Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods. Our activities span the entire value chain from farm to fork, across a broad range of business lines, we leverage our global reach and extensive asset network to serve our customers and consumers around the world. Structured as a matrix organization of six geographical regions and ten platforms, Louis Dreyfus Company is active in over 100 countries and employs approximately 18,000 people globally.

LDC is a global commodities merchandiser, a major asset owner and processor of agricultural goods, and a unique place to grow your career, experience and capabilities. LDC offers a multinational learning experience across multiple products, with a presence in more than 55 countries around the world.

The Grains and Oilseeds (G&O) platforms are two of LDC’s longest-standing businesses. The platforms have an international presence in the world’s major producing and consuming regions, where they originate, handle, store, transform and merchandise a broad range of grains and oilseeds products. Palm oil is one of the major product lines under the G&O platform, with a strong asset and trading focus in Asia.

As an Assistant Manager, Operational Control, you will lead a small team responsible for managing and producing commodity positions, FX exposures, and daily and weekly P&L reports for the G&O business in SSEA, which currently includes proprietary trading, physical trading, marketing and distribution activities across the region. You will be required to understand various trade flows and trading strategies, and to produce high-quality commentary and P&L analysis as required. You will also be responsible for certain aspects of the monthly closing process, working closely with Accounting.

You will also play an important role from a business operations perspective, collaborating closely with the Commercial and Execution teams. You will be actively involved in and contribute to IT, process improvement and efficiency projects.

Main Responsibilities:

• Prepare and monitor daily MTM prices, trading positions and P&L for proprietary trading books.  
• Prepare and analyse weekly P&L and FX exposure reports for SSEA G&O businesses.
• Ensure an accurate monthly closing in accordance with internal deadlines and reporting requirements. 
• Produce ad hoc reports and analyses as required by the platform, region or Central Reporting.
• Participate in process improvement projects to streamline daily and weekly reporting processes.
• Liaise and coordinate with other departments, including Commercial, Execution, Accounting, Credit and Market Risk, to ensure timely and accurate reporting.
• Manage the Operational Control team in Malaysia, covering paper trading, G&O distribution businesses across the SSEA region, and other regional management P&L reporting.

Experience:

• Degree in business, accounting, economics or a related field.
• At least 8 years of experience in product control, business analysis, management accounting or audit.
• Working knowledge of financial markets, particularly commodity and foreign exchange markets.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability and willingness to interact effectively with employees and management at all levels.
• Ability to handle multiple responsibilities and to prioritize.
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently and take initiative, and a proactive approach to problems and issues.
• Ability to work in a high-pressure environment, with flexibility in working hours during periodic closings.
• Ability to maintain a high-level perspective while paying close attention to detail.
• Ability to identify control weaknesses and implement process improvements.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Excel.
• Programming skills (e.g. VBA, Python or Power BI) are preferred.

Additional Information for the job

What We Offer

We provide a dynamic and stimulating international environment, which will stretch and develop your abilities and channel your skills and expertise with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.

Our Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits​​​​​​
• Hybrid work available (not applicable to all roles)
• Pension contributions
• Access to Training and Development 
• Access to Concierge Partnerships

Diversity & Inclusion

LDC is driven by a set of shared values and high ethical standards, with diversity and inclusion being part of our DNA. LDC is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity, equity and inclusion.

LDC encourages diversity, supports local communities and environmental initiatives. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.

Sustainability

Sustainable value is at the heart of our purpose as a company.

We are passionate about creating fair and sustainable value, both for our business and for other value chain stakeholders: our people, our business partners, the communities we touch and the environment around us