IN SHORT
An opportunity for a qualified accountant to join the UK Accounting team in the role of Senior Trading Controller.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
Using your technical ability, you will
- For a specific set of business units, ensure monthly trading balances, as reported in SAP ERP comply with both IFRS and SEFE Trading Group Accounting Polices
- Reconcile legal entity results in SAP ERP, for at least one trading desk and/or legal entity, to Product Control monthly estimates, investigating all material differences. Working with senior members of the Team, take appropriate action to ensure reporting obligations are met
- Take ownership of the monthly preparation of key financial data and business commentary for a specific set of business units, specifically for balance sheet results at entity level, and presentation across the team
- Take ownership of the SM&T sub-group derivative balance sheet, operating financial netting under IFRS, GL assignment and other controls to ensure all unrealised trades are correctly presented across asset and liability accounts.
- Support new business opportunities through timely analysis, advice, and input for sign off, ensuring that any new commodities, markets, or deal structures SEFE Marketing & Trading (SM&T) transacts, can be accurately and completely reported in company, group, and SM&T’s parent company accounts. This will Include liaison with other impacted teams, both within finance, and across middle and front office.
- Work closely with ultimate parent company teams to implement and maintain any required changes and updates to the local and parent company chart of accounts, as operated in SAP for trading balances.
- Contribute to overall data management, ensuring that all logic, mapping tables and GL assignments are actively maintained and validated within SM&T’s ETRM to SAP interface layer, I&R. Lead improvement projects to improve and simplify such logic, in line with team and departments objectives.
- Review working papers and results of more junior team members within the Trade Accounting function.
WHAT YOU WILL BRING
You will be a qualified chartered accountant, audit trained with proven post qualification experience and hands-on experience of working with physical commodities (desirable) combined with experience of the following:
- Substantiating foreign currency transactions in SAP, including realised and unrealised gains and losses on revaluation and cash clearing
- Owning a derivative financial netting process, understanding both the IFRS rules followed, as well as some of the challenges in its application
- Business transformation or experience within a fast-paced change environment
- Working with vast amounts of data, and financial reporting thereon
- Strong MS Excel experience; explicitly the use and manipulation of pivot tables on often large amounts of transactional level data.
You will also demonstrate
- Strong stakeholder management experience with the ability engage both internal and external audiences
- Effective communication skills (both written and verbal) with the ability to quickly build trust with senior stakeholders in non-finance functions
- The ability to work on own initiative as well as being an effective member of a team, also taking responsibility for reviewing the work of less experienced team members
- Accuracy and attention to detail whilst delivering against challenging deadlines
- Flexibility of approach to ensure compliance with deadlines
- A proactive and decisive mindset
- Strong project management skills
- Highly effective written and verbal communication skills
ABOUT US
Securing Energy for Europe – it’s a simple statement, with a bold ambition. SEFE is not just our name, but also encompasses everything that drives us. To accomplish this, we’re taking immediate action to secure gas supply – but also looking forward, to explore our role in the European energy transformation and how we can contribute to a stable and sustainable future.
SEFE, an international energy company, ensures the security of supply and drives the decarbonisation of its customers. SEFE’s activities span the energy value chain, from origination and trading to sales, transport and storage. Through its decades-long expertise in trading and the development of its LNG business, SEFE has become one of the most important suppliers to industrial customers in Europe, with an annual sales volume of 200 TWh of gas and power. Its 50,000 customers range from small businesses to municipalities and multinational organisations. By investing in clean energies and especially in the hydrogen ecosystem, SEFE is contributing to the energy transition. The company employs around 2,000 people globally and is owned by the Federal Government of Germany.
Join SEFE and help us secure gas supply across Europe and shape a better, more sustainable tomorrow.
Securing energy – now and for the future.
OUR BENEFITS
We’re committed to creating an inclusive environment that embraces diversity and fosters the development of knowledge, skills, and experience. Whatever your role, you’ll find an open, welcoming atmosphere that empowers you, and recognises your contribution.
In return we offer a competitive remuneration package supported by a comprehensive, and broad reaching benefits package which includes.
- non-contributory pension
- bonus earning potential
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and volunteering days
- buy / sell holidays
- life assurance
- medical and dental insurance
- a wide range of optional flexible benefits
- hybrid working
We are committed to supporting your career growth with opportunities to develop both your knowledge and experience through a blended approach to learning.
Join SEFE and help us secure gas supply across Europe and shape a better, more sustainable tomorrow.
