What are the responsibilities and job description for the Trade Operations Coordinator position at StoneX Group?
With 4,300 employees and over 400,000 retail and institutional clients from more than 80 offices spread across five continents, we’re a Fortune-100, Nasdaq-listed provider, connecting clients to the global markets – focusing on innovation, human connection, and providing world-class products and services to all types of investors.
At StoneX, we offer you the opportunity to be part of an institutional-grade financial services network that connects companies, organizations, and investors to the global markets ecosystem. As a team member, you'll benefit from our unique blend of digital platforms, comprehensive clearing and execution services, personalized high-touch support, and deep industry expertise. Elevate your career with us and make a significant impact in the world of global finance.
Business Segment Overview:
Position Purpose: This role is responsible to ensure efficient and effective execution of StoneX Commodity Solutions’ transactions. This role’s primary purpose is contract performance, inventory control and risk mitigation - ensuring accurate execution, payment performance, and safe transfer/release of title for structured trade finance, and domestic back-to-back trade flows.
Primary Accountabilities/Responsibilities: :
- Coordinate with Front Office, Clients, and Vendors to execute purchase and sales transactions
- Perform trade control activities to ensure safe transfer and release of title documentation
- Daily Inventory Management & reconciliation of physical commodity movements
- Trade Settlement - Create ticket applications against contract parameters
- Creation of Inventory, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and cost accrual entries
- Exercised and apply of title documents (bills of lading, scale ticket, warehouse receipts)
- Authorization and approval of vendor invoices and supporting documentation for physical commodity products, freight
- Create and send commercial invoices
- Process settlement checks for approval payment to suppliers and clients
- Formulate Accounts Payable Pre-Payment Advances
- Process daily calls/mail/emails from Customers, Vendors, Truckers and Warehouse facilities
- Create Overfills/Underfills/Washes on Contracts
- Performs monthly inventory reconciliation and adjustments per business line requirements
- Monitors aging payables and receivable balances and escalates as appropriate
- Communicates with management and brokers regarding outstanding issues
- Resolve any customer payment discrepancies
- Preserve orderly records of reconciliations
- This list of responsibilities may not be all-inclusive and can be expanded to other responsibilities as needed.
Requirements
Required:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to assess risk and mitigate/problem solve with sense of urgency
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Flexible and adaptable with an ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines
- Passion to learn and expand trade knowledge in unfamiliar product lines
- Proficient in Microsoft office product
Education and Certification Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Economics or business-related field or 5 years relevant commodity trade experience
Working Environment:
- Hybrid: onsite 3 days per week, remote 2 days per week
- Climate controlled office environment
- Minimal physical requirements other than occasional light lifting of boxed materials
- Dynamic, time-sensitive environment
- Some travel as needed