Finance Manager VN

Finance Manager - Fixed Term Contract (VN2174)

London, GB Full-Time Darton Commodities

Marex Group plc is a diversified global financial services platform, providing essential liquidity, market access and infrastructure services to clients in the energy, commodities and financial markets. It listed on Nasdaq Global Select Market in April 2024. With more than 35 offices in Europe, US and APAC, it 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.

Darton Commodities has a unique role within the cobalt industry being a wholly independent specialist in the procurement, financing, marketing and distribution of cobalt metal. Part of the Marex Group since 2025, Darton Commodities Limited is the industry recognised authority in cobalt market research and analysis.

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We are looking for a maternity cover for our current Finance Manager in our cobalt metal business within our growing recycled metals business. Reporting into Tangent Trading Limited’s Financial Controller, the successful candidate will be primarily responsible for the Darton Entities. This will involve daily cash management both internally and externally, ensuring accurate processing in the CTRM system, responsibility for the month end closing process including balance sheet substantiation and review with the Financial Controller.

In addition to operating within their core function, there will also be significant exposure to the wider finance and business departments, including the Trading, Product Control and Shipping within the wider Marex Group.

• Collating, reviewing and processing multiple daily supplier and customer payments ensuring 100% accuracy in a fast-paced and complex environment.
• Ensuring that all daily bank, cash systems and ledger controls and reconciliations are completed on time and to a high quality.
• Responsible for communications with suppliers and customers and the bank regarding payments including dealing with queries and resolving sometimes difficult issues.
• Extensive liaison with immediate colleagues, Group Treasury, and many other departments across the Marex Group.
• Exposure to the month end close processing and reporting. Includes elements of balance sheet and P&L close, cash-related journal entry / review, and balance sheet substantiation.
• Prepare monthly balance sheet substantiation ensuring all allocated accounts have the appropriate supporting information for review by the Tangent’s Financial Director or Financial Controller
• Improve/automate processes by understanding non/semi-automated processes, designing automated processes and deliver improvement working with relevant technology teams
• Build and maintain relationships with both Front Office and other control areas including Risk, Treasury, FP&A, Tax and Operations and gain commercial understanding of the relevant businesses and their operational processes
• Assist in internal and external audit activities.
• Assist with tasks in other entities within the Recycled Metals Business.

• Minimum of 3 years
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• Part-qualified/QBE finance professional with a background gained within a busy professional organisation. Experience with in financial services or a commodities business is desirable but not essential.
• Highly proficient analytical and numerical skills; able to process and analyse financial and operational data, execute banking transactions and problem solve / troubleshoot.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Able to deal confidently with colleagues and with external counter parties.
• Highly adaptable, curious, and possessing a keen interest in understanding all aspects of the business and in improving its processes.
• Knowledge and experience of physical and derivatives trading is desirable but not essential
• Strong hands-on systems skills encompassing…