FAAS-Commodities-Manager
About the role
The commodities markets team is a national competency within EY's Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS) practice. This team is growing exponentially and works across various industries. The role involves developing strategic goals both internally and externally, focusing on complex governance, technology, and technical implementation issues in the commodities market.
Responsibilities
- Consulting with clients on complex commodities risk, asset, and derivative valuations
- Collaborating with partners, senior managers, and clients to influence strategy around commodity markets, balancing risk and client expectations
- Ensuring the Engagement team thoroughly understands clients' unique needs, ambitions, and expectations
- Building relationships with colleagues across multiple service lines to provide seamless integrated service
- Managing performance and identifying opportunities to improve products and processes
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree in economics, mathematics, finance, information technology, accounting, or a related field and 5-8 years of work experience
- US CPA licensure in your work state
- Direct experience with commodity procurement, trading, or valuation processes from an operational perspective, with a focus on middle- and back-office operations
- Experience with accounting for derivative and hedging activities
- Strong working knowledge of commodity markets, instruments, and regulatory pronouncements
- A basic understanding of financial modeling for commodity transactions
- A proven record of excellence when managing, mentoring, and improving a team of high-performing colleagues
- The confidence to provide expertise in deal structuring, valuation, and market drivers in the energy markets
- The ability and willingness to travel and work in excess of standard hours when necessary
- Access to reliable transportation to/from the EY office and client sites. A driver’s license is strongly recommended as ride share and public transportation options may not be available in all locations
Qualifications
- A master's degree in accounting, economics, finance, mathematics, or a related discipline
- Internal or External Audit experience in a large firm
Skills
- Consulting with clients on complex commodities risk, asset, and derivative valuations
- Collaborating with partners, senior managers, and clients to influence strategy around commodity markets, balancing risk and client expectations
- Ensuring the Engagement team thoroughly understands clients' unique needs, ambitions, and expectations
- Building relationships with colleagues across multiple service lines to provide seamless integrated service
- Managing performance and identifying opportunities to improve products and processes
Pay
The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $112,700 to $206,500. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $135,200 to $234,800. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography.
Schedule
Our expectation is for most people in external, client serving roles to work together in person 40-60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project, or year.