Middle Office Lead
☞ Richard James Recruitment Specialists Ltd
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Update day: 21-03-2024
Category: R & D Finance / Bank / Stock Accounting / Auditing
Industry: Mining Oil Gas International Trade Development
Position: Mid-Senior level
Job type: Full-time
Job content
Our client is a leading Commodity Trading house with a truly global reach;
We are looking for a motivated and eager senior candidate with strong experience in Commodities Middle Office to lead the established and successful team.
Key responsibilities will include but may not be limited to:
Daily Reporting
- Daily P/L reporting per desk, including attribution and commentary
- Daily position reporting per desk, including attribution and commentary
- Actualisation review
Structure Deal Economics
- Review and validation of initial deal economics including model integrity, accuracy and completeness
- Structured deal performance review and reporting
- Scenario analysis
Deal Entry Validation
- Validate physical commodity deal entry against business confirmations and signed contracts, in close coordination with the front office
- Validate physical commodity deal amendments against signed contract amendments, in close coordination with the front office
Controlling
- Support Corporate Finance Operations with the daily resolution of broker reconciliation breaks
- Validate Over the Counter ‘OTC’ deal entry against business confirmations and signed contracts, in close coordination with the front office
- Validate OTC amendments against signed deal amendments, in close coordination with the front office
- Follow up on unconfirmed deals, pending OTC deal finalisation and signature and/or amendments/signature in close coordination with the front office
System Administration
- Daily price curve validation against market data
- Portfolio structure management
- Trade master data management
Price Curve Modelling
- Model and back test price curves for illiquid markets including premiums
Projects
- Daily position and P/L process and systems review and standardisation
- In collaboration with other middle office teams and functions, identify and implement middle office best practice including processes and internal controls
- Contribute to the design and testing of automated middle office functionality and controls
KEY SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Background in Finance with middle office experience in a commodity trading or financial institution
- Chartered Accounting qualification with “Big Four” articles experience, or a master’s degree in Finance
- Working knowledge of commodity trading systems and ERP integration
- Experience as a Senior Analyst / proven leadership experience preferred
- Advanced knowledge of MS Office tools, especially Excel
- Advanced English language ability, both written and spoken
- Keen interest in trading, derivatives, business process automation, internal control, efficiency and improvement
- Adaptable, dynamic and organised with a positive and enthusiastic attitude
- Good communicators, that Interact well within a team and actively manage expectations
- Take initiative in resolving issues in a structured methodical manner
- Have a strong sense of responsibility and ownership, and are attentive to detail, in a fast-moving environment.
Deadline: 05-05-2024
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