Head of Valuations

The Risk Management department in Baar is looking for a Head of Valuations to oversee the Valuation function for Metals and Coal Marketing activities.

The Valuation function requires diverse technical product knowledge to effectively deliver independent control and maintain functional separation of the valuation process between risk-taking units and control units to ensure valuations are independently determined and assessed.

As a representative of the Global Risk Leadership team, this role will contribute to driving performance and influencing best practices across change strategies.

The role holder will functionally report to the Metals and Coal CRO.

Key accountabilities

1. Develop and manage the Valuations function, across policy origination and adherence, operating framework and stakeholder management.
2. Team management as the function matures, directing the team through change and transformation challenges, supporting prioritizations while maintaining a focus on risk and controls initiatives.
3. Develop and productionise valuation practices, including compliance with relevant accounting standards; establishing relevant quantitative thresholds across trading portfolios, complementary breach procedures and adjustments cycles that are relevant to reporting periods.
4. Contribute to the New Business approval process across valuations, defining the procedures for the initial pricing, valuation adjustments, observability, and reliability of inputs.
5. Develop the suite of valuation reporting for relevant stakeholders and committees.
6. Represent the function within broader strategic initiatives to ensure valuation requirements are represented and appropriately prioritized.
7. Accountable for periodic review and attestation of the design and operating effectiveness of the valuation control framework and drive risk mitigation remediation.
8. Demonstrate a culture of independent control and constructive challenge in a complex environment.
9. Balance stakeholder needs and expectations and develop a culture of cross-departmental collaboration.
10. Support the timely closure of internal and external audit points.

Key Skills and Education

1. 10-15 years’ experience in valuation control or a related function within a trading or financial services environment.
2. University education in Mathematics, Economics, or a related field.
3. Masters in Financial products would be advantageous.
4. Extensive experience in valuations, product control, or a related field, with a proven track record in an influential leadership role.
5. Strong understanding of financial instruments and complex trading strategies.
6. Knowledge of accounting principles, standards, and regulations would be advantageous.
7. Excellent organizational skills, demonstrated experience in managing projects of various sizes and complexity.
8. Excellent communication skills (written and spoken English proficiency), including strong presentation skills.

Benefits

1. We are committed to providing benefits that promote mental, physical, and financial well-being, including healthy meal options in our restaurants and bistros, and free use of the in-house gym including sport classes with professional trainers.
2. We reimburse public transport for commuting to work; alternatively, we offer free parking space.
3. We provide tuition assistance for further education and training courses.
4. We have a competitive parental leave policy, with childcare benefits including emergency childcare services and financial assistance towards daycare costs.
5. Employees’ Swiss Pension 2nd pillar is fully paid by Glencore.

Who we are

Glencore is one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 60 commodities that advance everyday life. Through a network of assets, customers, and suppliers that spans the globe, we produce, process, recycle, source, market, and distribute the commodities that support decarbonization while meeting the energy needs of today.

With over 150,000 employees and contractors and a strong footprint in over 35 countries in both established and emerging regions for natural resources, our marketing and industrial activities are supported by a global network of more than 50 offices.

Glencore’s customers are industrial consumers, such as those in the automotive, steel, power generation, battery manufacturing, and oil sectors. We also provide financing, logistics, and other services to producers and consumers of commodities.

Glencore is proud to be a member of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights and the International Council on Mining and Metals. We are an active participant in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.

We will support the global effort to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement through our efforts to decarbonize our own operational footprint. We believe that we should take a holistic approach and have considered our commitment through the lens of our global industrial emissions. Against a restated 2019 baseline, we are targeting to reduce our Scope 1, 2, and 3 industrial emissions by 15% by the end of 2026, 25% by the end of 2030, 50% by the end of 2035, and we have an ambition to achieve net zero industrial emissions by the end of 2050, subject to a supportive policy environment. For more information see our 2024-2026 Climate Action Transition Plan and the About our emissions calculation and reporting section in our 2023 Annual Report, available on our website at glencore.com/publications.

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