Trade Entry Analyst

Gunvor Group•Houston, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is designed for early-career professionals or transitioning veterans who demonstrate strong foundational skills, discipline, and a desire to learn. The Trade Entry Analyst will support Traders with daily trade entry and reconciliation across assigned trading books, entering, validating, and reconciling physical trades in the firm’s trading and risk system. The analyst will monitor the full lifecycle of trading activity, from trade execution through delivery, settlement, and final reconciliation. They will work with counterparties to price deals with no agreed-upon future price as product approaches delivery, and review physical EFP deals to confirm agreed-upon pricing at the time of trade, promptly submitting them to the exchange when pricing is finalized. The role also involves archiving all conversations with counterparties and the exchange for future access, coordinating with counterparties to price deals executed without a fixed price, and working closely with Compliance and Middle Office to ensure timely entry and exchange limit usage. Accurate matching of cleared EFPs to their corresponding physical deals is crucial to reflect correct exposure and risk. The analyst will maintain detailed records and archive communications to support audit and compliance requirements, perform daily pricing and exposure reconciliations, and communicate discrepancies. Special projects, including pipeline reconciliations, payment reviews, and process improvements, will also be part of the responsibilities. Collaboration with Compliance, Middle Office, and IT is essential for timely trade capture, exchange limit monitoring, and system efficiency. The role requires providing clear, concise ad-hoc explanations to senior stakeholders and adapting to proprietary risk systems, evolving trading workflows, and continuous process enhancements in a dynamic environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university (all majors considered).
Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain accuracy under repetitive and time-sensitive workloads.
Demonstrated reliability, accountability, and follow-through.
Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with Traders, Management, and cross-functional teams.
Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to work independently once trained.
Authorization to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Internship, academic, or early professional exposure to finance, accounting, economics, logistics, supply chain, or operations.
Basic understanding of financial or physical commodities trading concepts.
Familiarity with Excel and data analysis (training provided).
Exposure to trading, risk, or enterprise systems in an academic, military, or professional setting.
Awareness of futures exchanges such as CME or ICE.

Responsibilities

Support Traders with daily trade entry and reconciliation across assigned trading books.
Enter, validate, and reconcile physical trades in the firm’s trading and risk system.
Monitor the full lifecycle of trading activity, from trade execution through delivery, settlement, and final reconciliation.
Work with counterparties to price any deals with no agreed upon future price as product approaches delivery.
Review physical EFP deals to confirm agreed-upon pricing at time of trade and promptly submit to the exchange when pricing is finalized.
Archive all conversations with CPs and the exchange for future access in case of audit.
Coordinate with counterparties to price deals that are executed without a fixed price as delivery approaches.
Work closely with Compliance and Middle Office to ensure timely entry and exchange limit usage.
Ensure all cleared EFPs are accurately matched to their corresponding physical deals to reflect correct exposure and risk.
Maintain detailed records and archive communications with counterparties and exchanges to support audit and compliance requirements.
Perform daily pricing and exposure reconciliations and communicate discrepancies to Traders, Risk, and Operations (Ops).
Assist with special projects, including pipeline reconciliations, payment reviews, and process improvements.
Work closely with Compliance, Middle Office, and IT to ensure timely trade capture, exchange limit monitoring, and system efficiency.
Provide clear, concise ad-hoc explanations to senior stakeholders, including Head of Risk, Trading Management, and Managing Directors.
Adapt to proprietary risk systems, evolving trading workflows, and continuous process enhancements in a dynamic environment.