Middle Office & Risk Associate

JR United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the maritime sector is seeking a Middle Office & Risk Associate to support trading and investment teams. This role involves daily P&L reporting, trade oversight, and risk reporting, requiring strong analytical skills and experience in financial markets. The successful candidate will work closely with traders and risk managers to ensure operational excellence and accuracy across a diverse portfolio.

Benefits

Exposure to broad trading platform

Direct interaction with senior leadership

Collaborative environment with growth opportunities

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in Product Control, Middle Office, or Trade Operations.
• Strong understanding of trade lifecycle and valuation principles.

Responsibilities

• Produce and reconcile daily P&L reports; investigate variances.
• Validate market valuations and positions across books.
• Enhance and automate reporting and control frameworks.

Skills

Analytical

Communication

Detail-oriented

Tools

Excel

SQL

Python

Enfusion

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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.