Senior Accountant - High-Volume Trading

About the role

The Senior Accountant acts as the standalone financial engine for a high-volume trading operation, owning the end-to-end accounting cycle. The role requires a hands-on financial professional who manages dense transactional throughput across Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR) and the General Ledger (GL), while producing accurate, executive-grade financial statements, Balance Sheets and MIS reports to support management decisions.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare accurate monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements, including P&L and Balance Sheets.
• Design and run detailed MIS reports on trade margins, operational expenditure and revenue trends.
• Maintain daily and weekly cash flow forecasts and perform budget variance analysis with commentary for senior management.
• Maintain the General Ledger in line with IFRS/GAAP, close month-end and year-end within strict deadlines, and run bank, inventory and intercompany reconciliations.
• Oversee fixed asset accounting and depreciation schedules.
• Process a high volume of vendor invoices, manage supplier relationships, reconcile vendor statements and run weekly or monthly payment runs.
• Manage the AR lifecycle, raise commercial invoices, track payments and enforce credit control and collection protocols.
• File regional tax returns such as VAT and Corporate Tax and act as the main contact for external auditors.
• Implement internal financial controls and prepare audit schedules and documentation.