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Operations Analyst

Houston, TXOnsiteFull TimePosted 2 days agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • Commodities
  • trade capture
  • trade confirmations
  • settlements
  • reconciliations
  • position life-cycle events
  • trade validation
  • trade maintenance
  • affirmation
  • collateral

Nice to have

  • team concept
  • organizational relationships
  • productive work environment

Role summary

The Operations Analyst will focus on Commodities within the Operations team, responsible for trade capture, confirmations, settlements, reconciliations, and position life-cycle events. This role involves managing the full trade life cycle for physical and derivative commodities, including validation, maintenance, affirmation, and settlement. Key responsibilities include performing reconciliations, managing trade affirmations to minimize risk, processing exceptions and option assignments, and onboarding new counterparties. The position requires 3+ years of experience in Commodities middle-office or trade support, with proficiency in various commodities and their associated calculations, alongside strong communication and process improvement skills.

Position Overview:

Primary focus will be on Commodities within the Operations team, who are responsible for trade capture, trade confirmations, settlements, reconciliations and position life-cycle events within the firm.

  • Manage all aspects of a growing physical and derivative Commodities business, including trade validation, maintenance, affirmation, settlement and reconciliation.
  • Validate process and settle all periodic events to ensure the integrity of the entire trade life cycle.
  • Perform position and cash reconciliations
  • Perform trade affirmation in multiple systems (depending on asset type) with counterparties to minimize risk.
  • Monitoring T+0 trade capture exceptions.
  • Processing option assignments and expiries.
  • Onboarding new trading counterparties and exchanges

    • Required Qualifications:

  • 3+ years in Commodities middle-office / trade support experience covering trade processing, collateral, confirmations, settlements, cash, position and trade reconciliations.
  • Demonstrate proficiency in all types of Commodities, including:
  • Futures and Options on exchange (LME, CME, SHFE, SGX)
  • Future lookalike (swaps) and other OTC products
  • OTC products traded bilaterally with physical players
  • Paper-like physical ownership such as Warrants, Pool Accounts, Carbon Certificates etc
  • Physical ownership of Commodities (off-warrant)
  • Demonstrate proficiency in all calculations used to support any products in your asset class coverage.
  • Understand the importance of our team concept. Establish long-lasting organizational relationships that will foster a productive work environment.
  • Demonstrate proficiency in written and oral communication skills.
  • Working on system and process improvements, and new business initiatives.
  • Understand the relevant technology and applications that are required to excel in the role.
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