What you'll do
- Monitor and supervise accounting and financial control tasks for shipping legal entities
- Provide oversight of accounting requirements and full financial reporting cycle
- Interact with senior stakeholders to ensure correct transaction accounting under IFRS
- Ensure revenue recognition and accurate PnL and balance sheet reporting with management commentary
- Coordinate with shared service centres for month-end and year-end financial processes
- Manage relationships with deals desk, operations, and other departments to ensure business controls compliance
- Partner with upstream teams to record and evidence transactions appropriately
- Develop and maintain accounting policies and procedures for shipping entities
- Monitor fleet-level financials including revenues, operating costs, and capital expenditure
- Lead ad-hoc financial analysis supporting management decisions
- Own and oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes for designated entities
- Prepare and present management accounts with variance analysis to senior management
- Review and approve journal entries for accurate PnL and balance sheet reflection
- Oversee accounting controls, balance sheet management, and account reconciliations
- Coordinate analysis and resolution of aged debtors, creditors, accruals, and intercompany balances
- Manage accounts payable and receivable processes including invoicing and collections
- Prepare and monitor annual budget and rolling forecasts incorporating market and vessel data
- Monitor cash flow and working capital, ensuring adequate liquidity for vessel-related costs
- Lead shipping entities’ contribution to group annual accounts and audit process
- Own statutory audit process and liaise with external auditors for timely closure
Key requirements
- 5+ years' experience
- Chartered Accountant qualification (ACA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent)
- Strong knowledge of IFRS standards including IAS 16, IFRS 9, IFRS 15, IFRS 16
- Expertise in financial reporting, accounting controls, and financial control
- Skills in financial analysis, budgeting and forecasting, and data accuracy and reporting
- Advanced Excel skills and experience with IT/finance systems
- Experience in internal and external audit coordination and tax compliance
- Competence in working capital and cash flow management, journal entries review, and account reconciliations
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Accounting and Reporting / Business Administration / Finance / Economicspreferred
About the job
The Shipping Financial Controller will monitor and supervise the accounting and financial control tasks for certain sub-Group of shipping legal entities, taking ownership of the full financial reporting cycle and providing oversight of the accounting requirements as well as providing financial…
About the company
Trafigura is a leading commodities group, owned by its employees and founded over 30 years ago. At the heart of global supply, Trafigura connects vital resources to power and build the world. We deploy infrastructure, market expertise and our worldwide logistics network to move oil and petroleum products, metals and minerals, gas and power from where they are produced to where they are needed, forming strong relationships that make supply chains more efficient, secure and sustainable. We invest in renewable energy projects and technologies to facilitate the transition to a low-carbon economy, including through MorGen Energy and joint venture Nala Renewables.
The Trafigura Group also comprises industrial assets and operating businesses including multi-metals producer Nyrstar, fuel storage and distribution company Puma Energy, the Impala Terminals joint venture and Greenergy, supplier and distributor of transportation fuels and biofuels. The Group employs over 13,000 people, of which over 1,400 are shareholders and is active in over 150 countries.
About the company
Trafigura is a leading commodities group, owned by its employees and founded over 30 years ago. At the heart of global supply, Trafigura connects vital resources to power and build the world. We deploy infrastructure, market expertise and our worldwide logistics network to move oil and petroleum products, metals and minerals, gas and power from where they are produced to where they are needed, forming strong relationships that make supply chains more efficient, secure and sustainable. We invest in renewable energy projects and technologies to facilitate the transition to a low-carbon economy, including through MorGen Energy and joint venture Nala Renewables.
The Trafigura Group also comprises industrial assets and operating businesses including multi-metals producer Nyrstar, fuel storage and distribution company Puma Energy, the Impala Terminals joint venture and Greenergy, supplier and distributor of transportation fuels and biofuels. The Group employs over 13,000 people, of which over 1,400 are shareholders and is active in over 150 countries.