Please note: This 3 month contract role based in Chester, and requires 4-5 days per week onsite, 31,000 per annum.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Commodities Trade Control team within a leading global bank. This role sits within the Currency, Commodities and Derivatives Operations (CCDO) function, supporting the growing Global Commodities business across multiple products and instruments.

You'll play a critical part in ensuring trade accuracy, risk control and process improvement, while gaining hands-on exposure to the front office and trading activity. This is a fast-paced environment, ideal for someone curious, detail-oriented, and keen to develop both business and technical skills.

Key Responsibilities:

Daily trade validation, reconciliation and amendments

Support front office across trade lifecycle activity

Work closely with developers and testers to ensure functional requirements are accurately translated

Assist with regulatory and management reporting

Help identify and drive process and risk improvements

Contribute to test planning and issue resolution

What We're Looking For:

Exposure to trade support, trade control or middle office within financial services

Understanding of OTC derivatives and/or commodities (desirable, not essential)

Ability to gather requirements and document processes clearly

Strong attention to detail and a proactive, problem-solving mindset

Confident communicator, able to work with a range of stakeholders

Solid Excel and Microsoft Office skills

Willingness to learn new systems and tools

Why Apply?

Join a high-performing team at the heart of commodities operations

Learn directly from front office and technology teams

Be part of a business that's growing, with full technical training provided

Fast-paced, diverse environment with real career progression