communicating complex topics and issues to non-specialists.

You will be a Chartered Accountant who has post qualified banking/finance experience within a Financial Control/Audit team. You will have good knowledge across IFRS standards; a track record of enhancements to end-to-end control environment; and strong client service skills.

You will also have:

  • strong intellectual curiosity, coupled with the ability to think logically and commercially
  • ability to effectively work in teams and operate in a collaborative environment (i.e. someone who shares knowledge / welcomes challenges and constructively challenges others)
  • tenacity to get to the right outcome by performing independent and thorough research
  • strong communication (both verbal and written) & influencing skills
  • ability to develop and manage relationships with multiple stakeholders at all levels across all regions
  • basic project management skills to support bank wide and Commodities and Global Markets projects.

If this sounds like your next opportunity, then please apply now!

About the Financial Management Group

The Financial Management Group provides financial, tax and treasury services to all areas of Macquarie. The group is focused on providing strategic analysis and advice to Macquarie's businesses and senior management, managing Macquarie's funding, liquidity and capital position, ensuring Macquarie continues to meet regulatory and compliance obligations and managing Macquarie's corporate affairs.

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion 

Macquarie understands the importance of diversity and inclusion - our long history of success has come from being different. At Macquarie we value the innovation and creativity that diversity of thought brings. The one thing we all have in common is our focus on high performance. If you're capable, motivated and can deliver, we want you on our team.

Macquarie is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on the grounds of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, gender identity, marriage, civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity, race (including colour and ethnic or national origins), religion or belief.

We recognise that flexibility comes in a variety of forms. Talk to us about what flexibility you need.

Company

Working at Macquarie

We believe in providing a positive environment for all our staff that is innovative and inspiring. For our female staff, Macquarie’s senior leaders are actively involved in increasing the representation of females in management positions.  In June 2014, we launched a mentoring programme for females, with the following two objectives:

  • Address female retention rates at Senior Manager level and improve our diverse pipeline of talent;
  • Engage female Senior Managers by providing tools and support around their personal development;

The programme pairs up Senior Managers with Directors, who meet on a monthly basis, and are supported by active group sessions (bi-monthly) with an external facilitator.

We select some of the brightest minds to help us in solving complex challenges for our clients.  We recognise that recruiting talent from varied backgrounds is essential to improving our understanding of the marketplace, and enhancing creativity and problem-solving capabilities in our businesses.

Because of this, our commitment to you is to create a diverse and inclusive workplace regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity or cultural background.

We make this commitment not only because it is the right thing to do but it opens up a world of opportunity, securing the future of our people, our success and our business

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