Finance Specialist

Job Description

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.