Reporting Manager

at  Marex

ABOUT MAREX

Marex is a diversified global financial services platform, providing essential liquidity, market access and infrastructure services to clients in the energy, commodities and financial markets.
The Group provides comprehensive breadth and depth of coverage across four core services: Market Making, Clearing, Hedging and Investment Solutions and Agency and Execution. It has a major franchise in many major metals, energy and agricultural products, executing around 50 million trades and clearing 205 million contracts in 2022. The Group provides access to the world’s major commodity markets, covering a broad range of clients that include some of the largest commodity producers, consumers and traders, banks, hedge funds and asset managers.
Marex was established in 2005 but through its subsidiaries can trace its roots in the commodity markets back almost 100 years. Headquartered in London with 36 offices worldwide, the Group has over 1,800 employees across Europe, Asia and America.
Marex has unique access across markets with significant share globally both on and off exchange. The depth of knowledge amongst its teams and divisions provides its customers with clear advantage, and its technology-led service provides access to all major exchanges, order-flow management via screen, voice and DMA, plus award-winning data, insights and analytics.
The Reporting team is a newly created team and work on a range of projects as well as management and statutory reporting and control. The team is charged with ensuring the firm meets the financial reporting and control obligations of a global regulated group.
For more information visit www.marex.com (http://www.marex.com/)

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

The major deliverables of the Legal Entity Control team are:

• Assist in the preparation and delivery of high quality consolidated Group Annual, interim and quarterly Group accounts under IFRS and listed company standards;
• Preparation of annual financial statements for a number of entities under various accounting standards (IFRS, US GAAP, FRS102 mainly);
• Assist the Head of Reporting with overseeing the production of subsidiary annual financial statements for all active entities audited through Deloitte London and under various accounting standards (IFRS, US GAAP, Singapore GAAP, Hong Kong GAAP);
• Oversee and ensure that all deliverables from the Legal Entity Control team in support of the production of Group and legal entity financial statements are produced to the high standard expected of the organisation;
• Assist with determining and overseeing the implementation of the timetable for delivery of the annual, interim and quarterly financial statements;
• Assist in the preparation of technical accounting papers for external auditors;
• Assist with the implementation and disclosure of our non-financial reporting obligations (SCER, CSRD etc);
• Assist with the review of the technical structure and review governance of the Group’s corporate reporting; identify opportunities to improve our corporate reporting delivery and oversee the governance process to reduce risk and ensure effective and timely decisions are taken;
• Liaison with the technical accounting team to ensure a congruent approach to the explanation and/or adoption of new, amended and draft accounting standards within the Group;
• Review monthly analytical review on legal entity income statement and balance sheet;
• Manage ad-hoc inquiries from external auditors;
• Involvement in developing and enhancing existing processes;
• Integration of new acquisitions into the monthly reporting cycle;
• Design and implement of a world class control environment;
• This individual would play a pivotal role in improving the control environment. In addition, this individual would be expected to assist across the entire financial control team; and
• Review, challenge and drive improvements within the LEC and wider Finance team.

EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Big 4 audit background is preferred but not essential
• Experience in preparation of audited financial statements under UK GAAP or IFRS is an advantage
• Experience with Workiva is preferred but not essential
• A track record of improving processes and adding value to clients/stakeholders
• Strong analytical, organisation and documentation skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong Microsoft Excel
• Qualified Accountant

The purpose of this role is to be a key member of the newly created Reporting team and ensure the integrity of the Group and entity financial information. The role would cover and support all aspects of finance that falls under the Reporting Team.