Structured Trade Finance Manager

Engelhart; Stamford (CT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

20 days holiday

Medical, dental, vision, lifeinsurance

401(k) match

Training & development

Job summary

Engelhart, based in Stamford, CT, is seeking an experienced Structured Trade Finance Manager to join our global Treasury function on-site. This full-time role supports the growth of our US Power & Gas business and reports to the US Head of Treasury.

The ideal candidate has at least 7 years of relevant experience in financing US Power & Gas trading, a track record of arranging syndicated and bilateral facilities, and strong skills in modeling, forecasting, and optimizing working capital, with a

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of relevant experience supporting financing and capital structure for a US Power & Gas trading business.
• Experience sourcing, executing, and managing syndicated and bilateral financing facilities.
• Strong modeling, forecasting, and working capital optimization skills.
• Tangible knowledge of physical transactions as a trade finance specialist.

Responsibilities

• Originate, structure, execute and manage financing solutions to grow Engelhart's US Power & Gas business, with a focus on physicals.
• Model, forecast, report and optimize working capital with regular interaction with senior internal stakeholders.
• Manage the Borrowing Base Facility and bilateral credit lines, including annual refinancings and partner negotiations.
• Drive ongoing Treasury process and systems optimization in collaboration with front office, middle office, legal, accounting, credit and IT.

Skills

Structured trade finance

Financing facilities

Working capital optimization

Forecasting

Physical transactions

Job description

About Us Engelhart was founded in 2013 by BTG Pactual Group as a commodities trading company. Our business model is "asset light" and highly diversified — giving us the ability to adapt effectively and nimbly to changing market conditions. We have assembled successful multidisciplinary teams, leveraging advanced fundamental analysis with deep quantitative and weather research capabilities. Our activities are underpinned by strong risk management practices and by powerful technology and operational excellence. We have exceptional teams with diverse global backgrounds and decades of experience, and are driven by a highly collaborative culture, across products and competencies.

In 2024, Engelhart acquired Trailstone, a global energy trading and technology company. The acquisition provides us with new expertise, analytics and proprietary technology which is being used to provide risk management and optimisation services to help maximise the value of our clients' renewable power. The acquisition also expanded Engelhart's capabilities into physical natural gas across North America, a critical fuel to support the energy transition.

Our talented and experienced individuals work together according to its four company values: Performance, Agility, Collaboration, Entrepreneurship .

About The Role Engelhart is searching for an experienced Structured Trade Finance Manager to join our global Treasury function, based on-site in our Stamford CT office. This is a new opportunity within our organization, reporting directly to the US Head of Treasury, and responsible for supporting the ongoing growth of our US Power & Gas business.

This will be a full-time role, owning the following responsibilities :

• Originating, structuring, executing, and managing efficient financing solutions to enable further growth of Engelhart's US Power & Gas business, with a particular focus on physicals.


• Modeling, forecasting, reporting, and optimizing working capital, with a hands‑on approach and regular interaction with senior internal stakeholders.


• Managing the existing Borrowing Base Facility and bilateral credit lines, including annual refinancing and negotiations with financing partners.


• Driving ongoing optimization of processes and systems across the Treasury function, partnering closely with front office, middle office, legal, accounting, credit, and IT.

About You The successful candidate must have excellent communication skills to build strong relationships and work effectively with both internal stakeholders and external partners. This person needs to be from a structured background, seasoned in originating, implementing, designing, and forecasting in order to provide a commercial and analytical edge to our experienced operational function.

As such, the following experiences and skills will be necessary for application:

• A minimum of 7 years of relevant experience supporting the financing and capital structure of a US Power and Gas trading business.


• Demonstrated experience in sourcing, executing, and managing syndicated and bilateral financing facilities and affiliated relationships.


• Strong experience in modeling, forecasting, and optimizing working capital.


• Tangible knowledge of, and focus on, physical transactions as a trade finance specialist.

In addition, the following are not necessary though highly desirable for an immediate positive impact in this role:

• Strong understanding of financial trading/exchange requirements in addition to physical transactions.


• Exposure to innovative, bespoke, or non‑traditional financing solutions.


• Strong ability to work autonomously and operate independently.

What we offer

• Competitive compensation and participation in Engelhart's discretionary bonus plan.


• 20 days of annual holiday entitlement, excluding US public holidays (NYSE).


• Robust benefits package such as Medical, Dental, Vision, Life insurance, 401(k) match, and supplemental benefits partially subsidized by the Company.


• Eligibility to receive external and internal training in accordance with our Training & Development Policy.

We believe in inclusivity and are therefore dedicated to ensuring all employees — across gender identity, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, life experience, background and more — feel welcome and included in the company. We promote diversity because we believe it is essential to our ability to think holistically.