Senior Consultant - Treasury & Commodities Trading, Financial Accounting Advisory Services (Zurich) | ErnstYoung Job

Job Description

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Our Treasury and Commodities Trading team operates across both assurance and advisory services for corporate treasuries and for clients active in the trading of soft and hard commodities (metals, oil & gas, energy products, agricultural products). We support Finance, Treasury, Internal Audit & Risk Control functions across the full bandwidth of the treasury function – from strategy to the implementation of systems – in managing the complexity of financial and commodity risk, accounting compliance, liquidity and operational performance.

To strengthen our Zurich team, we are looking for a Senior Consultant (f/m/d) with 2 to 5 years of experience in corporate treasury, physical commodity contracts, financial derivatives and inventory valuation.

What you can expect from us – impactful responsibilities across Treasury FAAS:

• Treasury and trading mandates: participate in mandatesacross the entire treasury value chain – treasury governance and strategy, cash and liquidity management, payment transactions, financial and commodity risk management, treasury technologies and systems, and regulatory requirements
• Technical accounting and valuation: perform technical accounting analyses on treasury and commodity trading transactions (including hedge accounting) and contribute to the valuation of vanilla and complex derivatives (commodity, FX and interest rate)
• Controls and processes: conduct internal controls and process assessments for treasury and trading functions, including creating risk and control matrices, designing operational processes and driving automation
• Risk management frameworks: contribute to the design and review of financial and commodity risk management frameworks (e.g. price, FX, interest rate, liquidity and counterparty risk)
• Systems: support the selection, implementation or optimization of treasury management systems (TMS) and/or Commodity Trading Risk Management systems
• Process optimization:  identify and implement process improvements across risk management and hedging, cash and liquidity management, trade finance, margining, bank and counterparty  management, and financial reporting.
• Audit support: execute audit procedures over limited and complex areas, such as physical commodity contracts, paper contracts, financial derivatives, inventories, debt, cash and hedging instruments

You bring with you – the profile for success:

• A university degree (bachelor's or master's) in accounting, finance, economics or a related discipline
• 2 to 5 years of relevant experience in audit, consulting, corporate treasury, commodity trading or a financial services environment; consulting experience, ideally in transactional environments, is an asset
• Knowledge of IFRS standards related to financial instruments, inventory and revenue (e.g. IFRS 9, IFRS 13, IFRS 15, IAS 2), including hedge accounting
• Affinity for treasury and trading technology, ideally with experience in implementing treasury management systems (e.g. FIS, Kyriba, SAP) or CTRM systems
• Strong analytical, communication and organizational skills
• A proactive, team-oriented mindset, determination, quick comprehension and the flexibility to work in a fast-paced environment
• Fluency in English is required; German and/ or French are strong advantages
• Proficiency in Excel; knowledge of audit or data tools is a plus

What we offer:

• On-the-job learning: you will be encouraged and challenged, deepening your knowledge and network from project to project, with EY supporting your development and career planning
• An international, multi-cultural team of highly motivated professionals
• A work culture that promotes diversity and continued education
• Continuous personal development with a steep learning curve – a system of trainings, mentoring, counselling and on-the-job learning
• A modern working environment and equipment, fostering mobile working flexibility
• A transparent, performance-based recognition and progression system

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