Commodities Trade Finance Operations (Oil and Gas)

Kepler Search; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kepler Search is partnering with a leading global commodities trading house to hire a Settlements Officer in Singapore. This role covers the full settlement cycle across physical and financial trading, including trade reconciliation, confirmations, invoicing, margin calls, credit exposure monitoring and emissions physical delivery.

The candidate will work closely with trading, risk, treasury, credit, operations and finance, as well as brokers, exchanges and external counterparties to ensure

Qualifications

• Around 4–7 years in trade finance operations, settlements or trade support.
• Strong grasp of physical trade documentation, payments and counterparty processes.
• Exposure to derivatives, margin or collateral is a strong plus.
• Experience with energy, carbon or environmental products is a bonus, not a requirement.
• Bank professionals keen to move closer to the commercial side of a trading business are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the full settlement cycle across physical and financial trading: reconciliation, confirmations, invoicing.
• Manage margin calls and credit exposure monitoring.
• Coordinate emissions physical delivery.
• Collaborate with trading, risk, treasury, credit, operations and finance, as well as brokers and exchanges to ensure timely settlements and compliance.

Skills

Trade documentation

Payments knowledge

Derivatives exposure

Margin collateral

APAC coverage

Education

4–7 years in trade finance operations

Job description

Kepler Search is partnering with a leading global commodities trading house to hire a Settlements Officer.

This Singapore-based Settlements Officer role covers the full settlement cycle across physical and financial trading: trade reconciliation, confirmations, invoicing, margin calls, credit exposure monitoring and emissions physical delivery.

You'll work closely with trading, risk, treasury, credit, operations and finance, as well as brokers, exchanges and external counterparties, making sure settlements are accurate, queries are resolved quickly and activity stays within internal guidelines and external regulations.

If you work in bank trade finance or operations, you already know commodity flows, documentation and payments from the bank's side of the table. This is a chance to move inside a trading business and see the full picture.

Who we want

• Raises issues early and stands firm on the facts, regardless of seniority
• Takes ownership and follows through without being chased
• Stays meticulous when volumes spike, especially in the first week of each month
• Happy to do the groundwork properly before taking on more
• Comfortable with early starts to cover APAC carbon markets, and with being reachable when needed

Background

• Around 4–7 years in trade finance operations, settlements or trade support, ideally within a bank's commodities or energy business
• Strong grasp of physical trade documentation, payments and counterparty processes
• Exposure to derivatives, margin or collateral is a strong plus
• Experience with energy, carbon or environmental products is a bonus, not a requirement
• Bank professionals keen to move closer to the commercial side of a trading business are encouraged to apply