Description:
Finance Department
Location: Bottelary Road, Koelenhof, Stellenbosch
Reports to: Senior Trade Accountant
About the role
An international commodity trading business is seeking a skilled Trade Accountant to support front, middle, and back-office functions through accurate accounting, reconciliation, and reporting of commodity trading transactions. The role plays a critical part in ensuring trade P&L accuracy, inventory valuation, and compliance across international markets.
This is a commercially exposed role, working closely with traders, operations, and external stakeholders in a fast-paced, transaction-driven environment.
Key responsibilities
Record and reconcile physical and derivative commodity trades in the trading and ERP systems.
Prepare monthly trade P&L per trading strategy and reconcile trader P&L to accounting records.
Investigate and resolve P&L, pricing, and timing variances.
Ensure accurate booking and accounting of purchase and sales contracts.
Reconcile freight, insurance, demurrage, and other trade-related costs.
Monitor open contracts and ensure timely recognition of revenue and costs.
Perform inventory accounting and reconciliations, including silo, warehoused, and in-transit stock.
Support month-end and year-end close processes.
Prepare balance sheet reconciliations related to trading activities.
Assist with external audits and provide supporting documentation.
Ensure compliance with IFRS / US GAAP, internal policies, and control frameworks.
Maintain strong internal controls and segregation of duties.
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