Junior Accountant – Global Physical Metals Trading company: Urgent Temp-to-Perm – Growth company & amazing opportunity (1-4 years Accounting experience) in London

Martis Search is representing a London-based global Physical Metals Trading company to hire a permanent Junior Accountant. Our client is looking for an Accountant who is either a Newly-Qualified or Part-Qualified ACCA or CIMA Accountant with between 1-4 years of Finance & Accounting experience (ideally in Financial Services) who wants to join a very busy Finance department supporting global Physical Metal Traders and to learn the job with hands-on training from their Financial Controller.

This is an urgent requirement, and our client wants someone ideally on a short notice period (no 3-month notice periods). After a few months, the role will likely switch to a permanent position once you have learned the role and proven yourself. This role reports into their Financial Controller, and you would be under their mentorship.

Our client is a very busy Physical Metals Trading company based in London but has a global presence too. For this role, it is all about the right attitude. Our client is looking for someone who is:

• Willing to learn.
• Willing to work hard.
• Able to cope and thrive within a broad Finance & Accounting Operations role.
• Able to take direction but still work independently.
• Super-reliable, punctual, and enthusiastic.
• A good communicator with exemplary communication skills.
• Accurate and has a strong attention to detail.

This is an Accounting Operations role/Management Accounting and requires you to roll up your sleeves every day. There is also a lot of project work to complete in time, as the processes are fairly manual.

The role will initially be 4 days per week in their London office. The successful candidate will be primarily responsible for the month-end closing process for each entity, production of the monthly management accounts, accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank reconciliations, monthly balance sheet substantiation and review, and monthly and quarterly performance reporting and analyses within their Metals Business.

In addition to operating within their core Finance function, there will also be significant exposure to the wider Finance and business departments, including Trading, Product Control, and Shipping within the company.

If you have the relevant experience, please apply now and move quickly on this excellent opportunity.

Client Requirements:

• Minimum of 1 year in a Finance & Accounting role.
• Part-qualified/newly qualified QBE finance professional with a background gained within a busy professional organisation.
• Experience within financial services or a Physical commodities business is desirable but not essential.
• Highly proficient analytical and numerical skills; able to process and analyse financial and operational data, execute banking transactions and problem solve/troubleshoot.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Highly adaptable, curious, and possessing a keen interest in understanding all aspects of the business and improving its processes.
• Knowledge and experience of physical and derivatives trading is desirable but not essential.
• Strong hands-on systems skills encompassing intermediate-advanced MS Excel, MS Office.
• Excellent team player.
• Good attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working in a regulated environment.

Salary: Daily-rate equivalent of between £40,000 - £65,000 (dependent upon experience).