Commodities Trade Operations Analyst (Oil, Power & NatGas)

Mission Staffing; Norwalk (CT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mission Staffing's client, a multi-strategy hedge fund in Connecticut, is hiring a Commodities Operations Analyst for the Commodities & Futures team. The role provides middle-office support across the trade lifecycle for Oil, Power, and Natural Gas products, including futures, options, and swaps.

You’ll work closely with Trading, Risk, Valuations, and Portfolio Managers in a fast-paced setting. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree and 2+ years in operations or middle-office at a hedge

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, or related field.
• 2+ years in operations or middle-office at a hedge fund/asset manager.
• Experience with derivatives (futures, options, swaps) and energy exposures (Oil/Power/Nat Gas).
• Strong reconciliation and issue resolution experience.
• Advanced Excel skills and data accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Manage trade lifecycle events for commodity futures, options, and swaps.
• Perform daily reconciliations of trades, positions, cash, and P&L.
• Handle month-end bookings for expiries and close-outs.
• Resolve trade representation issues with trading ops and PMs.
• Escalate data issues to Technology and define process improvements.
• Maintain accurate trade, position, and reference data.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Advent Geneva

Bloomberg AIM

Orchestrade

Job description

Mission Staffing's client, a multi-strategy hedge fund in Connecticut, is hiring a Commodities Operations Analyst for the Commodities & Futures team. The role provides middle-office support across the trade lifecycle for Oil, Power, and Natural Gas products, including futures, options, and swaps.

You’ll work closely with Trading, Risk, Valuations, and Portfolio Managers in a fast-paced setting. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree and 2+ years in operations or middle-office at a hedge