Marex

Head of Financial Reporting, Americas

Marex  •  $200k - $250k/yr  •  New York City, NY (Onsite)  •  2 hours ago
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Job Description

Diversified. Resilient. Dynamic.

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 provides comprehensive breadth and depth of coverage across four core services: Market Making, Clearing, Hedging and Investment Solutions and Agency and Execution. It has a major franchise in many major metals, energy and agricultural products, executing around 50 million trades and clearing 205 million contracts in 2022. The Group provides access to the world’s major commodity markets, covering a broad range of clients that include some of the largest commodity producers, consumers and traders, banks, hedge funds and asset managers.

With more than 35 offices around the globe, and over 2,300 dedicated people enabling access to exchanges and technology-powered services.

For more information visit www.marex.com

Purpose of Role:

The US Head of Financial Reporting will be responsible for the financial reports provided by the US Finance team. This will involve overseeing reporting activities in the Finance team, assist in coordinating the period-end close process, relevant consolidation processes and ensuring that all reporting is delivered in line with Group and external timelines.

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

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.
  • Be responsible for maintaining the internal control assigned to you in compliance with Sarbanes Oxley.
  • Day-to-day implementation, monitoring, and verification of internal controls designed to mitigate financial reporting risks and ensure SOX compliance.
  • Implement and Maintain Controls: This involves ensuring that internal controls are designed, documented, and implemented effectively to address identified financial reporting risks.
  • Monitor and Test Controls: Regularly assess the effectiveness of controls through testing and monitoring to ensure they are operating as designed and remain effective over time.
  • Assist with internal quarterly reporting as applicable.
  • Duties include ensuring appropriate systems and controls are in place for reporting and compliance under SOX.
  • Ensuring compliance with the company’s regulatory requirements under the SEC, FINRA, NFA, CFTC and other applicable exchanges.
  • Adhere to the operational risk framework for your role ensuring that all regulatory or company determined parameters are complied with.
  • Role model for demonstrating highest level standards of integrity and conduct and reflecting Company Values.
  • At all times complying with Marex’s Code of Conduct:
    • To ensure that you are fully aware of and adhere to internal policies that relate to you, your role or any other activities for which you have any level of responsibility.
    • To report any breaches of policy to Compliance and/ or your supervisor as required.
    • To escalate risk events immediately.
    • To provide input to risk management processes, as required.

The Company may require you to carry out other duties from time to time.

Competencies, Skills and Experience:

Competencies

  • 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 other
  • 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, ensuring operational effectiveness

Skills and Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance or 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, with a 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 to enhance financial reporting, controls, and scalability.
  • 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.

Salary Range: $200,000 to $250,000 per year and eligible for discretionary bonus.

Marex Benefits for 2026

Company Values:

  • Be collaborative - by working together across the organization, we foster teamwork, can better respond to challenges and successfully deliver for our clients
  • Act with integrity - we pride ourselves on our honesty and high ethical standards. We apply these values when working with all our clients, colleagues and other stakeholders
  • Be adaptable and entrepreneurial - we embrace change as markets evolve to constantly increase our efficiency and create innovative solutions for our clients. We are interested in the world around us and inquisitive about understanding the challenges and opportunities our clients face.
  • Be respectful – how we treat each other, and our clients says everything about who we are. We always act respectfully and treat people fairly in everything we do.
  • Nurture talent – we aim to grow our own talent and make Marex the place ambitious, hardworking and talented people choose to build their career. This means giving and taking stretch opportunities, taking risks, and committing to career development and support – for ourselves and our teams.

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

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by the law.

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About Marex

Marex (Nasdaq:MRX) is a diversified financial services platform.

We provide essential liquidity, market access and infrastructure services to clients in energy, commodities and financial markets.

With more than 40 offices across the world, access to all major exchanges, and technology-powered data and advisory services, Marex is your essential partner.

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Industry
Finance & Insurance
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
New York, NY
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
marex.com
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