Commodities Trading Risk Analyst - Morgan McKinley

Our client is a successful, rapidly growing commodities trading firm with the wider purpose of investing into a better future for us all. Our vision To invest our trading profits into community enhancing businesses across the globe that share our values. Our mission Through our trading strategies, maximise the opportunity in the commodities and other markets to help us realise our vision. We believe Social value and long-term profit are inextricably linked. We carry this philosophy through to the role we play in the commodities markets. As part of this belief, we have ensured we are a carbon negative company, meaning we seek to double offset our carbon footprint, backdated from our inception as a company. Where we are in our journey We have grown significantly over the past 4-5 years. We are now looking to scale our technology infrastructure and levels of automation of our trading processes. We are looking for a Trading Risk Analyst to help scale, inform, protect and enhance our trading performance, through effective trade execution and risk management. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys the challenge of trading commodities markets, the financial mathematics and continually finding ways to learn and improve. You will thrive here if you care about your work, have high standards, and a strong drive to make the whole team more effective. Our values * We believe in 80/20, the pursuit of non-perfectionism: We ensure we are always focused on the most impactful drivers and results and what achieves the highest value over time spent. We move fast and get things done. * Adapt & Evolve: We are agile and growth oriented. We won't get everything right first time, but we are open-minded to learning from mistakes and failures. We adapt and evolve whenever needed, and rely on honest, direct and timely feedback from each other. * Best Ideas Rise to The Top: We champion the best ideas, not our own ideas. We ensure we listen to other ideas, regardless of the source and embrace cognitive diversity and creating a psychologically safe environment where every voice is heard. * Care Personally: We care about each other at a personal level as well as ourselves. We put the team's needs ahead of our own individual needs to support each other as servant leaders. The more we understand each other, the more effective we will be. These core values are intrinsic in our culture and in everything we do. What are you going to do? As part of the Trading team, you will report directly into the Head of Trading with the mission to optimise the profits of the team's trading strategies through effective trade execution and risk management. Specific responsibilities include: * Work closely with other Traders to lead and support trade execution strategy * Own and develop risk management requirements for the Trading team * Monitoring live P&L and trading alerts through the day for the trading team * Maintenance and taking ownership of a variety of models and reports, working directly with the Operations team and Trading team to communicate changes * Circulating reports to the wider group * Using Bloomberg application to build charts and other instruments for the trading team * Drive improvements and high standards across the team and be a role model for high quality work You must have... * 2-3 years of professional experience on, or closely with, a trading desk * Strong conceptual understanding of the commodities market * High levels of professional maturity, work ethic and intellectual curiosity * Flexible approach to working hours to respond to evolving needs of markets and Trading team requirements, but typically around an 8hr day * Strong self-management such as self-regulation, stress-reduction, self-awareness, adaptability, positivity * Positive reaction to failure, calm and comfortable in chaos and under pressure while retaining importantly strong ethical standards * Personal commitment to excellence; to self-development, personal growth, expanding your comfort zone; strong attention to detail, ability and hunger to learn quickly; all of which is balanced with a strong sense of pragmatism * Strong logical reasoning with an ability to make decisions, take a methodical approach, identify patterns to form conclusions and solve problems and ability to hold conflicting views in parallel * Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to liaise with co-workers at all levels of the business. Specifically skilled at presenting complex information in concise and clear ways, applying the appropriate sense of urgency when required * Strong team player who works collaboratively with high levels of self-motivation and cares personally for their co-workers. Dependable and accountable to their team. * Effective active listener. Holds space for other's ideas, avoids listening purely to respond * Excellent organisational and time keeping skills, skilled at prioritisation and note taking * Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Excel * Exceptional data manipulation skills, demonstrated through previous projects/work * Evidence of being able to clearly establish priorities but remain adaptable in a constantly changing environment. * Skills in connecting disparate data to provide insight, and solutions in the form of reports and trading models It would be even better, but not essential, if you have one or more of... * A proven strength in a financial, mathematical, or similarly technical or scientific subject area * An understanding of futures contracts * An understanding or experience of front/middle office functions * Experience of using Bloomberg/Reuters * Experience of working in a support role focused on trade execution or trading risk management * Understanding of agile/scrum/Kanban methodologies of working * Experience in SQL or at least one of Excel formulas & VBA or python in Excel Personal Fit Our values run deep. You can come from any background, but championing our culture is critical. We're looking for a team member who: * Shares our vision and embodies the Boba culture as a role model * Is looking for an organisation that puts its purpose at the heart of what it does * Is hungry to help build the company - a proactive and enthusiastic force to improve our capabilities * Loves pragmatism over perfection, without compromising a strong attention to detail * Thrives in the day to day nature of the role, with high levels of personal drive and care in their work * Works without ego and need for status o