London, GB,

Darton Commodities,

Full-Time

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.

For more information visit https://darton.marex.com/

Role Summary

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 Limiteds 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.

Responsibilities

• 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 Tangents 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.

Skills and Experience

• Minimum of 3 years* in a similar role
• Part-qualified/QBE finance professional with a background gained within a busy professional organisation. Experience within 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 counterparties.
• 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 intermediate-advanced MS Excel, MS Office.
• Knowledge of Brady/Quor Fintrade or other CTRM systems would be a benefit.
• Excellent team player
• Good attention to detail and problem-solving skills
• Experience working in a regulated environment and knowledge of the risk and compliance requirements associated with this

Competencies

• A collaborative team player, approachable, self-efficient and influences a positive work environment
• Demonstrates curiosity
• Resilient in a challenging, fast-paced environment
• Ability to take a high level of responsibility in a fast pace and high-volume environment
• Excels at building relationships, networking and influencing others
• Strategic collaborator with insight and agility, able to anticipate future challenges, ensuring operational effectiveness

Conduct Rules

You must:

• Act with integrity
• Act with due skill, care and diligence
• Be open and cooperative with the FCA, the PRA and other regulators
• Pay due regard to the interests of customers and treat them fairly
• Observe proper standard of market conduct
• Act to deliver good outcomes for retail customers

Company Values

Acting as a role model for the values of the Company:

Respect - Clients are at the heart of our business, with superior execution and superb client service the foundation of the firm. We respect our clients and always treat them fairly.

Integrity - Doing business the right way is the only way. We hold ourselves to a high ethical standard in everything we do our clients expect this and we demand it of ourselves.

Collaborative - We work in teams - open and direct communication and the willingness to work hard and collaboratively are the basis for effective teamwork. Working well with others is necessary for us to succeed at what we do.

Developing our People - Our people are the basis of our competitive advantage. We look to grow our own and make Marex the place ambitious, hardworking, talented people choose to build their careers.

Adaptable and Nimble - Our size and flexibility is an advantage. We are big enough to support our clients various needs, and adaptable and nimble enough to respond quickly to changing conditions or requirements. A non-bureaucratic, but well controlled environment fosters initiative as well as employee satisfaction.

*applications outside of this range will also be considered

Marex is fully committed to the elimination of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the company.

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