Physical Commodities Finance Director; VN

Marex has unique access across markets with significant share globally both on and off exchange. The depth of knowledge amongst its teams and divisions provides its customers with clear advantage, and its technology‑led service provides access to all major exchanges, order‑flow management via screen, voice and DMA, plus award‑winning data, insights and analytics.

We are looking for the right talent with experience to oversee the physical trading businesses operating from Singapore.

Reporting into the Financial Director, The Finance Director – Physical Commodities will play a foundational role in supporting the growth of the Groups physical trading platform. 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.

The 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.

In addition to operating within their core function, there will also be significant exposure to the wider finance and business departments.

All employees are expected to understand and comply with any Sarbanes Oxley operational requirements relevant to their role.

• Act as a senior finance partner to physical trading, origination, logistics, and operations teams.
• Provide commercial insight on pricing, margins, contract structures, and profitability by trade, desk, and commodity.
• Support strategic decision making, new product launches, new routes, and growth initiatives.
• Challenge trading performance constructively and ensure financial discipline.

• Own end to end financial reporting for physical commodities, including daily trading P&L, month end close, management reporting, and statutory reporting.
• Ensure accurate accounting for physical inventories, in transit positions, cost accruals, demurrage, freight, storage, and insurance.
• Oversee valuation methodologies (mark to market / lower of cost or NRV as applicable) and ensure consistency and transparency.
• Ensure robust controls over journals, reconciliations, estimates, and close processes.

• Manage and optimize working capital, including inventory levels, receivables, payables, and prepayments.
• Oversee inventory financing structures, trade finance arrangements, letters of credit, and borrowing base reporting.
• Partner with treasury and banks to support funding for physical flows.
• Provide cash flow forecasting linked to physical movements and contractual terms.

• Partner with risk management to ensure positions, exposures, and P&L are accurately captured and reconciled.
• Ensure compliance with internal risk limits, accounting policies, and delegation frameworks.
• Support internal and external audits; act as a key contact for auditors on physical commodities matters.
• Ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards (IFRS / US GAAP) and regulatory requirements.

• Own finance aspects of ETRM/CTRM systems, inventory systems, and integrations with the general ledger.
• Drive automation, process improvement, and data quality across trading and operations workflows.
• Support system implementations, enhancements, and control remediation initiatives.

• Lead, develop, and mentor a team of finance…