Oil Trade Confirmations Specialist

Castleton Commodities International; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental coverage

Retirement plan

Parental leave

Volunteer days

Job summary

Castleton Commodities International in Houston, TX is seeking a Confirmations Analyst to ensure timely and accurate generation, validation, and affirmation of physical and financial contracts across the Oil & Refined Products portfolio. You will link front, middle, and back offices to support a smooth trade lifecycle from execution through settlement.

The role requires strong analytical skills, meticulous attention to detail, and the ability to communicate across multiple stakeholder groups.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Law or related field.
• 5+ years’ experience in a similar role within the Energy Trading markets (Oil focus preferred).
• Prior experience drafting waterborne confirmations.
• Prior experience with ETRM systems (e.g., CXL, Allegro, RightAngle, etc.)
• Excellent problem solving, analytical and numerical skills; ability to interpret data from multiple sources to resolve problems or implement new processes.
• Strong critical thinking skills and ability to identify problems and propose solutions.
• Highest level of ownership and accountability.
• Ability to work in a global team-centered environment.

Responsibilities

• Generate, track, and execute trade confirmations for various types of physical and financial energy trades including Oil Liquids and Refined Products.
• Review broker recaps, third party contracts and contract correspondence for appropriate tagging with deals and reconciliation against ETRM System(s).
• Work closely with Legal, Credit and Commercial to draft long form confirmations and responses.
• Resolve discrepancies and inaccuracies in confirmations and ETRM System(s) by communicating with Traders, Counterparties and Brokers.
• Perform complex daily support functions such as identifying and chasing unconfirmed deals, aged confirmations and other various reporting requirements.
• Reviewing processes and identifying ways to create efficiencies across the team.
• Maintain confirmation templates within the systems by working with Team and Legal to ensure language is up to date, accurate and tested when required.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Law

Tools

ETRM systems (CXL, Allegro, RightAngle)

Job description

Castleton Commodities International in Houston, TX is seeking a Confirmations Analyst to ensure timely and accurate generation, validation, and affirmation of physical and financial contracts across the Oil & Refined Products portfolio. You will link front, middle, and back offices to support a smooth trade lifecycle from execution through settlement.

The role requires strong analytical skills, meticulous attention to detail, and the ability to communicate across multiple stakeholder groups.