Energy Trading Analyst

JIN LI INDUSTRIAL INTERNATIONAL PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

JIN LI INDUSTRIAL INTERNATIONAL PTE. LTD. is seeking a futures settlement analyst in Singapore to reconcile and verify trading data for futures and derivatives, and to support daily settlement and reporting.

The role involves monitoring positions, preparing P&L statistics, and liaising with multiple teams and brokers. Ideal candidates have 1–2 years in futures settlements, strong numerical skills, and proficiency with Excel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics or other relevant disciplines preferred.
• 1-2 years of relevant experience in futures settlement, trading operations, financial accounting, risk management middle office or related functions is preferred.
• Familiar with basic futures trading and settlement concepts, including margin, positions and transaction fees.
• Strong numerical aptitude with excellent data reconciliation, logical analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Office applications, with experience in report preparation, data processing and chart creation.
• Meticulous, detail-oriented and responsible, with the ability to work under the time-sensitive and accuracy-driven requirements of trading and settlement operations.
• The candidate should display intellectual curiosity and passion for the subject matter and should communicate with the Team as such

Responsibilities

• Reconcile and verify trading data for futures, options and derivatives.
• Handle daily settlement, valuation and return calculations of futures accounts.
• Monitor changes in futures positions and assist in reconciling key trading information.
• Prepare statistics on trading P&L, margin utilization and fund movements.
• Liaise with the Trading, Finance, Risk Management, Operations teams and futures brokers to resolve discrepancies.
• Prepare and consolidate futures trading and settlement reports.
• Provide recommendations to improve settlement processes and data definitions.
• Analyze oil space (Crude, Middle Distillates, Gasoline, Fuel Oil) in Asia.
• Perform basic ship-tracking for supply and demand analysis and participate in traders' meetings for idea generation.

Skills

Numerical aptitude

Data reconciliation

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Office suite

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for reconciling and verifying trading data for futures, options and related derivatives, including trade executions, positions, prices, fees, margins, profit and loss, settlement statements and other relevant information.
• Handle the daily settlement, valuation and return calculations of futures accounts, ensuring consistency between the trading system, futures broker settlement statements and internal reports.
• Monitor changes in futures and derivatives positions, and assist in compiling and reconciling key trading information, including positions, exposures, expiry dates, settlement prices and options exercises.
• Assist in preparing statistics on trading P&L, unrealized P&L, realized P&L, margin utilization and fund movements, providing accurate data support to the trading team and management.
• Liaise with the Trading, Finance, Risk Management, Operations teams and futures brokers on data and documentation, and promptly resolve settlement discrepancies and data exceptions.
• Regularly prepare and consolidate futures trading and settlement reports, and conduct data analysis and verification.
• Provide recommendations for improving settlement processes, data definitions and system functionality based on business requirements.
• He will be responsible for analyzing the oil space (Crude, Middle Distillates, Gasoline, Fuel Oil) in Asia.
• Perform basic ship-tracking for supply and demand analysis, daily macro updates, independent analytics, as well as participate in traders' meetings to share findings and contribute to the commercial mental modelling for new trade ideas.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or above in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics or other relevant disciplines preferred.
• 1-2 years of relevant experience in futures settlement, trading operations, financial accounting, risk management middle office or related functions is preferred.
• Familiar with basic futures trading and settlement concepts, including margin, positions and transaction fees.
• Strong numerical aptitude with excellent data reconciliation, logical analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Office applications, with experience in report preparation, data processing and chart creation.
• Meticulous, detail-oriented and responsible, with the ability to work under the time-sensitive and accuracy-driven requirements of trading and settlement operations.
• The candidate should display intellectual curiosity and passion for the subject matter and should communicate with the Team as such