Regulatory Compliance Officer, Commodity Trading - Eximius Finance

Eximius Finance; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a compliance specialist to navigate the complex landscape of global financial regulations. This role involves monitoring regulatory developments, assessing their impact on trading activities, and collaborating with various stakeholders. The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of commodity markets and trading regulations, ensuring compliance while driving excellence in outcomes. If you are a self-motivated individual with a passion for regulatory compliance and risk management, this opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of financial regulations like REMIT, MiFID II, and Dodd-Frank.
• Experience in trading regulatory compliance and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Monitor regulatory developments and assess their impact on trading activities.
• Support compliance group with market regulations and risk assessments.

Skills

Knowledge of global regulatory landscape

Understanding of commodity markets

Experience in commodities trading

Collaboration with business stakeholders

Self-motivated and result-oriented

Job description

Job Description

The ideal candidate disposes of:

1. Monitor developments of upcoming, new, or revised law, rules, and regulations applicable to the global trading activities, to identify potential regulatory impact, risks, and opportunities.
2. Monitor industry practice with respect to global financial regulation.
3. Update obligations registries and maintain regulatory risk matrices to support accurate overview of how the global financial and commodity trading requirements impact the various trading businesses.
4. Participate in reviews of new trading venues, new transactions, and new products, assessing the impact on regulatory risk profile.
5. Conduct Market Regulation Compliance Risk Assessments and prepare other relevant reports.
6. Handle matters related to regulatory trade reporting and other post-trade risk management requirements.
7. Support the wider Compliance Group with the application of laws, rules, and regulations, as it relates to market regulations to provide seamless advice on market regulations to the trading businesses.
8. Monitor internal and external Compliance incidents/events and escalate to the Head of Market Regulation.

Skills:

1. Knowledge of the global regulatory landscape for commodity and financial trading including but not limited to REMIT, MiFID II, MAR, EMIR, Dodd-Frank, CEA, etc., including exchange rules.
2. Understanding and experience of commodity markets, including knowledge of financial instruments and trading venues.
3. Experience in commodities trading, trading regulatory compliance, financial or energy risk management and/or an understanding of commodity trade life cycle is desired.
4. Ability to collaborate and partner with business stakeholders, other compliance team members, and other functions.
5. Be a result-oriented, self-motivated individual who takes task ownership for outcomes and strives for excellence.