Senior Accountant, Sg

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

**About the Company**

JERA Global Markets (JERAGM) is a leading utility-backed seaborne energy trader specialising in LNG, coal and freight. A joint venture between majority shareholder JERA Co., Inc. and EDF Trading, JERAGM’s shareholders are among the world’s largest utilities.

JERAGM operates one of the largest energy portfolios in the world which gives it an in-depth understanding of the way local, regional and international energy markets behave. These insights enable it to help its customers increase security of supply, optimise their portfolios and improve the risk management of their assets.

JERAGM LNG team manages the flexibility of over 35 million tonnes of supply each year, with structural access to both the European and North American gas markets. The coal team manages 60 million tonnes of supply each year for its shareholders and third-party customers and operates a major coal terminal in the Netherlands.

Headquartered in Singapore, JERAGM has a global talent pool of more than 250 people across offices located in four strategic locations: Singapore, Japan (Tokyo), the UK (London) and the US (Baltimore).

JERAGM is strongly capitalised with over US$500 million in paid up capital and a total equity of US$3 billion. JERAGM has retained its A+ Stable rating from R&I, attributable to a robust business model and solid financial base.

DESIGNATION : Senior Accountant (Japanese Speaking), SG

RESPONSIBILITIES

**Department**

The Finance department is responsible for all key accounting, reporting and tax matters affecting the Company and for the design, implementation, maintenance and operation of financial processes and internal controls. The Finance department is accountable for the management and oversight of the following functions:

- Accounting
- Consolidation reporting
- Financial control
- Financial planning & analysis
- Settlements
- Tax

**Key Role Responsibilities**

Mainly responsible for ensuring proper accounting and financial reporting, including effective operations of the general ledger and financial closing for the Singapore, London, and US operations and maintaining close relationship with shareholder office.
- Prepare the quarterly and year-end financial reporting packages, and annual financial statements under the financial reporting standards as required by JERA, our Japanese shareholder
- Maintain the financial books and records in accordance with financial reporting standards (SFRs) and statutory requirement, including assessing the impact of changes in accounting standards and ensuring appropriate accounting treatment in line with Japanese accounting practice to be consolidated to Japanese shareholder.
- Involve in daily analysis of trade flows or transactions
- Liaise with Japanese shareholder’s internal control and audit as well as finance teams to facilitate effective communication between the Company’s and shareholder’s internal control and/audit as well as finance teams
- Perform monthly closing and consolidation process to ensure high quality, accurate and timely group and statutory reporting and in compliance to financial reporting standards and statutory requirement
- Perform monthly reconciliation of accounting profit and loss against Middle Office profit and loss. Identify, assess and evaluate discrepancies and consider if any adjustments as necessary to ensure accuracy of gross margin
- Support audit and review process by external auditors, including requests and queries from shareholder's auditor
- Identify opportunities for process and controls improvements and execute them to raise operational efficiency and enhance the quality of financial reporting and also ensure compliance with JSOX reporting requirements
- Support in the implementation of IT initiatives/projects including shareholder’s group system implementation and integration
- Support the SVP Finance & Treasury and Senior Financial Controller/Manager, and perform other ad-hoc duties as assigned
- Collaborate with other departments to ensure the overall the Company’s goals and objectives are achieved
- Working outside of normal business hours will be required at times, such as month-end closing
- Be knowledgeable of and ensure compliance with trading and accounting standards and other compliance requirements, including JSOX requirements

QUALIFICATIONS

**Required Qualifications and Experience**
- Over 5 years of relevant working experience in finance and accounting role with relevant experience in the Japanese fuels market
- Fluent in both English and Japanese languages in order to be able to coordinate with JERA, our Japanese shareholder’s reporting requirements
- Strong proprietary knowledge to handle internal stakeholders
- IFRS project experience will be required as the Company will be using this to align with JERA
- Knowledge of JSOX reporting requirement
- Strong knowledge and experience in preparation and review of annual financial statements and good unders