Commercial Analyst

Responsibilities:

The role will be based in Dubai and include travel (minimum 25% of the calendar year). The successful candidate will be expected to fulfill the responsibilities set out within a 12-month timeframe:

Pricing & Market Analysis

• Build and update gasoil and freight forward curves
• Decompose MtM PnL into flat price and spreads
• Monitor time spreads location differentials and freight rate movements; flag trading opportunities to desk head

FFA market monitoring:

• Track Baltic routes FFA settlement prices and paper vs. physical freight economics
• Provide market intelligence reports and decision support to the desk head on a daily/weekly basis

PnL Review & Trade Allocation:

• Trade allocation: allocate trades across books and legal entities; reconcile positions between front-office and risk systems
• Monitor all costs (demurrage Q&Q logistics) and ensure accurate reflection in the trading P&L
• Ensure a strong control framework by maintaining all operational activities in the Risk System

Model Building & Operations

• Build analytical models independently: pricing tools scenario analysis position monitors break- even calculators using Excel Python and AI assistants as force multipliers
• Internal data integration: connect internal datasets to produce actionable dashboards for desk and management
• Act as a backup to the operations team; handle documentation & invoices manage quality and quantity issues from physical operations and other duties as requested or assigned

Educational Qualification and Experience:

• Bachelors degree in Finance Economics Mathematics Engineering or related quantitative field
• 13 years post-graduation experience ideally in a commodity trading house bank commodity desk shipping company or brokerage with demonstrable exposure to energy or freight markets
• Financial literacy with the ability to use AI tools to accelerate model building data analysis and report generation
• Possess a strong work ethic and be able to learn quickly in a fast paced high-pressure environment
• Maintain composure and communicate clearly when under pressure
• Ability to succeed working as part of a small high-output team
• Advanced aptitude for problem solving and multitasking
• Second language (French Arabic Russian or Mandarin a plus)