Job Description

Responsibilities:

Pricing & Market Analysis

Build and update gasoil and freight forward curves. Decompose MtM PnL into flat price and spreads. Monitor time spreads, location differentials, and freight rate movements; flag trading opportunities to desk head

FFA market monitoring: track Baltic routes, FFA settlement prices, and paper vs. physical freight economics

Provide market intelligence reports and decision support to the desk head on a daily/weekly basis

PnL Review & Trade Allocation

Trade allocation: allocate trades across books and legal entities; reconcile positions between front-office and risk systems

Monitor all costs (demurrage, Q&Q, logistics) and ensure accurate reflection in the trading P&L

Ensure a strong control framework by maintaining all operational activities in the Risk System

Model Building & Operations

Build analytical models independently: pricing tools, scenario analysis, position monitors, break-even calculators – using Excel, Python, and AI assistants as force multipliers

Internal data integration: connect internal datasets to produce actionable dashboards for desk and management

Act as a backup to the operations team; handle documentation & invoices; manage quality and quantity issues from physical operations and other duties as requested or assigned

Required Skills

Bachelor’s degree in finance, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, or related quantitative field

1–3 years post-graduation experience – ideally in a commodity trading house, bank commodity desk, shipping company, or brokerage with demonstrable exposure to energy or freight markets

Financial literacy with the ability to use AI tools to accelerate model building, data analysis, and report generation

Possess a strong work ethic and be able to learn quickly in a fast paced, high-pressure environment

Maintain composure and communicate clearly when under pressure

Ability to succeed working as part of a small, high-output team

Advanced aptitude for problem solving and multitasking

Second language (French, Arabic, Russian or Mandarin a plus)