Context & Environment
Working at TotalEnergies
At TotalEnergies we are committed to balancing flexibility while fostering strong relationships among our team members. Our field site employees work together to build teamwork through collaboration.
What We Provide
TotalEnergies offers a robust comprehensive benefits package available to employees on the first day of hire. These benefits include but are not limited to generous PTO, medical, dental & vision care, HSA with company contributions, health FSA, commuter benefits or paid parking, 401(k) plan with employer match, pension plan, life & accident insurances, generous parental leave, education assistance, fitness subsidy and more.
- Be part of a dynamic international team, collaborating with industry leaders.
- Develop deep expertise in oil trading markets and regulatory frameworks.
- Enjoy a fast-paced, intellectually stimulating environment with opportunities for growth and career advancement.
- Volatile energy markets
- Highly competitive environment
- Highly skilled and mobile workforce
- Fast moving trading environment involving time critical activities and high/risk rewards from trading operations
- The Trading & Shipping division is responsible for the Company’s crude oil and oil products trading and marketing activities worldwide.
- Trading company with a dynamic and fast-paced working environment requiring individuals be able to anticipate, quickly react and adapt to the business needs within set corporate policies and procedures.
PURPOSE
- Fundamental accounting skills required: SOX Control, General Ledger, Trial Balance, Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Cash Flow Statement, and account reconciliations in order to meet all deadlines and perform duties in a timely and accurate manner.
- Works closely with Finance/Accounting, Tax, and Credit team.
- Works daily with Operations/Schedulers, Middle Office, and Traders, to ensure accounting reconciliation is accurate and complete.
- Proactive and critical thinker who can identify opportunities for continuous process improvement.
- Overtime will be required during critical times.
Activities
MISSION
As a Senior Trading Accountant, you will play a key role in ensuring accurate financial reporting and strategic accounting oversight. You will contribute to trading performance by analyzing profitability, reconciling transactions, and supporting compliance efforts.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Market Profitability & Analysis: Gain a deep understanding of trading systems and Middle Office calculations to articulate fluctuations in deal profitability across periods.
- Financial Accuracy & Data Integrity: Review trading system outputs before ERP system uploads, collaborating closely with Operations to maintain accurate and current deal records.
- Derivative Hedging & Reconciliation: Interface, analyze, evaluate, and reconcile monthly derivative hedging activity, ensuring financial precision.
- Inter-Company Transactions & Consolidation: Reconcile quarterly and annual inter-company transactions between trading entities and other TotalEnergies entities for Consolidation Reporting.
- IFRS Compliance & Reporting: Assist in preparing IFRS reporting packages, including note disclosures.
- Regulatory & Audit Coordination: Respond to SOX-related inquiries from management and auditors on a quarterly and yearly basis. Build strong relationships with internal and external auditors to ensure timely and effective responses to audit requests.
- Tax Strategy & International Considerations: Work closely with the Tax Department and External Auditors to evaluate transfer pricing and tax implications across three different countries.
- Market Valuation & Risk Management: Evaluate and analyze Mark-to-Market calculations prepared by Middle Office using an in-house trading system.
- Trading Accounting Oversight: Support the review and analysis of tasks performed by Trading Accountants, including monthly TVM calculations, inventory valuation, and accounting for RINs.
DIMENSIONS
- Collaborates daily with the Finance/Accounting team and other departments to ensure accurate recording of financial transactions in the accounting ledger.
- Maintains financial integrity by overseeing the completion of the accounting cycle on a daily, monthly, and quarterly basis.
- Operates within four key entities: Atlantic Trading & Marketing, Inc. (ATMI); Atlantic Trading & Marketing Financial, Inc. (ATMF); Total Atlantic Trading Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (TATM).
- Supports a diverse range of business activities, including Crude Trading, Products Trading, LPG, Biofuels, Shipping, and Trading Derivatives.
Candidate Profile
You are someone who possesses the following experience and credentials:Education/Experience:
- 5-8 years of experience in Finance and/or Accounting in the Energy Commodity Marketing/Trading Industry
- Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Finance and/or Accounting
- CPA preferred
Skills
- Strong knowledge of IFRS / US GAAP with Mark-to-Market accounting in the commodity trading business
- Fundamental accounting skills required and strong computer skills essential -proficient Excel user
Additional Information
TotalEnergies values diversity, promotes individual growth and offers equal opportunity careers. At TotalEnergies we know that you're more than what's on your CV. If this opportunity excites you, but your profile doesn't exactly match the description above...give it a try & apply. Diversity of perspectives & experiences make us stronger.TotalEnergies is a multi-energy company that produces and markets energies on a global scale: oil and biofuels, natural gas and green gases, renewables and electricity. Our 105,000 employees are committed to energy that is ever more affordable, clean, reliable and accessible to as many people as possible. Active in more than 130 countries, TotalEnergies puts sustainable development in all its dimensions at the heart of its projects and operations to contribute to the well-being of people.
TotalEnergies Trading & Shipping (T&S), an international trading company, puts its expertise to use in the global energy markets. With its biomass blending and trading activity, TotalEnergies T&S is an active participant in the development of sustainable biofuels. Our maritime transport expertise also helps to reduce the carbon footprint of sea transportation and we recently announced the time chartering of new vessels equipped with LNG propulsion.
Our Culture:
We are committed to meet the energy needs of a growing population while fulfilling our ambition to be a major player in the energy transition. The volatility of the energy trading markets requires excellence in risk management and a culture of innovation.
Our people flourish in an environment that promotes expertise, entrepreneurship spirit, agility and a purpose-driven culture, generating boundless opportunities to learn, grow and achieve collaborative success while ensuring safety in all our operations.
We look for passion, ambition and open-mindedness. While we evolve in a demanding and ever-changing industry, we cultivate a friendly workplace where team spirit and respect guide our daily routine, and where the diversity of our people and their skills create a nourishing experience for all of us.