Trade Operations Assistant

Company

The CFP Energy Group is a vibrant and award-winning commodity trading and supply group comprised of several high-growth businesses. We provide innovative energy solutions to accelerate the transition to a low carbon world through innovative energy and environmental products.

Role

As a Trade Operations Assistant within our dynamic London-based team, you will be responsible for critical post-trade operations, including cash and inventory settlements, confirmation and invoice generation, internal and external reporting, and resolving trade-related issues. This role requires close collaboration with trading, sales, legal and other teams to ensure seamless trade processes while driving efficiency through process improvements and automation.

Essential functions of this job:

• Preparing and reviewing trade confirmations to ensure the accuracy of all its economic, financial and legal terms.
• Issuing and reconciling trade related invoices.
• Ensuring timely cash and inventory settlements.
• Instructing daily transfers of carbon emission certificates.
• Managing the end-of-day inventory reconciliation.
• Assisting with reconciliation of trades (both OTC and exchange -cleared) and their associated fees daily, resolving any discrepancies by collaborating with relevant internal teams and external counterparties.
• Assisting with month-end processes (broker fee reconciliations, pricing checks, open positions)
• Liaising with various departments within the company, including finance, risk, compliance, sales and trading, to ensure any operational issues are resolved in an efficient and timely manner.
• Ensuring the systematic management of operational records and information.
• Perform all other duties as assigned by the line manager to support the team's operations.

Skills and Experience required:

• Understanding of financial products & derivatives (e.g., forwards, futures, swaps, options).
• Trade operations experience in the energy industry is an advantage.
• Experience with PowerBi will is an advantage.
• Excellent MS Excel skills, with the ability to analyse and manipulate large datasets.
• High attention to detail, thorough, and diligent in task execution.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills, with a collaborative mindset.
• Strong problem-solving abilities with a logical and solution-focused approach.
• Good organizational and time management skills, with the ability to multitask and prioritize workload to meet deadlines.
• Flexible and proactive attitude toward work, with a willingness to adapt to changing demands.

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave in addition to Bank holidays.
• Hybrid working; 3 days a week in the office / 2 days from home.
• Discretionary commission/bonus scheme.
• Company pension scheme.
• Life and medical insurance, and eyecare scheme.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Family-friendly policies.
• Recruit and Reward scheme.
• Access to perk-box benefits package

CFP Energy is committed to ensuring equal opportunities, fairness of treatment, dignity and respect, and the elimination of all forms of discrimination in the workplace for all employees/contractors and job applicants