Commodities Derivatives Analyst

Our client, a global commodities trading firm, is looking for a Senior Derivatives Analyst to join their Commodities & Equities Operations team in London.

• Monitor daily cash movements, margin requirements, and collateral balances across clearing brokers and counter parties
• Perform reconciliations of positions, cash, and margin activity, investigating and resolving discrepancies in a timely manner
• Build strong working relationships with brokers, exchanges, treasury, risk, middle office, and trading teams
• Support and improve operational workflows through automation projects using Python and SQL
• Assist with collateral optimisation, balance sheet efficiency initiatives, and onboarding of new trading activities

• 3-5 years’ experience within derivatives operations, clearing, middle office, treasury, or commodities operations
• Strong understanding of futures, options, margining, settlements, and collateral management processes
• Hands‑on Python experience, ideally including automation and data analysis libraries such as Pandas and Openpyxl
• Advanced Excel skills with the ability to work confidently across large datasets and reconciliations
• Strong analytical, organisational, and problem‑solving skills with excellent attention to detail