Finance Specialist

• Candidates with CA/ICWA/CS qualifications and a minimum of 2-3 years of experience. Ideal candidates should possess a strong conceptual understanding of IAS/IFRS, exhibit commitment and a proactive learning attitude.

• Cost accounting and capitalisation – cost analysis and cost accruals management

• CTRM (commodity trading risk management) systems knowledge – Understanding of the data transfer and life cycle, from deal-capture to settlement.

• ERP system knowledge – Familiarity with finance double entry to the TB (trial balance)

• Entity / Trial Balance reporting – Accountable for the reporting of the regional businesses, so full understanding of the TB from revenue / cost / inventory accounting purposes. Balance sheet reporting and also tax and financial items.

• Controls – experience in balance sheet reconciliations, volume reconciliations and submitting analysis for control purposes.

• Analytical skills – critically analyse and explain movements in the TB month by month.

• Excel – many manual processes currently, decent knowledge of data and excel required. (macros is good to have, but not compulsory)

• Process improvement – independent thinking on overall processes around the month end, data transfer, end to end.

• Stakeholder management – many stakeholders involved, traders, operations, to finance and tax within Maersk. External audit, IT.

• Able to deal with ambiguous/unclear situations.

• Core finance knowledge, specifically in financial accounting, IAS/IFRS.

• Proficiency in ensuring accurate Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss reporting.

• Understanding of the entire trading PL, including regional-specific knowledge.

• Ability to comprehend the interlinkages between volumes, controls, trades, and inventory for reporting, and expertise in reconciling discrepancies to the logic of Trading/Performance PLs.

• Strong IFRS/IAS knowledge, to handles stats, audit and Tax. Oil/commodity trading background would be beneficial.

• Inventory Management – tracking and management of oil inventories.

CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS ARE:

• 1) Month end process - Accruals

• 2) Inventory Management.

• 3) Accounting experience (IFRS/Ind AS) - People with this experience should be able to handle - Trial Balance/P&L/Balance Sheet

• 4) Experience in Controlling team (For Ex: Financial Controller/Cost Controller)

• 5) Analytical Skills - Good with numbers and analysing the data

• 6) Good Excel Skills - Lot of Manual processes, so good excel skills is must

• 7) Stakeholders management - As a controller will be dealing with multiple stakeholders and senior management.

 The shift timings will align with European working hours (12 pm to 9 pm), with requirement to work in US shift timings during month-end close and as needed.

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