Commodities Operations Manager

Citigroup Inc.; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job description

The role resides within the EMEA Commodities Operations team based in Belfast, who are responsible for supporting and partnering with the Commodities Business across the full suite of their activities.

The Commodities Business transacts high volumes across various different markets. This position will primarily entail responsibility for overseeing one of multiple Commodities Operations functions including people management responsibilities. We require a specialist with a strong understanding of how to risk manage commodity deals with experience across a variety of Commodities operations roles. We require an individual who has a proven record and ability to innovate, improve and drive change across the organization.

What you’ll do:

• Acting as key point of contact for the team across internal and external stakeholders, providing input to simplify, improve and measure processes by delivering enhancements to the control environment.
• Act as a strategic partner with all potential stakeholders in onboarding new and complex commodities transactions, ensuring procedures are properly embedded, supported and risk managed on an ongoing basis.
• Focus on risk reduction, control management, escalations.
• Daily collaboration across Global Clients, Trading, and Operations teams to provide solutions and identify/resolve root cause.

What we’ll need from you:

• Significant relevant experience.
• Demonstrated experience in building and managing successful teams.
• Experience in managing a Commodities Operations team within Banking and Financial Services Institutions preferred.
• Proven ability to manage various concurrent activities/projects in a high-risk environment.
• Effective project management and negotiation skills.
• Consistently demonstrated clear and concise written and verbal communication.
• Demonstrated success dealing with senior and executive management. Energetic, flexible, collaborative, and proactive.
• Strong, influential communicator who is articulate and concise, demonstrated success interacting with senior management.
• Strong risk management and control mindset.
• Ability to identify gaps in controls and provide solutions to bridge those gaps. Provides evaluative judgment based on analysis of factual information in complicated, unique and dynamic situations.
• Self-reliant, good problem solver and results oriented. Strong awareness of both external and internal best practice perspectives. Exceptional attention to detail.

What we can offer you: This position offers excellent training opportunities to continuously learn and develop across the wide range of Commodity products and work closely with all the other divisions that support the Commodity Business. We work hard to have a positive financial and social impact on the communities we serve. In turn, we put our employees first and provide the best-in-class benefits they need to be well, live well and save well. By joining Citi Belfast, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed).

Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 days plus bank holidays; increasing with tenure. A discretional annual performance-related bonus. Private medical insurance packages to suit your personal circumstances. Employee Assistance Program. Pension Plan. Paid Parental Leave. Special discounts for employees, family, and friends. Access to an array of learning and development resources. Alongside these benefits, Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us. Sounds like Citi has everything you need? Then apply to discover the true extent of your capabilities.

Qualifications:

• Subject matter expert in at least one area of Securities and Derivatives processing.
• Advanced knowledge of hedge funds activities including calculation of Net Asset value (price), recording of corporate actions, reconciling cash and holdings, and pricing of securities.
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills.

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree/University degree or equivalent experience.
• Master’s degree preferred.

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.