Accountant Trading Gold
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Accountant – Gold Bullion Trading
� Dubai, UAE
Job Overview
We are looking for a detail-oriented and experienced
Accountant
with a strong background in
bullion / commodities trading
.
The candidate will be responsible for managing trade accounting, inventory reconciliation, financial reporting, and compliance in a high-value gold trading environment.
1. Trade Accounting & Lifecycle Management
- Record and manage the full trade lifecycle:
- booking → pricing → settlement → reconciliation
- Account for
- spot, forward, and hedging transactions
- Handle
- fixed-price and floating-price contracts
(Fix / Unfix deals)
- Accurately record premiums, discounts, refining charges, and logistics costs
- Monitor and record
- unrealized and realized P&L
- on open and closed positions
2. Inventory & Metal Accounting
- Maintain and reconcile
- physical gold inventory vs trading positions
- Manage
- karat-wise stock (22K, 24K, etc.)
- and conversions
- Conduct regular
- stock reconciliations with vault holdings
- Implement controls to prevent
- inventory discrepancies, losses, or fraud
3. Hedging & Risk Accounting
- Account for
- hedged vs unhedged positions
- using futures/forwards
- Track
- price exposure and risk positions
- Align accounting records with trading desk positions
- Support risk management through accurate reporting
4. Banking, Treasury & Forex
- Handle
- high-value and international payments
- Manage instruments like
- Letters of Credit (LCs) and Bank Guarantees (BGs)
- Perform
- multi-currency accounting (USD, AED, INR, etc.)
- Track and reconcile
- forex gains/losses, bank charges, and settlements
5. Compliance & Regulatory Requirements
- Ensure adherence to
KYC / AML policies
- Identify and escalate
- suspicious or high-risk transactions
- Support internal and external audits
- Ensure compliance with
- VAT/GST regulations
- applicable to gold trading
6. Reconciliation & Controls
- Reconcile
- trade ledgers with counterparties/brokers
- Match accounting records with
- physical inventory and customer balances
- Investigate and resolve discrepancies in trades, stock, or payments
- Strengthen internal controls and reporting accuracy
7. Reporting & Business Support
- Prepare daily reports including:
- Trade P&L
- Inventory valuation
- Exposure reports
- Provide insights to traders for better decision-making
- Support management with financial analysis and reporting
Requirements
- Proven experience in
- bullion / commodities / precious metals accounting
- Strong understanding of
- gold pricing (LBMA), spot & forward markets
- Experience with
- trade lifecycle accounting and reconciliation
- Knowledge of
- hedging, risk management, and inventory accounting
- Familiarity with
- AML/KYC compliance frameworks
- Proficiency in
- accounting software and MS Excel
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and reconciliation skills
- High level of integrity and attention to detail
Desired Skills
- Ability to handle
- high-pressure, high-value trading environments
- Strong coordination with
- traders, operations, and compliance teams
- Excellent communication and reporting skills
- Experience in
- Dubai bullion market or international trading firms
- Quick decision-making and risk awareness mindset
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