Trade Entry Analyst

Gunvor Group Ltd • Houston, TX

120d

About The Position

Trade Assistant, Gunvor USA Summary of Company Gunvor Group is one of the world’s largest independent commodities trading houses by turnover, creating logistics solutions that safely and efficiently move physical energy from where it is sourced and stored to where it is demanded most. With strategic investments in energy infrastructure—refineries, pipelines, storage, terminals, mining and upstream—Gunvor further generates sustainable value across the global supply chain for its customers. To support its logistics operations, Gunvor wholly owns Clearlake Shipping, one of the largest charterers of tanker vessels in the world and an operator of drybulk vessels and cargoes. Since 2003, Clearlake has operated around a high-quality fleet of Tankers, Gas Carriers and drybulk vessels on a time-charter basis to accommodate Gunvor’s growing needs for ocean transportation across all major ocean routes, in addition to the needs of third-party business.

Requirements

• 1-5 years of experience at Risk or Mid-office level in a related trading company.
• Basic understanding of financial and Physical trading concepts in commodities trading.
• IT skills, including strong Excel skillset and working knowledge of risk and/or trading systems.
• Demonstrates sound business acumen, and attention to detail under repetitive strain.
• Basic understanding of CME and ICE exchanges.
• Ability to manage time independently outside of daily workflow for independent projects.
• Ability to speak openly and respectfully to front office trading, management, and other business functions.
• Reliable, with the ability to be present at expected and at times beyond expected work hours for work with reconciliation and solving trading discrepancies.
• Driven, with a desire to learn and absorb risk and trading concepts.
• Completion of an accredited university degree.
• US working permit.

Responsibilities

• Reports directly to the Front Office.
• Responsible for daily trade entries and reconciliation for trading books.
• Monitor the life-cycle of trading activity for the Front Office.
• Review physical EFP deals for agreed upon prices at the time of trade.
• Send to exchange promptly if pricing has been set.
• Work with counterparties to price any deals with no agreed upon future price as product approaches delivery.
• Ensure all cleared EFPs are matched to the appropriate physical deals in Blackstar/Nova to reflect correct exposure.
• Archive all conversations with CPs and the exchange for future access in case of audit.
• Assigned special projects from the traders involving pipeline and payment reconciliations.
• Work closely with Compliance and Middle Office to ensure timely entry and exchange limit usage.
• Daily pricing exposure reconciliation and consistent communication with operations.
• End of Month reconciliation and consistent communication with back-office functions for critical reporting lines.
• Provide Ad-Hoc explanations to Head of Risk, Trading, and the Managing Director of trading.
• Adapt to challenges of a proprietary risk system, trading and risk processes.
• Work cooperatively with IT and other support functions in creating efficiencies in ETRM.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree