Head of Financial Reporting, Americas

About the Role

Marex is a global financial services platform providing essential liquidity, market access, and infrastructure services to clients in the energy, commodities, and financial markets. The Group offers comprehensive coverage across four core services: Market Making, Clearing, Hedging and Investment Solutions, and Agency and Execution. With a major franchise in metals, energy, and agricultural products, Marex executed around 50 million trades and cleared 205 million contracts in 2022. The US Head of Financial Reporting will oversee financial reports provided by the US Finance team, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely delivery in line with Group and external timelines.

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight of the consolidation and financial reporting for the U.S. Holding Company, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely delivery.
• Review and assess accounting policies for new and existing activities to ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards (US GAAP / IFRS).
• Oversee the preparation and review of quarterly and annual regulatory reporting and statutory financial statements, ensuring integrity, quality, and adherence to reporting deadlines.
• Maintain and enhance a robust control environment in line with Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) requirements, including balance sheet substantiation, review and challenge of reconciliations, control testing, and monthly analytical reviews of US legal entities' income statements and balance sheets.
• Support the preparation of monthly management reporting, including materials for Board and senior management presentations.
• Partner with global finance and business stakeholders to provide transparency into financial results and ensure alignment with strategic objectives.
• Review intercompany activity and transfer pricing entries to ensure accuracy, consistency, and adherence to internal policies and regulatory requirements.
• Act as a key point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, including auditors, regulators, and the broader finance organization.
• Support new business initiatives and acquisitions, ensuring effective integration into existing financial reporting, control, and governance frameworks.
• Drive process improvement initiatives, including automation and the adoption of best practices, to enhance efficiency, scalability, and control effectiveness.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team, fostering a strong culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Maintain internal controls in compliance with Sarbanes Oxley, including day-to-day implementation, monitoring, and verification to mitigate financial reporting risks.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements under the SEC, FINRA, NFA, CFTC, and other applicable exchanges.
• Role model the highest standards of integrity and conduct, reflecting Marex’s values and code of conduct.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• Certified Public Accountant with 10+ years of progressive experience in financial reporting, controllership, and regulatory compliance within the financial services industry; Big Four experience strongly preferred.
• Strong technical accounting expertise, including US GAAP and IFRS, with demonstrated experience in group financial statement consolidation and complex accounting matters.
• Extensive experience with internal control frameworks, including Sarbanes Oxley (SOX), and regulatory reporting requirements.
• Proven ability to maintain a robust control environment and lead high-quality month-end close processes.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across functions and organizational levels, fostering a high-performing, inclusive, and accountable team environment.
• Proven resilience and sound judgment in fast-paced, high-volume, and time-sensitive environments, with the ability to manage complexity and competing priorities.
• Strategic and analytical mindset, with the ability to proactively identify risks, opportunities, and emerging operational challenges.
• Experience driving process optimization, automation, and efficiency initiatives, including the effective use of technology and AI-enabled tools.
• Established people leadership experience, with a track record of developing high-performing teams and driving accountability and professional growth.
• FINRA Series 99 or Series 27 registration, or the ability to obtain within a defined timeframe.

Skills

• Demonstrates curiosity and resilience in a challenging, fast-paced environment.
• Ability to take a high level of responsibility in a high-volume environment.
• Excels at building relationships, networking, and influencing others.
• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally, both orally and in writing, with all organizational levels.
• Ability to organize, manage, and track multiple detailed tasks and assignments with frequently changing priorities.
• Strategic collaborator with insight and agility, able to anticipate future challenges and ensure operational effectiveness.

Benefits

Marex values include:

• Be collaborative: Work together across the organization to foster teamwork and respond to challenges.
• Act with integrity: Uphold honesty and high ethical standards in all interactions.
• Be adaptable and entrepreneurial: Embrace change and drive efficiency and innovation.
• Be respectful: Treat colleagues and clients fairly and respectfully.
• Nurture talent: Commit to career development and support for teams and individuals.

Pay

Salary range: $200,000 to $250,000 per year, plus eligibility for a discretionary bonus.