Senior business analyst - front office| precious metals trading | up to £115,000 + bonus + benefits

Senior Business Analyst - Front Office | Precious Metals Trading | Up to £115,000 + Bonus + Benefits

Business Analyst, specialising in Precious Metals / Metals and specifically working on Regulatory Reporting projects is needed for a commodities & energy trading firm, focused on regulatory reporting for a new desk within the energy trading sector. The ideal candidate will have hands‑on experience with precious metals, or metals more generally, and be familiar with energy trading from a derivatives or physical basis. With their continued growth in metals trading space of implementing a new ETRM system, they are looking to scale up the company.

As a Precious Metals Business Analyst, you’ll work closely with front‑office traders to support and optimise trade flows across the precious metals desk, with additional exposure to base metals and power & gas markets. You’ll help map and improve end‑to‑end trading workflows and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure efficient, scalable desk operations.

Closest station: Barbican, Hybrid working: 3 days per week

Paying up to £115,000 base salary

Key responsibilities

• Work closely with precious metals traders and front‑office stakeholders to understand, map, and optimise end‑to‑end trade flows across the desk
• Support the build‑out and scaling of a newly expanding precious metals trading function, including interaction with base metals and selective exposure to power & gas markets
• Act as a key interface between front office, operations, risk, and technology teams to ensure smooth execution and lifecycle management of trades
• Analyse and improve trading workflows across the full lifecycle, from trade capture through to settlement and reporting
• Support the implementation and enhancement of a new ETRM system, ensuring it aligns with trading requirements and desk processes
• Work within an Agile delivery environment, contributing to backlog refinement, prioritisation, and iterative delivery of improvements

Contact: shabana@virtuetech.io