Senior Specialist, Trading Contracts

Description

• Review and approve draft sales and purchase Confirmations, responses, amendments, and counters, ensuring that all contract correspondence is fit for purposes, consistent with the deal capture system and accurately reflects the terms agreed by the parties
• Support Department Manager to ensure that all company codes of conduct are adhered and operation risks are minimized
• Adhere to the company’s rules, regulations, procedures and policies at all times
• Meet deadlines
• Provide support to FO and other functions related to negotiating, drafting, and reviewing complex agreements including term deals, tenders, storage agreements, and master/side letter agreements with an emphasis on negotiating terms and conditions that maximize value, mitigate contractual exposures, and minimize profit leakage.
• Assist with contract and policy compliance initiatives
• Manage multiple priorities
• Assist trading team in interpreting contract terms & conditions
• Highlight and report any identified deviations or breaches of company’s policy in the Incident Management system
• Represent the company in a positive and professional manner
• Ensure that all agreements comply with company’s policies including (but not limited to) compliance language, law and jurisdiction, confidentiality, and sovereign immunity
• Review 3rd Party terms and conditions and negotiate amendments as required to minimize contractual exposure and ensure compliance with company’s policy and standards.
• Act as the gatekeeper for setting up and managing contract clauses and contract templates in the system
• Support establishment and implementation of counterparty physical contract workflow policies and processes
• Provide pre- and post-deal commercial advice to Front Office (“FO”) on deal construction and the commercial, contractual and financial risks/exposures associated with (proposed) transactions and identify areas of opportunities for value creation as well as value leakage
• Maintain accurate records of all confirmations, contracts, and other records, ensuring that they are stored in accordance with the company’s policy
• Provide support and guidance to FO and other functions in resolving contractual disputes with counterparties, liaising with company’s legal department when required
• Support Department Manager in onboarding and delivery of training on trading contracts to company new joiners
• Maintain and ensure confidentiality at all times

Requirements

• Communication (oral and written)
• Problem solving
• Basic in Finance
• 2+ years of trading contracts management preferably with experience in the same role
• Advanced in Legal & Contracts (Law, Incoterms, Tax, Regulation)
• Practical in Trading Operations
• Basic in Trading
• 5+ years with trading, operations or legal functions of a trading company
• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Contract Law, Legal, Commerce or related field
• Physical Effort: Minimal

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance