Senior Commercial Operations Analyst

 We have a maternity cover opportunity supporting our Trading Operations team.   

We are Uniper

At Uniper, we are pro-actively transforming the world of energy whilst at the same time ensuring security of energy supply. As an internationally operating company, we work in very diverse teams with the greatest possible working time flexibility for our employees. Our corporate culture is characterized by equal opportunities, mutual appreciation, and respect. With us, you will be able to develop new business models, work on technological solutions for a modern, sustainable, and future-oriented energy supply as well as pro-actively help to shape changes. Interested? Then we will look forward to meeting you!

Your responsibilities

• Provide effective and well controlled settlement services to the trading function – all deals settled on time and accurately
• Provide challenge to the trading function, ensuring processes and controls are consistently applied
• Support the development of new products working alongside stakeholders
• Independently align with the Front Office teams, with Credit Risk, Tax, Accounting, and with all other required stakeholders to ensure correct, timely and efficient settlement is performed by the team   
• Ensure timely and accurate processing of trades including validation, data quality management, implementation, settlement and documentation   
• Be the point of contact for audit processes
• Ensure tracking and administration of internal controls  as well as KPIs
• Identify and steer optimization potentials - working with the team to drive initiatives to simplify, standardize and automate processes within the department based on the Operational Excellence principals  
• Manage (Sub-) projects as well as collaborate with other teams in projects
• Occasional travel to Dusseldorf will be required 

Your profile

Essential

• Educational or professional background in economics/accounting/business administration or similar areas
• Experience in commodity markets, in deal validation, pre-settlement and settlement tasks
• Ability to work with Front Office teams on very high value transactions, under time pressure
• Experience working with SAP and ETRMs
• Fluent in English language
• Excellent analytical skills and good knowledge of MS Office services
• UK commodity market knowledge 

Desirable

• Experience working as team lead
• Distinctive customer orientation and focus on customer satisfaction and continuous improvement 

Your qualities

• Competitive salary
• Personal development and Learning opportunities
• Enhanced company pension – With up to 12% company contributions
• 26 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Electric vehicle charging at our sites
• In house Occupational Health Services
• Company funded Private Medical Insurance including free GP service
• Performance related benefits
• Access to a range of flexible benefits such as Share Incentive Plan, Dental, Critical Illness and Life Insurance, Cycle2Work, or buy and sell extra holiday
• Future career opportunities (UK & International) with a strong focus on Diversity Equity and Inclusion

Our employees are the reason for our success. Therefore, you will find many other benefits at the local level to help you reach your potential. Energy evolutionary wanted!

 Your contact

Should you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact the UK Talent Acquisition Manager

dominic.lindsey@uniper.energy

Please note, any CV’s sent via email would not be taken into consideration. All CV’s must be submitted via the online application process only.

 Job information 

As an employer, Uniper is committed to diversity and equal opportunities. Therefore, we encourage applications from suitably qualified individuals whose capabilities match the role requirements regardless of gender, origin, disability, age, religion, ideology, sexual identity or marital status. We live inclusion and support flexible working.