Senior Front Office Analyst – Precious Metals Trading

Company: VirtueTech Recruitment Group
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Location: London
Job Description:

Senior Business Analyst – Front Office | Precious Metals Trading | Up to £115,000 + Bonus + Benefits

Business Analyst, specialising in Precious Metals / Metals and specifically working on Regulatory Reporting projects is needed for a commodities & energy trading firm, focused on regulatory reporting for a new desk within the energy trading sector. The ideal candidate will have hands‑on experience with precious metals, or metals more generally, and be familiar with energy trading from a derivatives or physical basis. With their continued growth in metals trading space of implementing a new ETRM system, they are looking to scale up the company.

As a Precious Metals Business Analyst, you’ll work closely with front‑office traders to support and optimise trade flows across the precious metals desk, with additional exposure to base metals and power & gas markets. You’ll help map and improve end‑to‑end trading workflows and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure efficient, scalable desk operations.

Closest station: Barbican. Hybrid working: 3 days per week.

Paying up to £115,000 base salary.

Key responsibilities

  • Work closely with precious metals traders and front‑office stakeholders to understand, map, and optimise end‑to‑end trade flows across the desk.
  • Support the build‑out and scaling of a newly expanding precious metals trading function, including interaction with base metals and selective exposure to power & gas markets.
  • Act as a key interface between front office, operations, risk, and technology teams to ensure smooth execution and lifecycle management of trades.
  • Analyse and improve trading workflows across the full lifecycle, from trade capture through to settlement and reporting.
  • Support the implementation and enhancement of a new ETRM system, ensuring it aligns with trading requirements and desk processes.
  • Work within an Agile delivery environment, contributing to backlog refinement, prioritisation, and iterative delivery of improvements.

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Posted: May 26th, 2026