Middle Office & Risk Associate

JR United Kingdom; City Of London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the maritime sector seeks a Middle Office & Risk Associate to join their London team. The role focuses on supporting trading and investment teams through P&L reporting, trade oversight, and risk management. Candidates should possess extensive experience in product control and a strong command of financial principles, with excellent communication and analytical skills. The position offers opportunities for direct interaction with key decision-makers and significant growth potential.

Benefits

Exposure to a broad trading platform

Direct interaction with senior leadership

Collaborative entrepreneurial environment

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in Product Control or Trade Operations.
• Strong understanding of financial/physical settlement.
• Experience with Excel, SQL, or Python preferred.

Responsibilities

• Produce and reconcile daily P&L reports.
• Support physical trading with inventory and margin reporting.
• Enhance reporting frameworks and automate processes.

Skills

Trade lifecycle knowledge

Analytical skills

Communication

Detail-oriented

Tools

Excel (VBA)

SQL

Python

Enfusion

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Client:

Enesel Group

Location:

london (city of london), United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Yes

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Posted:

16.06.2025

Expiry Date:

31.07.2025

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About Enesel Group

Enesel Group is a diversified, global organisation with deep history in the maritime sector. We operate across dry freight, wet freight, LNG, LPG, containers, and offshore energy through ship-owning, physical trading, and financial trading.

The Role

We are seeking a high-performing Middle Office & Risk Associate to support our trading and investment teams across financial and physical markets. This role spans daily P&L reporting, trade lifecycle oversight, valuation control, and risk reporting. You will work closely with traders, risk managers, finance, and technology to ensure accuracy, transparency, and operational excellence across a broad portfolio including physical and financial commodities, equities, and credit.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce and reconcile daily P&L reports; investigate and explain variances.
• Validate market valuations and positions across physical and derivative books.
• Support the physical trading business with inventory, margin, and exposure reporting.
• Ensure accurate trade capture and resolve discrepancies or trade breaks.
• Assist with portfolio analytics, exposure tracking, and risk reporting.
• Contribute to month-end close, inventory valuation, and audit processes.
• Enhance and automate reporting and control frameworks; support system improvements.
• Create and direct the development of internal dashboards for reporting, in collaboration with technology and data teams.

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years’ experience in Product Control, Middle Office, or Trade Operations at either:
• a commodities merchant/trading house (with exposure to freight and physical/financial commodities), or
• a multi-strategy hedge fund (with exposure to commodities, equities, and credit).
• Strong understanding of the trade lifecycle, financial/physical settlement, and valuation principles.
• Proficient in Excel (VBA); SQL or Python preferred.
• Experience with Enfusion is a plus.
• Detail-oriented, analytical, and confident working across teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communicator with a proactive mindset and ownership mentality.

What We Offer

• Exposure to a broad and evolving trading platform across both physical and financial markets.
• Direct interaction with senior leadership and key decision-makers.
• A collaborative, entrepreneurial environment with significant room for growth.