Tue 19 Jun 2018, 09:11 GMT

World Fuel Services seeks Operations and Trade Support Assistant


Successful candidate will work with the firm's marine EMEA commercial teams.


Image credit: World Fuel Services
World Fuel Services is looking to employ an Operations and Trade Support Assistant (Marine Fuel Trading) at its offices in London Victoria.

The successful candidate will be responsible for working with the marine EMEA commercial teams to monitor supply schedules after completion in the company's system, and to report progress.

Key responsibilities will include:

- Obtain relevant data and report same to concerned parties.

- Create new trades in the company system, link with correct strategy and update trades when necessary.

- Schedule Malta and Gibraltar inventory trades in the company system.

- Prepare invoices for month end reconciliation.

- Reconcile trades, quantities and prices within WFS's various systems.

- Track/record FFP transactions as required.

- Coordinate, prepare and execute flow of price information and port information to interested parties within the organization.

- Assist both sales and administration in ensuring a correct, up-to-date paper trail of fixtures; maintain a concise filing system.

- Enter all derivative trade information into the company system and communicate with middle office and back office for the reporting.

- Assist collections and finance department on accounts for payment when necessary.

- Monitor the existing FFP position and communicate with both supply and customer team for nomination and net position.

Person specification

- The successful candidate will have strong administration experience and will have provided a broad range of administration duties within a fast-paced environment (a minimum of 6 months to a year's experience is required).

- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail are required.

- Strong written and oral communication skills are essential in order to respond to all enquiries in a professional manner.

- IT literacy and knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite.

- Previous experience of inputting data quickly and accurately.

Applications can be made by clicking here.


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