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Trade Accountant at Glencore

  • Job Type Full Time
  • Qualification Bachelors
  • Experience 3 – 5 years
  • Location Gauteng
  • City Johannesburg
  • Job Field Finance / Accounting / Audit 

Trade Accountant at Glencore

Trade Accountant

Key Responsibilities may include:

  • Intercompany reconciliations – reconciling and agreeing the intercompany balances
  • Front to Back reconciliations – recon of Front office system to Back-office system
  • P/L and balance sheet reconciliations
  • Inventory and Broker reconciliations
  • Third party account matching – invoices and cash payments/receipts
  • Working with the Treasury Department and Front Office as necessary to assist in allocating cash
  • Analysing debtors and creditors (to include ageing analysis)
  • Booking month-end journals as required
  • Support system upgrades and process automation to enhance efficiency and data quality
  • Liaise with Auditors on both management and statutory audits
  • Liaison with staff in UK primarily but also staff in the US, Switzerland and Singapore
  • Contributing to management reports and analytics
  • Ad-hoc tasks as required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • The successful candidate will have a Degree in Finance, Accounting or a related field.
  • Early stages of ACCA, CIMA, SAIPA or CFA or keen to begin their professional qualification.

WORK EXPERIENCE & SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

  • Ideally at least 3-5 years of relevant prior working experience.
  • SAP experience is beneficial.
  • Experience in commodity trading environment, and preferably in a multinational is an advantage.
  • Experience of working in an offshore team supporting a head office is an advantage
  • Strong IT skills a necessity – in particular Excel
  • Self-management
  • Strong communication skills – comfort with using remote communication tools (i.e. Teams) to stay connected with the team and stakeholders.
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • A methodical approach coupled with the ability to evaluate and interpret data from a variety of sources is essential.
  • Problem-solving: Demonstrated ability to resolve issues remotely, whether they’re technical or interpersonal.
  • Adaptability: Comfort with changing priorities and a flexible approach to addressing the needs of the role from a distance.
  • Ability to meet tight deadlines under pressure
  • Fluent in business English (written and verbal)

Closing date

24/12/2025

Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to Glencore on www.glencore.com to apply

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