Energy Trading Operations Analyst

Anton Murray Consulting; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Anton Murray Consulting is seeking an experienced middle office professional to provide day-to-day trade management and operational support to a busy energy trading desk in Sydney. You will work with traders, brokers and global operations to ensure accurate processing, confirmation, settlement and reconciliation of trades.

The role requires 5+ years in middle office or trade operations within financial markets, with exposure to energy or commodities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in middle office or trade operations within financial markets.
• Experience supporting institutional trading desks.
• Exposure to energy, commodities or derivatives is highly regarded.
• Strong understanding of the trade lifecycle: execution, confirmation, settlement and reconciliation.
• Experience with OTC, futures, options or other derivative products.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to investigate breaks under tight deadlines.
• Experience using Excel, VBA, SQL, automation or data analysis tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day middle office and operational support to an active energy trading desk, overseeing trade flows across physical and financial commodity products, derivatives, futures and options
• Manage the accurate capture, validation and processing of trades, ensuring transactions flow correctly from execution through confirmation, settlement and reconciliation
• Work closely with traders to resolve trade‑related queries, investigate discrepancies and translate trading activity into accurate operational actions
• Perform daily reconciliations across cash, positions, transactions and inventory, identifying and resolving breaks while maintaining strong operational controls
• Maintain regular contact with prime brokers, clearing houses, custodians and other market counterparties to support smooth trade settlement and market connectivity
• Partner with risk, treasury, legal, technology and global operations teams to resolve issues, support regulatory requirements and maintain robust trading processes
• Identify opportunities to improve operational workflows, strengthen controls and reduce manual processes through automation, data analysis and technology
• Support the development of operational processes and controls for new energy and commodity products, markets and trading activities across the APAC region

Skills

Middle office experience

Trade operations

Trading support

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem‑solving

Excel

SQL

Tools

Excel

SQL

VBA

Job description

Anton Murray Consulting is seeking an experienced middle office professional to provide day-to-day trade management and operational support to a busy energy trading desk in Sydney. You will work with traders, brokers and global operations to ensure accurate processing, confirmation, settlement and reconciliation of trades.

The role requires 5+ years in middle office or trade operations within financial markets, with exposure to energy or commodities.