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This role goes beyond traditional financial control and is accountable for designing, implementing, and scaling the finance, reporting, and control framework required to support a growing physical business within Marex’s disciplined, risk-light operating model, as well as the usual BAU control tasks.\nThe role will partner closely with front-office physical traders, operations, risk, and Group Finance to ensure that new physical trading activity is launched with robust financial infrastructure from day one, while remaining scalable as volumes, products, and geographies expand.\nIn addition to operating within their core function, there will also be significant exposure to the wider finance and business departments.\nThis position is based in Singapore.\nAll employees are expected to understand and comply with any Sarbanes Oxley operational requirements relevant to their role.\nOverall Responsibilities\nFinancial Leadership and Business Partnering\nAct as a senior finance partner to physical trading, origination, logistics, and operations teams.\nProvide commercial insight on pricing, margins, contract structures, and profitability by trade, desk, and commodity.\nSupport strategic decision making, new product launches, new routes, and growth initiatives.\nChallenge trading performance constructively and ensure financial discipline.\n\nFinancial Control & Reporting\nOwn end to end financial reporting for physical commodities, including daily trading P&L, month end close, management reporting, and statutory reporting.\nEnsure accurate accounting for physical inventories, in transit positions, cost accruals, demurrage, freight, storage, and insurance.\nOversee valuation methodologies (mark to market / lower of cost or NRV as applicable) and ensure consistency and transparency.\nEnsure robust controls over journals, reconciliations, estimates, and close processes.\nWorking Capital, Inventory & Trade Finance\nManage and optimize working capital, including inventory levels, receivables, payables, and prepayments.\nOversee inventory financing structures, trade finance arrangements, letters of credit, and borrowing base reporting.\nPartner with treasury and banks to support funding for physical flows.\nProvide cash flow forecasting linked to physical movements and contractual terms. \nRisk, Governance & Controls\nPartner with risk management to ensure positions, exposures, and P&L are accurately captured and reconciled.\nEnsure compliance with internal risk limits, accounting policies, and delegation frameworks.\nSupport internal and external audits; 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We apply these values when working with all our clients, colleagues and other stakeholders\nBe adaptable and entrepreneurial - we embrace change as markets evolve to constantly increase our efficiency and create innovative solutions for our clients. We are interested in the world around us and inquisitive about understanding the challenges and opportunities our clients face.\nBe respectful - how we treat each other, and our clients says everything about who we are. We always act respectfully and treat people fairly in everything we do.\nNurture talent - we aim to grow our own talent and make Marex the place ambitious, hardworking and talented people choose to build their career. 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