Compliance Senior Analyst, Derivatives and Commodities

Cargill • Houston, TX

111d • $100,000 - $140,000

About The Position

The Compliance Senior Analyst, Derivatives and Commodities will play a key role in managing and enhancing global governance and control frameworks related to derivatives and commodities compliance. This role supports a broad range of regulatory obligations tied to global and entity-specific licenses for the offering of OTC derivatives and commodity advisory services, with coverage spanning the U.S., Europe, and other jurisdictions. In this role, you will lead, and support initiatives related to compliance policies and control programs, regulatory recordkeeping and electronic communications governance, and global and entity-specific training programs. You will collaborate closely with stakeholders across commercial teams, finance, operations, credit, technology, legal, and other compliance professionals to identify, monitor, and manage regulatory risks associated with Cargill's derivatives and commodity activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field OR equivalent experience.
• Minimum of four years of related work experience.
• Relevant experience in Regulatory Compliance, Operations, Finance, Accounting, Audit, Legal, Sales, Trading, or related field.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in regulatory compliance, derivatives or the financial services industry.
• Knowledge of commodity futures or swaps in agriculture, energy or metals markets.
• Experience utilizing data to communicate opportunity for risk mitigation.

Responsibilities

• Review business activities and vet proposed transactions, considering internal policies and guidelines as well as outside regulatory requirements to mitigate risk.
• Ensure that all activities comply with regulatory derivatives requirements.
• Administer defined procedures, analyses and report preparation.
• Contribute to the use of metrics in the function to communicate and manage compliance risks.
• Advise on regulatory guidelines relating to commodity swaps and futures trading, and compliance with commodity trading advisor and swap dealer regulations.
• Draft and review policies, guidance, and business process documentation; complete regulatory findings.
• Collaborate with departments of the business including Sales, Trading, Technology, Credit, Middle Office, Finance, Operations, Accounting and Legal, as well as with Regulatory Compliance teams including Testing & Auditing, Business Support Network, Monitoring & Surveillance, and Regulatory Response & Implementation.
• Respond to and assist in the remediation of operational deficiencies impacting compliance and compliance testing findings.
• Support regulatory inquiries; conduct reviews into potential compliance issues, prepare responses, and recommend appropriate corrective actions.
• Work with more senior compliance and business staff when dealing with complex issues, larger clients, accounts, projects, analyses, or internal relationships.
• Independently handle complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit program including medical and/or other benefits dependent on the position offered and hours worked.
• Minnesota Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 48 hours per calendar year.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Food Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree