Flow Traders is looking for a Financial Controller to join us for 6 months during a crucial period. The ideal candidate is motivated, eager, proactive and experienced with both financial analysis and accounting. This is a unique opportunity to work at a leading proprietary trading firm with an entrepreneurial and innovative culture at the heart of its business. We value quick-witted, creative minds and challenge them to make full use of their capacities.
What You Will Do
- Overview of all activities around the Company’s accounting, financial reporting and policies supporting the interpretation, execution and reporting of group operations and activities;
- Overview of the development, integrity and delivery of financial statements and other financial reports for submission to management and stakeholders;
- Facilitating the monthly month-end closing process;
- Ensuring financial information is processed and reported on time;
- Preparing monthly reporting for the local Board and Head Quarters;
- Compiling, planning & controlling the annual financial statements in consultation with the Board and liaising with the Head Quarters and external auditors;
- Support projects that need finance input
- Responsible for checking, initiating and correcting the payroll administration, purchases and sales, general tax subjects and memo entries.
What You Will Need to Succeed
We are looking for an ambitious Financial Controller with at least 5 years of experience, of which at least 2 years in an independent/interim role, experience preferably gained working in a dynamic and fast-paced environment with experience in a similar industry preferably.
- You are a self-starter and used to taking initiatives
- You have an excellent command of Microsoft Excel, VBA and SQL
- Strong analytical, report writing and communication skills
- Strong drive to eliminate manual repetitive internal and external reporting functions
- Continuous drive for automation, standardization and optimization of Finance process;
- Knowledge and proven experience of the financial markets in APAC is required;
- You must also be resourceful and will be happy to get involved in different Group finance projects
Flow Traders does not accept unsolicited resumes from any professional staffing or search firms. All resumes, and any other information identifying potential candidates, submitted to any employee at Flow Traders via-email, the Internet or directly without a valid and signed search agreement will be deemed free to contact by Flow Traders without any restrictions and no placement fee of any kind will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Flow Traders.
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What We Do
Since 2004, Flow Traders has been a principal trading firm and one of the world’s largest liquidity providers, specialised in Exchange Traded Products (ETPs). Our headquarters in Amsterdam and offices in New York, Singapore, Hong Kong, Milan and Cluj accommodate more than 500 employees. Throughout the years, Flow Traders has received the industry’s recognition, winning numerous awards and has been listed as a company since 2015.
Our non-hierarchical approach stimulates innovation and development. We value creative minds and out-of-the-box thinkers and challenge them to make full use of their capacities. Our demanding, high-paced environment continuously puts us to the test.
Flow Traders fosters a strong team-oriented culture which rewards people for their contributions to the company as a whole rather than only in their direct area of responsibility.
At Flow Traders, we focus on professional and personal development; we encourage our people to be the best at anything they do by offering the right training. On top of that, we have our private gym where our health coaches provide our people with the right personal sports programs. We invest in our hard working people, because they hold the key to our success.
