Trading Operations Analyst

RWE Supply & Trading Asia-Pacific Pte. Ltd.

To start as soon as possible, permanent

RWE Supply & Trading (RWEST) has a diverse commodity trading portfolio including power, gas emission certificates, renewables – wind, hydro and batteries, LNG, freight, weather and biomass. The Company is also responsible for the commercial optimisation of RWE’s entire asset business and offers large industrial companies and trading partners trading-based portfolio management, long-term supply concepts and risk management solutions. RWEST is present across the globe including in UK, Europe, China, Singapore, India, Japan, Indonesia and Australia.

RWEST has been present in Singapore since last 14 years and has grown manifolds in the past 6 years with newly established presence in five other countries in APAC (Japan, China, Indonesia and India). Today, we are around 120 people in the region with 80 in Singapore. 

Back Office is responsible for the trade lifecycle management of all deals concluded by our Front Office. This includes sending out deal confirmations, managing margin and collateral payments, controlling balancing group accounts, sending out invoices and settling deals. We work closely with all major departments including the Trading Desks, Risk, Finance, Accounting and Legal. We have Back Office teams in Essen (Germany), Swindon (UK) and Singapore which support our traders in various offices across the globe: UK, Europe, China, Singapore, India, Japan, Indonesia and Australia.

In alignment with the commercial growth in the region, the Back Office Team in Singapore is also grown over the last couple of years and you would be the fourth person to join our Team.

The business in APAC is continuing to grow both in terms of the products we trade and the desks we support. We are currently looking to recruit for a Back Office Analyst position in Singapore, to enable us to  actively contribute to growth initiatives in APAC by getting involved in ensuring readiness to trade, by preparing the relevant support and controls required to facilitate smooth daily operations for existing and new products and markets and by improving and automating processes to increase overall efficiency.

Does the above grab your attention? Then join RWE Supply & Trading Asia Pacific as a Back Office Analyst!

In detail that means:

The primary focus of the role is to perform operational activities independently and apply knowledge and skills in a wide variety of contexts.

• You will ensure the trade has been executed by completing various checks in the trade lifecycle. This means you will communicate with Front Office, Back Office, Risk, Finance, Accounting and Legal as well as external counterparties and brokers.
• You will complete contract administration (with that eye for detail you possess) 
• You will make sure the deals that are made are captured and settled  - as the goal is to ensure a profit on those trades
• You will support the set up of new products traded throughout the Asia Pacific Region
• You will actively work on process automation and continuous improvements
• You will work closely with colleagues in Europe

Details that make you special

• You have a completed degree (BSc, MSc or PhD) in any discipline, provided you have strong analytical, numerical and interpersonal skills
• 1 to 3 years of relevant experience working with a commodities/derivatives trading company/Bank
• Experience in operations in Physical Power and /or  Gas Markets in Asia Pacific/Australia and/or, Freight Trading and/or Clearing and Collateral Management would be advantageous
• Good IT skills
• You are capable of working to tight time-scales
• You work in an accurate and well organized way
• You build effective relationships but also work independently
• You are commercially driven, keen to learn and flexible in a changing work environment

If you can tick the majority of the boxes above, then apply now. What we value most is passion, willingness to learn and a determined and resilient work ethic.

A job at RWE Supply & Trading gives you the opportunity to join one of Europe’s leading energy trading houses. Within Back Office you will gain a thorough understanding of RWESTs trading portfolio and work closely with many other departments supporting the trade lifecycle. We offer the opportunity to travel to our headquarters in Essen, Germany and sometimes even further afield. We also offer all our employees a wide variety of training opportunities. Once you have spent some time with us, your knowledge will have vastly developed and you will have influenced projects to help the team succeed. There are then opportunities to develop further within Back office, or within the wider RWEST family

Apply with just a few clicks: ad code 93033 Any questions? Contact HR: Aruna Richard, aruna.richard@rwe.com

We look forward to meeting you. Of course, you can find us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Xing, too.We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications - regardless of gender, disability, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/belief, age, sexual orientation, and identity. #inclusionmatters

RWE Supply & Trading is our connection to the world’s energy markets. Headquartered in Essen, Germany, the company operates one of Europe’s largest and most advanced energy trading floors. A diverse team of over 2,200 professionals from around 90 countries trades electricity, gas, commodities, and CO2 emission allowances. With precise market analysis and a strong customer focus, we create innovative energy supply solutions and tailored risk management concepts for industrial clients.We also ensure the commercial optimisation of RWE’s power plant portfolio and markets the electricity generated by RWE. In addition, legally independent RWE gas storage companies operate in Germany, contributing to a secure energy supply.