Operations Analyst

Pontoon Solutions; Chester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity within a leading global bank in the Commodities Trade Control team. This role focuses on ensuring trade accuracy and risk control while providing a fast-paced and dynamic environment for personal and professional growth. You'll gain invaluable exposure to front office activities and contribute to process improvements directly.

Benefits

Technical training provided

Career progression opportunities

High-performing team environment

Qualifications

• Exposure to trade support, trade control, or middle office within financial services.
• Understanding of OTC derivatives and/or commodities is desirable.
• Ability to gather requirements and document processes.

Responsibilities

• Daily trade validation, reconciliation, and amendments.
• Support front office across trade lifecycle activity.
• Assist with regulatory and management reporting.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Problem Solving

Communication

Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Commodities Trade Control team within a leading global bank. This role sits within the Currency, Commodities and Derivatives Operations (CCDO) function, supporting the growing Global Commodities business across multiple products and instruments.

You’ll play a critical part in ensuring trade accuracy, risk control and process improvement, while gaining hands-on exposure to the front office and trading activity. This is a fast-paced environment, ideal for someone curious, detail-oriented, and keen to develop both business and technical skills.

Key Responsibilities:

• Daily trade validation, reconciliation and amendments

• Support front office across trade lifecycle activity

• Work closely with developers and testers to ensure functional requirements are accurately translated

• Assist with regulatory and management reporting

• Help identify and drive process and risk improvements

• Contribute to test planning and issue resolution

What We’re Looking For:

• Exposure to trade support, trade control or middle office within financial services

• Understanding of OTC derivatives and/or commodities (desirable, not essential)

• Ability to gather requirements and document processes clearly

• Strong attention to detail and a proactive, problem-solving mindset

• Confident communicator, able to work with a range of stakeholders

• Solid Excel and Microsoft Office skills

• Willingness to learn new systems and tools

Why Apply?

• Join a high-performing team at the heart of commodities operations

• Learn directly from front office and technology teams

• Be part of a business that’s growing, with full technical training provided

• Fast-paced, diverse environment with real career progression