Commodities Operations Analyst

at  ICBC Standard Bank

COMMODITIES OPERATIONS ANALYST

This role will be part of a team providing the operational support to the Metals trading regions including London, Singapore and New York and will settle and reconcile all metals transactions booked on the Plc balance sheet. The role requires strong focus and knowledge of the controls that we rely on to facilitate the settlement of our complete suite of metals products.
The role requires detailed two-way communication both to understand the requirements of the front office and clients/counterparties and to ensure that at all times we are keeping operational risk to a minimum. The candidate should be professional at all times, work well within a team, show initiative and be proactive.

• Ensuring all tasks have appropriate procedures and controls
• Ensuring all tasks are completed in a timely and accurate manner
• Seeking efficient solutions to the tasks performed by the team
• Ensuring adherence to all relevant Bank standards and policies.
• Ensuring that Commodity Settlements, Clearing & Reconciliations works collaboratively and effectively with other Operations teams in all global locations to enable excellent service to be delivered by the Operations department to internal and external clients.
• Working collaboratively with Technology colleagues to ensure that systems relied on by Commodity Settlements, Clearing & Reconciliations are fit for purpose and where enhancements are required they are ratified and appropriately prioritised.
• Working collaboratively with Operations Control on risk management and control enhancements