Graduate Accountant

About Javelin

Javelin Global Commodities is a leading global commodities marketing, trading, logistics services and investment firm with head offices in London and wider global offices in New York, Dallas, San Diego, St Louis, Canada, Switzerland, Poland, Dubai, India, Singapore, China and Australia. Javelin was founded in 2015 and now operates across 100 countries and six continents with respect to more than 20 different commodities across thermal coal, metallurgical coal, iron ore, steel scrap, metals, hydrocarbons, freight, agriculture, and renewables.

Established in 2015, Javelin employs over 200 people and is a unique place to grow your career. We take pride in our values, global reach, meritocratic culture and strong work ethic.  Our success over the years has been built on our guiding principles of customer service, creativity, transparency, integrity, and responsibility.

Whilst our footprint grows, we still foster a small-company atmosphere. We have a flat company structure and encourage collaboration across all seniority levels, teams and locations to generate the best ideas. Javelin has a dedicated strategy to support local and meaningful charities through volunteer days, donation matching, a ‘give as you earn’ scheme and other fundraising activities. We are committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues and organise various social evenings, sports clubs and lunchtime activities.  Our London office has on-site gym facilities and a golf/sports simulator. Discover more at http://www.javelincommodities.com/.

The Role:

This is an exciting opportunity to join Javelin’s Accounting team reporting into the Head of Accounting.  This is a team of twelve employees who form part of the wider Finance department that includes Tax and Trade Finance, all reporting into the Chief Financial Officer.  There will be regular interaction with Trading, Technology, Logistics and Settlements teams.  This is a great role for an individual who is interested in an accounting career in the Commodities industry.  The successful candidate must have already started or be ready to commence with their ACA / ACCA (or equivalent) qualification. 

Key Responsibilities Include:

•       Building strong relationships with all employees at Javelin

•       Daily invoice posting and cash matching

•       Posting of month end journals and preparing reconciliations between the risk management and accounting system

•       Responsibility for accounting of small entities

•       Other responsibilities to develop over time

Skills and Experience Required:

•       Degree educated (Finance or Maths related degree preferred)

•       Strong analytical skills, highly adept with Excel

•       Excellent verbal and written communication skills

•       A proactive and solution orientated approach

•       A capable, enthusiastic individual who is a self-starter, able to work under pressure and comfortable with taking initiative

•       Ability to multi-task, prioritise and manage time effectively

•       Self-motivated and able collaborate effectively with a global team.

• Annual discretionary bonus
• 25 days holiday
• Company pension scheme (10% company contribution)
• Private medical scheme with a range of additional wellbeing benefits
• Travel insurance
• Income protection
• Life insurance (5x salary)
• Bike2Work scheme including secure storage and showers
• Season ticket loan
• Onsite gym