Accountant
- Recruiter
- Trafigura
- Location
- Shanghai, Shanghai Shi, China
- Salary
- Competitive salary
- Posted
- 20 Oct 2019
- Closes
- 22 Nov 2019
- Ref
- 6410470
- Job role
- Accountant
- Sector
- Accounting - Public practice
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Desirable experience in:
Key Responsibilities
- 3-4 years’ accounting experience in a multinational environment or 2-3 years’ audit experience in a big4 firm
- Ability to design and map accounting processes into AP/AR/GL
- Proficient in MS office, including Visio for process mapping
- High business acumen and learning propensity
- Ability to work under pressure and meet aggressive deadlines
- Good command of English
- Knowledgeable about IFRS & PRC GAAP; ACCA certification preferred
- Experiences in manufacturing costing or commodity trading a plus
Desirable experience in:
- ERP
- Knowledge of hedging (currency and metals)
Key Responsibilities
- Responsible for financial accounting and reporting that has a material impact on key components of financial statements
- Responsible for the preparation, coordination and review of financial accounting analyses and journal entries to properly recognize actual results for material components of the client’s operations
- May be required to prepare a wide range of financial reporting applicable to scope of the assigned responsibilities
- Ability to recognize unusual transactions, trends, or variations and communicate findings to supervisor or manager
- Ability to manage/monitor accounting close responsibilities
- Initiates and facilitates the sharing of process knowledge and best practices within the team and across the engagement, and is capable of impacting and influencing others.
- Develops and maintains documentation on projects and team assignments
- Identifies, recommends and implements process improvements in procedures of team assignments
- Proactively adapts to a changing business environment and revises accounting processes and procedures accordingly
- Maintains an awareness of overall Trafigura business, operational activities, and processes in areas pertaining to scope of responsibilities
- Ensures that assigned monthly, quarterly, and year-end reporting targets are met
- May be called to participate in the development and installation of system enhancements when required
- Requires good knowledge of multiple systems and data flows
- Proactively chooses to learn and utilize new skills
- Communicates relevant information on a timely basis. Clearly expresses ideas and concepts both orally and in writing, recognizing the audience and communicating appropriately
- Knowledgeable and responsive to the business needs and wants and managing other business users expectations when necessary
- Highly self-motivated to work independently, within delegated authority, with minimal supervision
- Demonstrates the ability to work as part of a team, and a clear understanding of how assigned responsibilities impact other processes and the work of other people