Commodities Middle Office Assistant Vice President Senior Associate Analyst

Citi; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 87,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision coverage

401(k)

Paid time off

Wellness programs

Job summary

Citi is seeking an Assistant Vice President for the NAM Commodities Middle Office in Houston. The AVP will lead a team supporting global trading desks, ensuring accurate trade capture, reconciliation, and regulatory compliance across Oil, Gas, Power, and other markets.

Responsibilities include resolving trade discrepancies, performing controls, and supporting Front Office with complex trades and new product setups. The role emphasizes leadership, project work, and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Experience with commodities or financial derivatives.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage competing deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proactive problem solving and project management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Identify trade discrepancies and escalate trade breaks to desks.
• Resolve trade breaks between capture systems and clients/brokers/exchanges.
• Reconcile exchange-traded and OTC positions between systems and counterparts.
• Perform regulatory controls to ensure compliance and prevent breaches.
• Produce metrics and management reporting; support front office as needed.
• Coach junior team members and contribute to process improvements.

Skills

Commodities knowledge

Analytical skills

Multitasking under pressure

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

This is an Assistant Vice President (AVP) role within the NAM Commodities Middle Office team. This is a great opportunity to join a high performing, high profile and energized team providing daily support to our global Commodities Trading desks and their Clients. The NAM Commodities Middle Office team is primarily responsible for ensuring accurate capturing and execution of trades in a timely and efficient manner. The global Commodities businesses transact high volumes across many different markets including Oil, Gas, Power, Softs/Ags, Exotics, Index and Emissions. Support provided to these desks include controls related to trade capture, position reconciliation, trade life cycle management and regulatory compliance to ensure correct risk bookings for our global Commodities businesses and to minimize bank risk through ensuring adherence to audit and control policies.

The NAM Commodities Middle Office Assistant Vice President (AVP) role is a team lead position with dual aspect providing experienced support to the global Commodities businesses as well helping to contribute to key projects/initiatives across various functions and desks.

Responsibilities

• Identify trade discrepancies and elevate trade breaks timely to various Commodities Trading desks
• Help to resolve trade breaks between trade capture systems and clients, brokers and exchanges/FCMs
• Reconciliation of exchange-traded positions between trade capture systems and exchanges
• Reconciliation of OTC bilateral trades between trade capture systems and clients and brokers
• Perform regulatory controls (e.g., exchange position limits monitoring, ISDA protocols pre-trade mid-mark compliance, SDR reporting timeliness) to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements and prevent regulatory breaches
• Research and resolve complex trade flow issues in a timely manner
• Advise Front Office (Sales, Trading, Structuring) on complex trade structures and assist with new product setups
• Work in close partnerships with Front Office, Financial Control, Operations and Technology teams to ensure trades are accurately captured and processed through the risk systems
• Provide guidance/support to junior team members and train/coach new joiners
• Produce metrics/KPI and prepare senior-level management reporting/presentations as needed
• Identify areas for improvement and drive change to enhance controls and reduce manual intervention
• Contribute to key projects/initiatives related to trade life cycle, process improvements, control gaps and risk mitigation
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm’s reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in a related role
• Knowledge and understanding of Commodities or financial derivatives
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, multi-task under pressure, and manage to competing deadlines
• Energetic, flexible, collaborative, and proactive
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Strong analytical, critical thinking and proactive problem solving skills
• Demonstrated project management skills
• Proven ability to quickly understand and critically assess complex issues and processes
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work with multiple functional groups in a cohesive manner

Education

Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

Job Family Group

Operations - Transaction Services

Job Family

Securities and Derivatives Processing

Time Type

Full time

Primary Location

Houston Texas United States

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range

$87,360.00 - $131,040.00

• In addition to salary, Citi's offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards.
• medical, dental & vision coverage
• 401(k)
• life, accident, and disability insurance
• wellness programs
• Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays.

Anticipated Posting Close Date

Oct 06, 2026

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