Hedging Operator

Our client is a small commodity trading company in Zug with primary focus in non-ferrous metal trading. They have experience and expertise in providing a full range of services to the industrial metals sector and in facilitating global competitive trading transactions.

We are looking for a talented and motivated

Hedging Operator / Manager

to manage the daily aluminum hedging of trading flows with financial derivatives, including the positions and credit line management.

Position responsibilities
- Ensuring the execution of the hedging strategy by way of implementing effective price risk mitigation tools;
- Ensure the effective communication with the external customers providing best pricing service practices;
- Verification of hedging data received from brokers, including trade confirmations, margin statements, positions/ledger statements;
- Daily and Monthly hedging plan preparation;
- Position roll-over and clearing operations;
- Margin statement and Prompt settlement administration;
- Difference account and ledger balance supervision;
- Monthly average confirmation with the brokers;
- Daily and Monthly report provision to financial analysis team;
- Market reports to management;
- Customer pricing supervision;
- Support in L/C’s management and financial analysis

**Qualifications**:

- Bachelor and/or Master’s Degree in Finance or Economics with at least 3-5 years of relevant experience;
- Advanced knowledge of international trade techniques, LME and hedging principles, hedging options and futures, INCOTERMS, Payment terms, Financing and payment instruments (L/C, trade finance), risk management;
- Strong analytical and mathematical skills
- Knowledge of Bloomberg, Reuters;
- High confidence in English, other languages is an advantage;