Job Description
Join Vitol Asia as a Product Control Analyst and become a key partner to our trading desk in Singapore. This role ensures the day-to-day running of our energy and commodities trading activities, delivering accurate position summaries, timely P&L reporting, and rigorous financial controls. You will work closely with traders, risk, settlements, and IT to maintain data integrity, drive efficiency, and minimize operational risk.
In this position you will monitor daily P&L, validate trade capture, and reconcile positions across front, middle, and back-office systems. You will perform variance analysis, investigate anomalous trades, and prepare performance commentary for senior stakeholders. You will also support regulatory reporting, ensure compliance with internal policies, and contribute to process improvements through automation and data quality initiatives.
We seek a proactive communicator with strong analytical skills and a solid understanding of derivatives or commodities trading. You will thrive in a fast-paced environment, balance accuracy with deadlines, and work collaboratively across cross-functional teams. A customer-focused mindset and attention to detail will underpin your success as Vitol Asia continues to grow its trading activities in the region.
Responsibilities
- Monitor daily P&L, verify trade capture and position data, ensuring accurate position summaries.
- Reconcile positions between front-to-back-office systems and resolve discrepancies with traders and operations.
- Produce timely P&L analysis, variance explanations, and desk commentary for management.
- Validate valuations, risk metrics, and margin requirements; support collateral management.
- Maintain data quality, run daily controls, and support regulatory reporting.
- Identify and drive process improvements, automation, and system change requests with IT.
- Collaborate with traders, risk, settlements, and finance to ensure policy compliance and auditable records.
- Assist in new product onboarding and post-trade controls for derivatives and commodities.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or related field (or equivalent).
- 2-5 years of Product Control, P&L, or trading support experience in financial services; commodities/energy trading preferred.
- Solid understanding of derivatives, commodities markets, and P&L attribution; experience with risk concepts.
- Advanced Excel skills; SQL and/or Python; experience with risk/trading systems (e.g., Bloomberg, Reuters, trading platforms).
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and attention to detail; ability to meet tight deadlines.
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills; comfortable operating in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
- Knowledge of accounting standards (IFRS/GAAP) and regulatory reporting; prior SOX control exposure a plus.