Job Type

Full-time, Contract
Description
We are seeking a Trade Settlement Analyst to join our Operations team. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing administrative support to the Physical and Paper traders in all areas of Physical and Derivative trade. The Trade Settlement Analyst will also be responsible for supporting the operations crude team with all settlements of International & US Domestic trades.
Responsibilities:

• Review all entered paper deals in ERP systems on the day after they are executed
• Check physical and derivatives confirmations from counterparties/brokers and alert traders of any disparities
• Check physical and derivatives contract reports and the settlement reports received from Operators against trader's records and the ERP system accordingly
• Work closely with the traders to develop an understanding of the market and related counterparties, grades, market movements, instruments
• Obtain an understanding of the Operations team to enable a better interface between the operations team and trading departments
• Develop knowledge and understanding of the market, support Traders and Analyst in preparing internal reports, filing documents, managing trading records, and market analysis
• Review paper position/P&L with OTC counterparties daily. Settle the P&L with OTC parties on a monthly basis
• Review the internal system to ensure all information is aligned with third-party data
• Perform paper monthly end closing with the Finance team
• Accountable for confirming Receivables and payables in a timely manner and recording and processing all settlements as per our internal procedures and processes
• Prepare and communicate payment instruction documentation to the operations team for delivery to various counterparties and customers; scan, send, and save the documents internally per company accounting and compliance process
• Responsible for Budgeting and Forecasting by-weekly and monthly, providing support to Finance monthly
• Prepare Monthly Closing to reconcile all trades at the end of the month supporting the accounting department and management
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements
Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• Experience with settlements and trading environments preferred
• Ideally would have undertaken an internship in a similar role
• Must be interested in and prepared to learn about the oil trading environment
• Experience working in an international oil and gas company preferred
• Quick learner and keen to work in a trading environment where a high volume of oil is traded
• Able to communicate with clearly & conscience internally & externally
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Excellent written, spoken, and interpersonal communication
• Self-motivated and pro-active
• Bilingual in Mandarin Chinese is required

We are not accepting unsolicited resumes from third-party recruitment agencies, therefore we will not pay a fee for resumes submitted.