Head of Finance: Trading

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Overview This document outlines the Head of Finance: Trading role, posted by Helderberg Personnel. The position involves leading the financial function of a trading business, ensuring compliance, managing commodity and trade finance, overseeing risk and hedging, providing strategic input, maintaining robust internal controls, and developing the finance team. What you will do * Lead the financial function of the trading business. * Ensure timely, accurate, and reliable month-end and annual reporting. * Review and consolidate financial results of all relevant entities. * Ensure compliance with IFRS, group policies, and regulatory requirements. * Develop and implement best practices for financial control. * Analyze and monitor the profitability of all trading activities. * Review gross profit calculations per trader. * Ensure reconciliation between profit calculations and the general ledger. * Challenge variances and identify underlying performance drivers. * Review fair value adjustments and inventory valuations, and ensure their accuracy. * Monitor commodity price risk, basis risk, and inventory exposure. * Ensure that all trading risks are identified, measured, and reported in a timely manner. * Analyze margins, trends, and trading results. * Prepare reports for management, EXCO, and the board. * Provide strategic recommendations regarding profitability and risk. * Support budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning processes. * Identify opportunities to improve returns. * Ensure adequate internal control measures are in place. * Oversee balance sheet reconciliations and critical financial control processes. * Monitor compliance with internal policies and procedures. * Support external auditors and internal audit processes. * Ensure the timely resolution of control deficiencies. * Lead and develop Financial Managers and Financial Accountants. * Foster a culture of accountability, accuracy, and professional excellence. * Ensure adequate capacity and succession planning within the finance team. * Drive continuous process improvement and the digitalization of financial processes. Requirements (from the original advert) * **Minimum Qualification:** Qualified CASA or CIMA CGMA. * **Experience:** * Minimum of 10 years' relevant financial management experience. * Substantial experience in one or more of the following areas: Grain or agricultural commodity trading, Commodity risk management, Treasury and trade finance, Inventory and hedging management, Group finance and consolidations. * Experience with SAFEX, futures contracts, and hedging instruments. * Experience in audit, internal control, and risk management environments. * **Technical Skills:** * Knowledge of IFRS. * Strong management accounting and financial analysis skills. * Excellent knowledge of: Inventory valuations, SAFEX hedging, Working capital management. * Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills. * Experience with ERP and trading systems. Who should apply The ideal candidate is a highly experienced and qualified finance professional with a minimum of 10 years' financial management experience, particularly within a trading environment involving commodities. They should possess expertise in commodity risk management, treasury, trade finance, inventory and hedging management, and group consolidations. Strong technical skills in IFRS, financial analysis, advanced Excel, financial modelling, and experience with ERP and trading systems are essential. The role requires a leader capable of people management and development, ensuring strong internal controls, and contributing strategically to profitability and risk management. Deadline Not specified Reference Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/head-of-finance-trading-helderberg-personnel Source: myjobmag

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• At least 10 years of experience.

• Microsoft Excel
• IFRS

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