Job Description
Candidate Profile You are someone who possesses the following experience and credentials:
- 5-8 years of experience in Finance and/or Accounting in the Energy Commodity Marketing/Trading Industry
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in Finance and/or Accounting
- CPA preferred
- Strong knowledge of IFRS / US GAAP with Mark-to-Market accounting in the commodity trading business
- Fundamental accounting skills required and strong computer skills essential -proficient Excel user
Activities Your missions as a Sr. Trading Accountant include:
- Understand the trading system and Middle Office calculation of deal profitability and help to articulate the reasons why the desk results fluctuate relative to prior periods
- Review trading system outputs prior to upload into the ERP system and work closely with Operations to ensure deals remain accurate and current.
- Interface, analyze, evaluate, and reconcile the monthly derivative hedging activity.
- Reconcile quarter and annual inter-company transactions between trading entities and other Total entities for Consolidation Reporting.
- Aid in the preparation of the IFRS reporting packages, including note disclosures.
- Respond to SOX related inquiries from management and internal/external auditors on a quarterly and yearly basis.
- Work closely with the Tax Department and External Auditors on transfer pricing and understand the tax implications in relation to our business objectives for the entities located in three different countries.
- Successfully build and maintain relationships with internal and external auditors to ensure audit requests are understood and responded to in a timely manner.
- Evaluate and analyze Mark-to Market calculations presented by Middle office using an in-house trading system.
- Aid in the review and analysis of tasks performed by the Trading Accountants, including the monthly TVM calculation, Inventory valuation, and accounting for RINs.
DIMENSIONS - Works and interacts daily with members of the Finance/Accounting team and other members of the organization to accurately record financial information in the accounting ledger.
- Ensures the accounting cycle is accurately completed on a daily, monthly, quarterly basis.
- Works within four companies: Atlantic Trading & Marketing, Inc. (ATMI), Atlantic Trading & Marketing Financial, Inc. (ATMF), Total Atlantic Trading Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (TATM).
- Business activities include Crude Trading, Products Trading, LPG, Biofuels, Shipping, and trading derivatives.
Context & Environment - Trading company with a dynamic and fast-paced working environment requiring individuals be able to anticipate, quickly react and adapt to the business needs within set corporate policies and procedures.
- Works closely with Finance/Accounting, Tax, and Credit team.
- Works daily with Operations/Schedulers, Middle Office, and Traders, to ensure accounting reconciliation is accurate and complete.
PURPOSE - Fundamental accounting skills required: SOX Control, General Ledger, Trial Balance, Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Cash Flow Statement, and account reconciliations in order to meet all deadlines and perform duties in a timely and accurate manner.
- Proactive and critical thinker who can identify opportunities for continuous process improvement.
- Overtime will be required during critical times.
TotalEnergies celebrates diversity and is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status or any other category protected under applicable federal, state or local law. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures.
All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs.
TotalEnergies believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.
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TotalEnergies is a multi-energy company that produces and markets energies on a global scale: oil and biofuels, natural gas and green gases, renewables and electricity. Our 105,000 employees are committed to energy that is ever more affordable, clean, reliable and accessible to as many people as possible. Active in more than 130 countries, TotalEnergies puts sustainable development in all its dimensions at the heart of its projects and operations to contribute to the well-being of people.
TotalEnergies Trading & Shipping (T&S) , an international trading company, puts its expertise to use in the global energy markets. With its biomass blending and trading activity, TotalEnergies T&S is an active participant in the development of sustainable biofuels. Our maritime transport expertise also helps to reduce the carbon footprint of sea transportation and we recently announced the time chartering of new vessels equipped with LNG propulsion.
Our Culture: We are committed to meet the energy needs of a growing population while fulfilling our ambition to be a major player in the energy transition. The volatility of the energy trading markets requires excellence in risk management and a culture of innovation.
Our people flourish in an environment that promotes expertise, entrepreneurship spirit, agility and a purpose-driven culture, generating boundless opportunities to learn, grow and achieve collaborative success while ensuring safety in all our operations.
We look for passion, ambition and open-mindedness. While we evolve in a demanding and ever-changing industry, we cultivate a friendly workplace where team spirit and respect guide our daily routine, and where the diversity of our people and their skills create a nourishing experience for all of us.
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