Senior Trading Accountant

Build your career with a respected organization where your accounting expertise will support complex energy trading operations. Join a collaborative environment that values accuracy, continuous improvement, and professional growth while contributing to critical financial reporting activities. Take your career to the next level in the energy industry.

Primary Services is recruiting for a large, established organization seeking an experienced Senior Trading Accountant to support financial reporting, trade settlement accounting, and month-end close activities. The Accountant will collaborate with finance and operational stakeholders to ensure accurate financial reporting, maintain compliance with accounting standards, and drive process improvements across accounting operations.

Responsibilities

• Perform month-end close activities, including preparing journal entries, account reconciliations, variance analyses, and financial reports.
• Prepare and monitor intercompany billings, receivable balances, and payable balances.
• Support trade settlement accounting by preparing payment requests and reconciling subledger, cash, and intercompany transactions.
• Process cash application activities and ensure accurate recording of cash transactions.
• Analyze financial results and investigate account variances.
• Support internal and external audits by preparing schedules, documentation, and financial analyses.
• Participate in accounting process improvements, system implementations, and special projects.
• Maintain compliance with accounting standards, internal controls, and company policies.
• Provide backup support for critical accounting functions as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Minimum of 5 years of accounting experience, preferably within the energy, commodity trading, or trading industry.
• Experience with month-end close, journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Knowledge of trade settlement accounting and intercompany accounting processes.
• Proficiency with SAP and advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience preparing financial analyses and variance reporting.
• Knowledge of cash accounting and cash application processes.
• Experience supporting internal and external audits.
• Understanding of U.S. GAAP and internal control principles.
• Experience participating in accounting system implementations or process improvement initiatives is preferred.