Junior Middle Office Analyst

Our client is a start up trading comany in the commodities sector. They are building out a trading desk on blockchain and ledger technology, and they need their first Middle Office hire.

This is a junior role with real breadth. You’ll join a small team, working directly with the CEO and the trader. Processes are only now being set up, so you’ll help design how things are done from a blank page.

What you’ll do:

• Balance the general ledger and reconcile the trading books
• Handle day-to-day technical accounting
• Monitor positions against risk limits and investigate any breaches
• Cover the trading desk and support daily middle office operations
• Build and document middle office processes from scratch
• Use Excel, macros, VBA and AI tools to automate routine work

What you’ll bring:

• Early-career experience in accounting, risk management or middle office within a trading environment
• A solid understanding of how trading works
• Strong Excel skills, including macros and VBA
• Comfortable using AI tools day to day
• Organised, curious and happy to build processes yourself
• Digital assets or crypto experience is a plus, but not essential