Commodities Middle Office Analyst

JR United Kingdom; Kingston upon Hull; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international Energy Trading company seeks a Commodities Middle Office Analyst in Kingston upon Hull. The role promises career development and provides an excellent opportunity to deepen trading knowledge. Responsibilities include managing P&L reports, trader queries, and contract management. Ideal for candidates with a quantitative degree and proven analytical abilities.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of experience in a Commodity Trading environment.
• Experience with large data sets and analysis presentation.

Responsibilities

• Production of daily P&L reports and consolidation of trade book reports.
• Monitoring trading activity and reporting unusual activity.
• Collaborating with teams in London and Singapore.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Commercial awareness

Adaptability

Education

Economics, finance, or similar quantitative degree

Job description

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Commodities Middle Office Analyst, Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire

Client: Richard James Recruitment Specialists Ltd

Location: Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

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Posted:

04.06.2025

Expiry Date:

19.07.2025

Job Description:

Our client is a very successful international Energy Trading company with access to all key markets worldwide…

This role offers an excellent opportunity to further develop skills and responsibility within a growing and successful commodity trading business.

For the right candidate, this role provides a clear path to career development and an opportunity to learn from industry experts.

Key Role Responsibilities:

• Production of daily P&L reports and consolidation of all trade book reports, ensuring their precision, consistency, and integrity.
• Resolving queries from traders or other departments relating to P&L impacting topics.
• Raising queries to traders when proposed booking changes or business practices are unclear.
• Bringing awareness and understanding to the impacts of deal changes or bookings to different departments, considering how it will impact them.
• Validation of physical commodities (LNG, Gas, and Coal) and derivative deal entries to ensure an accurate valuation within our ETRM.
• Ownership of maintaining price curves and associated calendars.
• Understanding the different funding requirements for futures and forwards and how it impacts various stakeholders.
• Responsibility of the relationship with clearing brokers and clearing banks.
• Monitoring trading activity; highlighting and reporting unusual activity.
• Supporting Market and Credit risk monitoring.
• Understanding and ability to calculate the impacts of IR and FX on P&L, working with the Treasury team.
• Supporting Finance in month-end financial closing processes, explaining any provision requirements for the business.
• Summary reporting (e.g., weekly, monthly) on key analytics.
• Collaborating with teams in London and Singapore to add value and gain insights.
• Proposing and implementing innovative, accurate, and efficient processes and calculations.
• Ownership of contract and confirmation management for financial trades.
• Business travel may be required.

Key Qualifications and Experience:

• At least 1 year of experience in a Commodity Trading environment.
• Economics, finance, or similar quantitative degree.
• Clear and confident communication skills.
• Attention to detail under pressure.
• Experience with large data sets and analysis presentation.
• Commercial awareness and adaptability.
• Ability to work autonomously and manage workloads effectively.