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Senior Commodity Accountant

Swindon Permanent £65,000 - £70,000 per year View Job Description
Join a fast-paced, future-focused trading environment where you'll lead on high-impact projects shaping global energy markets. This is a rare opportunity to combine your accounting expertise with strategic influence in a business driving the energy transition.
  • Play a key role in global energy markets leading impactful accounting projects
  • Use your expertise to help shape the future of energy trading.

About Our Client

This is a leading European energy trading business operating at the heart of global commodity markets. With a diverse, multinational team and one of the continent's largest and most advanced trading floors, it manages everything from power and gas trading to emissions and renewables. The company plays a key role in shaping the energy transition through agile, tech-driven solutions and commercial optimisation across the value chain.

Job Description

  • Actively participating in and driving the monthly and quarterly closing processes for exchange accounting, as well as efficiently managing transactions between trading desks, with a particular focus on electricity, gas, and CO2.
  • Leading projects for the continuous development of the end-to-end (E2E) exchange process in collaboration with back office clearing and other stakeholders.
  • Supporting new product processes and company-wide projects (e.g., liquidity measures, onboarding of new stock exchanges or international subsidiaries).
  • Contributing to and driving projects in cooperation with other accounting teams.
  • Analysing and internally reporting on margin and cash balances.
  • Handling management requests and acting as a point of contact for auditors.
  • Preparing reports for foreign trade regulation notifications and further developing internal processes.

The Successful Applicant

  • A core skillset within finance or financial institutions which trade commodities.
  • Proficient user knowledge of Microsoft Access, Microsoft Power Query/Power BI, or PL/SQL for processing and analysing large datasets.
  • In-depth understanding of how exchanges, derivatives, and margining work.
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and SAP FI.
  • Strong analytical, independent, and solution-oriented approach to work, with excellent organisational skills.
  • Fluent skills in English; proficiency in German is a plus.
  • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and manage multiple prioritieseff ectively.



Advantageous, but not essential

  • Knowledge of industry-specific software and tools used in commodity accounting and trading or to analyse data.
  • Proven experience in leading and managing internal projects aimed at improving processes and data quality.
  • Experience with risk management and financial reporting in the context of commodity trading and exchanges.

What's on Offer

  • A highly competitive salary
  • Bonus potential based on performance (30%-50% in recent years)
  • Double matched pension
  • Family private healthcare
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity from Day one
  • Hybrid working (2 days on site)
  • SO much more
Contact
Richard Farmer
Quote job ref
JN-062025-6755293
Phone number
+44 117 927 1600

Job summary

Job function
Accounting
Subsector
Financial Accounting
Sector
Energy & Natural Resources
Location
Swindon
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Richard Farmer
Consultant phone
+44 117 927 1600
Job reference
JN-062025-6755293