Group Reporting Manager

at  FASTMARKETS COMMODITIES SINGAPORE PTE LTD

Company Description
Fastmarkets is an independent commodity pricing and information organisation with over 600 staff. We are fuelled by values that bring us all together and are united by a collective passion to make a difference. We are supported by a working model that is based on a hybrid approach that allows each of us to balance home and office working while encouraging effective collaboration and accountability.
Fastmarkets is the most trusted Price Reporting Agency (PRA) in the metals, mining, agriculture, forest products, and energy transition markets. Our price data, forecasts, and market analyses give our customers strategic advantage in complex, volatile, often opaque markets. Our events provide forums for market participants to come together, trade, and talk through the critical issues of our times.
We are making a difference. Fastmarkets works to create transparent commodity markets through our reliable and trusted price data and market intelligence. The markets we serve are central to how economies work and are essential for our lives. By doing this, Fastmarkets helps our customers build a more sustainable world. We are built on a 130-year foundation while bringing a digital platform to market, combining the currency of trust with the power of digital.
Most importantly, we are fuelled by our teams that, across the globe, make the amazing possible. With a deep sense of purpose and belonging, we are building an extraordinary future – together. If you would like to help build the future, we hope you will join us on our journey.
Fastmarkets is owned by global private equity firm Astorg, a specialist investor in healthcare, software, technology, business services and technology-based industrial companies.
Job Description
This is a newly created role following Fastmarkets separation from a FTSE 250 PLC. The role will be responsible for establishing and running the core processes for a stand-alone group to deliver the year end audit and Group Financial Statements as well as the month end consolidation. The role requires strong technical experience of ensuring compliance with IFRS.

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

We are looking for an individual who is highly motivated, driven, and have a passion to be part of a fast-paced, successful team. Being a strong team player is also important as well as someone who is happy to work flexibly.

EXPERIENCE

• Qualified accountant (at least 3 years post qualified experience)
• Preparation of UK group and entity management accounts
• Good understanding of and experience with IFRS
• Strong excel skills
• Skilled at using finance ERP systems (Netsuite and Anaplan experience desirable)
• Good understanding of subscription and data business models for information services (desirable)
• Experience working in a private equity owned environment (desirable)

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• Strong stakeholder management skillset and a natural collaborator
• Can challenge current practices and think innovatively in executing work
• Able to work independently and manage multiple tight deadlines
• Able to solve problems with creative and pragmatic ideas and uses sound judgements based on risk assessment
• Attention to detail, ability to rapidly understand end to end business operations and inherent risks
  If you’re excited about the role but your experience, skills or qualifications don’t perfectly align, we encourage you to apply anyway.
  Additional Information

YOU’VE READ A LITTLE ABOUT US – NOW IT’S OVER TO YOU!

If you like what you’ve read so far and think you can see yourself as a Fastmarkets person, it’s time to fill in your application form. This form is an important part of the selection process: it’s used to determine whether or not you’ll be chosen to have an interview and acts as a basis for the questions we’ll ask you on the day.
It’s vital that you try to capture all the relevant information we have asked for on the form so we can get a good feel for who you are and why you’re great

• Managing the year end process to deliver the Group Financial Statements within 2.5 months of year end (year end is 30 September)
• Managing the relationship with the Group auditors
• Preparing the Group and UK entity financial statements
• Month end responsibility for consolidation and cashflow reporting including accounting for foreign currency, debt, pensions, share-based payments and tax
• Technical accounting lead - ensuring compliance with IFRS accounting standards and being the lead on sharing technical updates with the wider finance team
• Develop and ensure compliance with the Group accounting manual
• Working with the Internal Controls Manager to develop and strengthen the controls framework
• Working with the Group Tax Manager to develop efficient processes to support the tax calculations both for compliance and accounting purposes.