Trade Support Analyst M/W recruitment

Within the new Energy Europe Business Line (EEBL), the Energy Management Trading (EMT) Business is responsible for the optimization of the Group’s assets in Europe: purchase contracts, physical assets and sales contracts. Its role is to ensure competitive energy for our customers while maximizing the value created, in a context of controlled risks.

EMT manages, over all time horizons, one of the largest and most diversified energy portfolios in Europe comprising electricity, gas, coal, petroleum products, biomass, CO2 and environmental products.

The Back Office and Collateral Department of GDF SUEZ Trading’s main activities are :

• Managing the Operational Trade Life Cycle in the proper timing

• Reducing Operational Risk to the minimum possible

• Controlling Supporting the Front Office activities

• Managing Collateral

• Facilitating processes with PMs and GDF Suez group.

• OD Trading Mandates control

• Controlling referential such as calendars, fixing and prices

• Aligning information system to business Evolution

Within Back Office and Collateral Department of GDF SUEZ Trading, we are currently looking for a :

Trade Support Analyst M/W

Post based at La Défense or in Brussels

Working under the Deputy Head of Back Office, your main assignments would be as follows:

• Managing Day to day Operations :

OTC Transactions :

-          Issuing Term Sheets, Affirmations, Confirmations, Invoices Settlements

-          Calculating Monthly averages,

-          Expiring Deals generate Cash Flows. 

ü  Cleared Listed Transactions :

-          Taking in charge OTC Clearing execution, Deals reconciliations with Trading or Clearing Platforms

-          Calculating Margin Calls Challenging Clearer Positions Statement

-          Generating Validating payments in accordance to the clearer authorized threshold/Credit Limits

ü  Checking Fixings Trading Calendars to guaranty their integrity

Ensuring Post-Trade Modifications Documentation for compliance purpose

• Ensuring that procedural manuals, process Flows, Knowledge Management environment etc are current

• Tutoring/Mentoring Junior Back Office Operations Manager

• Liaising with Front Office other Support Functions for fast PB solving and change proposal

• Being a Key Element of Trading Operations Projects Sponsoring IS or Business Process enhancement in accordance to our Risk Policy Compliance/Ethic.                                                                   

You are graduate with a specialisation in finance or commodities (Master’s or MBA), and you have at least 5 years of experience in trading or portfolio management and are familiar with derivatives. You demonstrate skills in VBA.

Stress resistant and self organized, you are flexible and able to work on a team.

You must have perfect command of both French and English.