Junior Accountant

Finance Department

Reports to: Financial Accountant

About the role

A well-established international commodity trading business is looking to appoint a Junior Accountant to support its finance function. This role offers hands-on exposure to transactional accounting, reconciliations, and month-end processes within a fast-paced, multi-currency trading environment, with clear development pathways towards trade accounting and commercial finance roles.

• Support day-to-day accounting and transactional processing across multiple entities and currencies.
• Assist with cash, intercompany, and balance sheet reconciliations under supervision.
• Investigate and clear reconciling items, maintaining strong audit trails and internal controls.
• Support month-end close activities, including accruals, prepayments, and fixed asset maintenance.
• Assist with basic variance analysis and financial reporting.
• Gain exposure to commodity pricing, freight, and trade-related cost components.
• Maintain master data within finance and trading systems.
• Support reconciliations between trading platforms and accounting systems.
• Contribute to process improvements and documentation of finance procedures.
• Assist with statutory, regulatory, tax, and audit requirements, including internal and external audits.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
• Strong working knowledge of accounting principles and reconciliations.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office 365, with strong Excel capability.
• Comfortable working with Teams and SharePoint.
• High attention to detail and strong numerical and analytical skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work with internal stakeholders.
• High standards of integrity, professionalism, and ethical conduct.
• Willingness to learn and develop within a commercial finance environment.

• 1–2 years’ experience in an accounting or finance role.
• Exposure to ERP or accounting systems (PeopleSoft or similar advantageous).
• Experience in a multi-currency environment advantageous.
• Interest in commodity markets or international trade beneficial.
• Exposure to Power BI or process automation tools advantageous.

Values and culture

The organisation values respect, accountability, passion, collaboration, excellence, agility, and integrity. You’ll be joining a team that values diverse perspectives, takes ownership of outcomes, works collaboratively, and is committed to continuous improvement and professional development.