Middle Officer

Gunvor

$70K — $95K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 1-5 years of experience in Middle Office within commodity trading environment; related trading experience acceptable
  • Familiarity with trading systems and solid programming/SQL skills preferred
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel
  • Strong business analysis capabilities
  • In-depth knowledge of commodities
  • Demonstrated project management abilities
  • Self-motivated and proactive, with a keen eye for detail
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills
  • Possession of a relevant university degree
  • Valid US work permit

Responsibilities

  • Monitor daily trading positions and Profit and Loss (PnL)
  • Reconcile daily pricing exposure with trading and operations
  • Validate positions and PnL promptly
  • Report daily positions and PnL to management
  • Maintain reliable information in ETRM system, including costs
  • Build and monitor in-house forward curves in ETRM for market assessments
  • Ensure accuracy of forward curves compared to market values
  • Improve daily processes related to market data checks, trade completeness, and regulatory reporting
  • Coordinate intercompany deals with various desks/offices
  • Reconcile futures trades with clearing agents and exchanges
  • Collaborate with Operations and back-office functions as necessary
  • Monitor and check the Mark-to-Market (MTM) of physical deals
  • Allocate hedges within strategies as necessary
  • Compare ETRM costs with operations' costs and invoices
  • Monitor exposure and Value-at-Risk (VAR), alerting management of any limits breaches
  • Verify and reconcile end-of-month results with accounting

Benefits

  • Permanent contract
  • Full-time position
  • Collaborative work environment with multiple departments
  • Opportunities for professional development and skill enhancement
  • Access to in-house training programs
Full Job Description
Job Title:
Middle Officer

Contract Type:
Permanent

Time Type:
Full time

Job Description:

Main Responsibilities

  • Daily monitoring of the trading Position & Profit and Loss (PnL)
  • Daily pricing exposure reconciliation with trading & operations (Ops)
  • Validate position and PnL in an timely manner
  • Report position and PnL daily to management
  • Review and maintain information reliability in in-house ETRM system, including costs
  • Build & monitor in-house forward curves in ETRM including front to back implementation for market assessment
  • Check accuracy and consistency of forward curves vs market values
  • Complete and improve upon daily processes such as market data checks, trade completeness and regulatory reports
  • Coordinate and check intercompany deals with other desks/offices of the group
  • Check and reconcile futures trades between ETRM and clearing agents & exchanges
  • Liaise and coordinate as needed with Ops (or similar functions) and back-office
  • Check and monitor MTM of physical deals entered in ETRM
  • Allocate hedges in strategies, as the case may be
  • Check & compare costs in ETRM vs Ops costs and invoices
  • Monitor exposure/VAR and inform management in case of limits breaks
  • Verify and reconcile end of month results with accounting
  • Back up for other desks as needed
  • Work with Front Office, IT, Ops, Finance & Credit as the case may be


Profile

  • One - Five years' experience in Middle Office in a commodity trading environment with comprehension of energy trading, related trading experience can substitute
  • Trading system experience, programming/SQL/IT skills seen as an advantage
  • Experienced user of Microsoft Office with an emphasis in Excel
  • Demonstrated business analysis skills
  • Demonstrated knowledge of commodities
  • Project Management skills
  • Proactive / self-motivated
  • Rigorous and detail oriented
  • Good verbal and written presentation skills
  • University Degree
  • US working permit


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