Full TimeENAsia/Pacific
Main purpose
The Deals Desk in Trafigura is a middle office team providing market and risk analysis globally on a real time basis. Our primary responsibilities revolve around monitoring all elements of the risk and exposure related to our commercial activity and report it directly to the board on a daily basis. Being seated in the middle of a trade floor, we serve in a support role for traders spanning across virtually every market. Commercially, we add value by providing traders with risk assessments and analysis which highlight their exposure, optionality and PnL. These reports are essential to help them make the right commercial decisions and optimize the opportunities their portfolios generate, all the while providing deals desk employees with an unprecedented front office learning experience in the world of trading.
To fully master the role takes years of training as it requires an in-depth knowledge of every element of physical and derivative trading, as well as being able to interpret the impact of operational, financial and political changes on the underlying position and profit. Whilst all responsibilities and accountabilities of the role remain based upon the core principles of risk management, the factors that drive them change on an hour by hour, day by day basis as the company discovers new and innovative ways to generate a wide and truly diversified portfolio
Maintenance and enhancement of core P and L data to increase accuracy and timeliness of the daily trading results.
Be responsible for the production and reporting of daily trading positions and management P&L, production and monitoring of daily trading P&L and volumetric exposure reports, post deal review and system reconciliation. Enter inception PnL for all new trading strategies, and maintain the economics on these strategies from cradle to grave.
Key responsibilities
Required qualifications
Degree holder, preferably with at least 1-2yrs
• Engineers Preferred
• Proficient excel abilities
• Familiar with using multiple systems
• Ability to work in a fast paced high pressure environment
Attributes for success
Department overview
The Deals Desk (DD) is a critical commercial and control function within the organisation, responsible for PnL ownership, trade economics, exposure management, and business system integration across the trading lifecycle. The department sits at the intersection of Trading, Operations, Finance, and Accounting, acting as the central hub for deal economics, profit reporting, and risk oversight.
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