Middle Office Senior Analyst

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Job Purpose and Impact

As a Middle Office Senior Analyst, you will be part of the Trade Product Control (TPC) domain which provides data, insights, and reporting for our global commodity trading stakeholders and is an integral part of the Risk Management Group (RMG). In this role, you will leverage your knowledge of physical commodity (i.e., Agriculture, Energy, Metals, etc.) and derivatives products to ensure our regulatory compliance requirements are met. You will partner with key global stakeholders in developing new solutions to enhance automation and implement any new regulatory requirements.  In addition, you will collaborate and gain exposure to new trade flows, structures, and integrated risk management programs to ensure risks are identified and mitigated. The work we do matters. If you are a self-starter with strong strategic and analytical thinking skills, we invite you to explore the opportunity to join us and grow your career. 

Key Accountabilities

• Partner with key stakeholders to manage complex commodity and derivative regulatory compliance requirements and ensure we have processes in place to monitor and detect transaction reporting errors within any delegated or owned reporting.  
• Partner with Global Risk Management teams, trading/commercial, and various Centers of Expertise to understand new trade flows and customer price risk solutions to ensure risk assessments are completed. Provide due diligence thought leadership for the global teams, as required.
• Develop and implement process simplification, enhance process standardization, optimize reporting, and drive automation and transformation processes. Prepare and deliver training, as required
• Ensure compliance of operations and monitor points of control.
• Lead risk management best practices and improvement initiatives.
• Share knowledge to build the team's capabilities within the compliance area.
• Independently handle complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum of four years of related work experience
• Experience in physical commodities and derivative (i.e., futures, options, swaps, OTC’s) activities   

 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in regulatory commodity and derivative compliance requirements (i.e., EMIR, UK EMIR, CFTC, MAS, etc.)  
• Knowledge of financial risk management and proven ability to identify and assess risk 
• Sharing knowledge for the ongoing learning and development of others
• Strong problem solving, analytical skills, and conceptual strength

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Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.

 

Minnesota Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 48 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law.