Consultant / Senior Consultant - Commodities Trading Audit and Advisory - Geneva
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Join EY and help build a better working world. Our Commodities Trading team provides assurance and advisory services for clients involved in trading soft and hard commodities, including metals, oil & gas, energy products, and agricultural products. We assist Finance, Risk, Trading, and trading control functions in managing commodity risk, ensuring accounting compliance, and enhancing operational performance.
We are seeking a Senior Consultant with 3 to 5 years of experience to strengthen our Geneva team. The role involves providing audit support and advisory services related to physical commodity contracts, financial derivatives, and inventory valuation.
Key responsibilities include:
* Executing audit procedures on complex areas such as physical and paper commodity contracts, financial derivatives, and inventories
* Performing technical accounting analyses related to commodity trading transactions
* Valuating vanilla and complex derivatives
* Conducting internal controls and process assessments for commodity traders, including risk & controls matrix creation, operational process design, and automation
Advisory support involves:
* Designing and reviewing commodity risk management frameworks (e.g., price risk, counterparty risk)
* Supporting the implementation or optimization of CTRM systems
* Analyzing processes to identify optimization opportunities in risk management, trade finance structuring, margining, banking relationships, and financial reporting
* Assessing current and projected market conditions, including supply/demand, price trends, and influencing factors
* Contributing to market analysis, event organization, and thought leadership through articles and insights
Ideal candidate profile:
* University degree in accounting, finance, economics, or a related field
* 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in audit, consulting, commodity trading, or financial services
* Knowledge of IFRS standards related to derivatives, inventory, and revenue (e.g., IFRS 9, 13, 15, IAS 2)
* Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills
* Proactive, team-oriented, and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment
* Fluency in English; proficiency in French is a plus
* Proficiency in Excel; familiarity with audit or data tools is advantageous
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