Operations Analyst – Energy Trading
We are supporting a highly active international energy trading organisation in the search for an Operations Analyst to join a key post-trade control function within the business.
This role sits within a core operations team supporting trading activity across Renewable Energy & Physical Commodities. The function plays a critical role in ensuring trade integrity, accurate validation of executed deals, and robust control of exposure and PnL across a high-volume trading environment.
Role Overview
The team acts as a key control point between trading desks, brokers, and counterparties, ensuring all executed trades are accurately validated, confirmed, and fully agreed across all parties in a timely manner.
This role is suited to someone who enjoys detail-driven operational work in fast-paced markets, with a strong focus on accuracy, control, and end-to-end trade lifecycle management.
Key Responsibilities
- Validate and reconcile broker recaps against internal trade records
- Draft, issue, and track timely trade confirmations with counterparties
- Match incoming confirmations and resolve discrepancies through to closure
- Follow up on outstanding and overdue confirmations within contractual deadlines
- Monitor electronic matching platforms and resolve unmatched or failed trades
- Escalate breaks, risks, and exceptions to senior stakeholders where required
- Support continuous improvement of operational controls, processes, and documentation
- Encourage adoption of electronic matching and straight-through processing
- Ensure trade integrity and accurate reflection of positions and PnL across systems
Candidate Profile
- 1–3 years’ experience in middle office, trade support, or post-trade operations (energy trading preferred)
- Strong understanding of the trade lifecycle from execution through to settlement
- Exposure to confirmations, reconciliations, or trade validation processes
- Strong numerical and analytical ability with excellent attention to detail
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced trading environment with tight deadlines
- Strong communication skills with confidence engaging internal and external stakeholders
- Proactive, structured, and able to independently investigate and resolve breaks
- Advanced Excel skills advantageous
What’s on Offer
- Salary: £55,000 – £62,000 + bonus
- Hybrid working: 3–4 days per week in the office
- Exposure to a global multi-commodity trading environment
- High-impact role within a critical post-trade control function
- Collaborative international team culture with strong operational ownership