Trade Operations Analyst

Job Summary:

Responsible for providing analytical support to traders and merchandisers. Includes some or all of the following: calculation of daily P&L, capital utilization, scheduling; monitoring of currency exposure; maintaining positions reports/valuations; supporting trade blotter; booking and affirming trades; processing commission rates; confirming foreign exchange transactions; tax management; fail follow-up; and preparation of standard and ad hoc reports for trading desk management.

Essential Job Functions:

• Establish and maintain a positive and effective relationship with the business managers to create a strong business partnership.
• Create, analyze, distribute, and verify contract information.
  Report on program volume and activity.
• Assist in development of reports for accounting and risk measurement.
• Fully understand all aspects of invoicing and trade assistant functions and the corresponding systems.
• Perform all trade assistant duties for specified markets or businesses.
• Provide excellent customer service by fostering positive relationships and strong follow-up with customer issues, both internal and external.
• Create and maintain a team environment for all supported businesses.
• Provide various information, as needed, to the business managers, and corresponding management team, to effectively analyze the results of business operations.
• Proactively investigate productivity opportunities and follow through to resolution, communicating successes to business managers, management, and peers.
• Work proactively to ensure all policies are followed.
• Learn and effectively utilize all applicable operational systems.

Qualifications/Education/Experience/Skills:

• Business degree preferred or 5+ years of related experience.
• Experience in agricultural commodity industry, including knowledge of terms and standards required.
• Basic understanding of financial trading required.
• Basic understanding of options and derivatives.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• Must be able to work proficiently with Microsoft Office applications.