Head of Middle Office

7 days ago


Singapore MERCURIA ASIA RESOURCES PTE. LTD. Full time

Founded in 2004, Mercuria is one of the world’s largest independent energy and commodities group. We supply products from areas of surplus to areas of need.

Our operations span five continents and engage more than fifty countries. We have principal commercial hubs in Geneva, Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore, London and Houston. More than 1,000 people are operating from offices worldwide to sustain the group’s extensive business reach with their market knowledge, diversity, and experience.

The group, primarily focused on energy, is present all along the commodity value chain with activities forming a balanced combination of commodity flows and strategic assets. Mercuria is a leader in trading of physical energy products ranging from crude oil, refined petroleum products and biofuels, petrochemicals, natural gas and LNG, power, emissions certificates and coal. Mercuria is also active in iron ore and metals. Worldwide, our activities range from sourcing, supplying, trading, and financing to investment, logistics storage and blending

Mercuria optimizes the commodity supply chain for its counterparts.

In 2016, ChemChina, one of China’s largest chemical companies, became an important minority investor with a 12 percent stake in the shareholding structure of Mercuria.

In recent years, Mercuria has built upon a series of strategic acquisitions including the physical commodities trading unit of JPMorgan Chase & Company; Noble Group’s U.S. gas and power business; and the Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, reorganized as Minerva Bunkering. The Group continues its journey by forging a pathway toward the energy transition by bringing added value, transparency and efficiency to the commodities trading world.

**Head of Middle Office - China Business
This role is responsible for correct position reporting, PnL reporting, pricing reporting and adherence to trading limits.

SCOPE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Supervise and ensure timely and accurate reporting of position, PnL and pricing risk to traders.
- Manage the risk profile of the trading business in line with the agreed appetite for risk and risk limits
- Proactively develop and improve business processes and ETRM systems / functionalities in coordination with traders / IT and Chief Risk Manager
- Develop and maintain good working relationships with the various functions within the business, including finance, trading, middle office and operations
- EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS:

- A degree in a numerate discipline ie. Engineering, Mathematics etc.
- 10 - 15 years’ relevant experience in Middle Office in a commodities trading environment.
- Preferably an experienced Risk/ Business Analyst with team lead experience
- Strong understanding, knowledge and experience of Energy trading, knowledge of oil trading is a plus.
- Exposure to the Chinese commodities trading markets and strategies, including oil, metals and iron ore
- Technically competent with experience in setting up / managing risk management ETRM systems and tools.
- Familiar with back office and middle office processes in a commodities environment like Mercuria’s

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

- A strong but inclusive personality.
- Passionate about risk and processes, pragmatic rather than overly theoretical, capable of working with the business lines to embed risk awareness and culture into everyday processes
- Stable, confident, independently minded but an inclusive, non-political team player and leader, with the courage to voice his/her convictions to senior management and colleagues


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