Middle Office Lead

Locations: Europe
Divisions: Commodities
Job Ref: RS2308

Redstone Commodity Search focus on offering 360° search solutions to the global commodities markets. With a competitive coverage of Trading Houses, Producers, Majors, Utilities, Merchants, Hedge Funds, Investment Banks and Brokerages; Redstone Commodity Search can confidently offer you an edge in today’s volatile market.

Redstone Commodity Search are working with a global soft commodities trading group looking to hire a Middle Officer Manager to join their team.

Key Responsibilities / Tasks

  • Lead and manage the Middle Office function, overseeing 3 Trade Analysts and ensuring the team provides accurate, timely and effective support to the cocoa trading desk.
  • Oversee the full trade lifecycle, ensuring physical and derivative trades are accurately captured, documented, confirmed and reconciled through to completion.
  • Coordinate trading, operations, finance and counterparties, providing clear reporting on positions, exposure, receivables, FX and other key commercial and operational matters.
  • Strengthen controls and processes across the desk, identifying operational and trading risks, challenging discrepancies and continuously improving the way the middle-office function supports the business.
  • Role reports to Co – CEO of Cocoa

Key Qualifications / Experience

  • 5+ years’ experience within commodities (especially cocoa) in middle Office, trade control, trade support or a similar position within a trading environment.
  • Strong understanding of commodity trading, with the ability to understand and oversee both physical and derivative transactions and the wider trade lifecycle.
  • Previous people management or team leadership experience, with the ability to manage, develop and coordinate a team while maintaining high standards of accuracy and accountability.
  • Located in the UK and can be hybrid (3 days in office, 2 days from home).

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