Metals Trading Analytics & Operations Analyst

Koch Minerals & Trading; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Defined contribution pension scheme

Long-term disability insurance

Private medical insurance

Death in service life assurance

Health screening

Ride to work scheme

Job summary

Koch Minerals & Trading (KM&T) is seeking a contribution-minded Metals Middle Office Analyst to join our Metals CFO team in London. You will work across Metals Product Control and Metals Operations, partnering with traders, operations, and finance to deliver trusted insights on positions, P&L, risk, and working capital.

This role offers the opportunity to develop a deep understanding of physical and financial metals trading while scaling capability through improved controls, analytics, data

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related discipline.
• Analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to work with large datasets and reconcile complex positions.
• Problem-solving and critical-thinking capabilities.
• Effective communication skills and an ability to collaborate across multiple functions.

Responsibilities

• Partner with traders and commercial leaders to explain drivers of P&L and positions, highlight key risks and themes, and support decision-making across daily, monthly, and quarterly cycles.
• Deliver meaningful analysis to improve understanding of performance, exposures, and portfolio dynamics.
• Build trusted relationships across trading, finance, operations, and risk teams by clearly connecting financial results to commercial activity.
• Support the integrity of the trading book through balance sheet substantiation and effective controls over positions, accruals, inventories, warrants, and margins.
• Identify control gaps across trade capture, valuation, and operational processes and implement improvements that reduce risk and improve efficiency.
• Assist with accurate and timely close processes by investigating exceptions, resolving discrepancies, and escalating issues when appropriate.

Skills

Analytical skills

Quantitative skills

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Engineering/Mathematics/Computer Science

Tools

SQL

Python

VBA

Job description

Koch Minerals & Trading (KM&T) is seeking a contribution-minded Metals Middle Office Analyst to join our Metals CFO team in London. You will work across Metals Product Control and Metals Operations, partnering with traders, operations, and finance to deliver trusted insights on positions, P&L, risk, and working capital.

This role offers the opportunity to develop a deep understanding of physical and financial metals trading while scaling capability through improved controls, analytics, data