Analyst, Finance

Javelin Global Commodities; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global commodities firm in London is seeking a Finance Analyst to join their expanding team. The role involves overseeing working capital agreements, managing payments, and ensuring accurate reporting. Candidates should possess strong Excel skills and an Economics degree, showcasing attention to detail and the ability to work under pressure.

Benefits

Annual discretionary bonus

25 days holiday

Company pension scheme (10% company contribution)

Private medical scheme with additional benefits

Travel insurance

Life assurance (5x salary)

Onsite gym

Social environment with breakout area

Qualifications

• Economics/Business degree preferable.
• Strong Excel skills essential.
• Highly organised with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Updating and monitoring complex working capital arrangements.
• Managing weekly payments to clients.
• Liaising with Trading/Operations/Settlements teams.

Skills

Strong Excel skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Time management

Education

Economics/Business degree (minimum 2:1)

Job description

About Javelin

Javelin Global Commodities is a leading global commodities marketing, trading, logistics services and investment firm with head offices in London and wider global offices in New York, Dallas, San Diego, St Louis, Canada, Switzerland, Poland, Dubai, India, Singapore, China and Australia. Javelin was founded in 2015 and now operates across 100 countries and six continents with respect to more than 20 different commodities across thermal coal, metallurgical coal, iron ore, steel scrap, metals, hydrocarbons, freight, softs, and renewables.

Established in 2015, Javelin employs over 200 people and is a unique place to grow your career. We take pride in our values, global reach, meritocratic culture and strong work ethic. Our success over the years has been built on our guiding principles of customer service, creativity, transparency, integrity, and responsibility.

Whilst our footprint grows, we still foster a small-company atmosphere. We have a flat company structure and encourage collaboration across all seniority levels, teams and locations to generate the best ideas. Javelin has a dedicated strategy to support local and meaningful charities through volunteer days, donation matching, a ‘give as you earn' scheme and other fundraising activities. We are committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues and organise various social evenings, sports clubs and lunchtime activities. Our London office has on-site gym facilities and a golf/sports simulator. Discover more at http://www.javelincommodities.com/.

The Role

The Finance team at Javelin oversees Working Capital Agreements, Client Funding, Liquidity Monitoring, Trade Finance Facilities and PnL Monitoring. As the business continues to expand and grow, we are looking for a Finance Analyst to join the team, working alongside the Operations/Logistics team, Settlements team and Traders. The Finance Team ensures that we are reporting accurately, and the full lifecycle of a trade is supported effectively. We are looking for a self-motivated, proactive candidate with an interest in commodities markets with a strong work ethic and attention to detail to help drive the team forward and ensure accurate reporting.

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Updating and monitoring complex working capital arrangements to help make management decisions
• Inventory valuation
• Managing weekly payments to clients
• Assisting on client queries and maintain a strong relationship with them
• Liaising with the Trading/Operations/Settlements teams to resolve queries and discrepancies
• Monitoring of trading P&L and tracking of new deals
• Review margin calls and provide support for intraday calculations
  
  
  

Requirements

• Economics/Business degree preferable (minimum 2:1)
• Strong Excel skills
• Highly organised and the ability to work as a team player
• Attention to detail
• Ability to multi-task, prioritise and manage time effectively
• Ability to work under pressure
  
  
  

Benefits

• Annual discretionary bonus
• 25 days holiday
• Company pension scheme (10% company contribution)
• Private medical scheme with a range of additional wellbeing benefits
• Travel insurance
• Income protection
• Life assurance (5x salary)
• Bike2Work scheme including secure storage and showers
• Season ticket loan
• Onsite gym
• Social environment with a breakout area with a golf simulator, darts board and foosball table