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Your New Job Title: Mandarin speaking Commodity Account Executive

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The Skills You'll Need: Fluent Mandarin and English, Prior experience or internships within a trading floor, brokerage, or financial services environment will be preferred.

Your New Salary: £30k+benefits (Negotiable depending on the experience)

Location: London

Hybrid: 3 days in the office, 2 days at home (however more days will be spent in office during the start stage for training purpose.)

Start: ASAP

Who You'll Be Working for:

Our client is an international trading company

To be successful in this role our client has said it is essential that candidates:

• are fluent in both Mandarin and English
• have experience or internships within a trading floor, brokerage, or financial services environment
• have Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or a related field

If that means this job isn’t a match for you please view our other vacancies for one that may be a better fit.

What You'll be Doing Each Day:

• Facilitate real-time price quoting and conduct the accurate execution of trades across electronic platforms and broking systems. Support the sales teams in the preparation for bespoke client solutions.
• Assist Senior Account Executives in the day-to-day management of institutional accounts and the onboarding of new counterparties.
• Help synthesize fundamental and technical data to produce daily market summaries and newsletters for the client base.
• Attend key industrial conferences and exhibitions to assist in prospecting customers and represent the firm’s commodities suite.
• Act as a reliable point of contact for client queries, ensuring professional conduct and timely resolution of operational or settlement issues.
• Maintain meticulous records of client interactions, coverage targets, and marketing efforts to ensure data-driven growth strategies.
• Work closely with Middle Office, Compliance, and Risk departments to ensure all trades satisfy regulatory and firm-wide requirements.

The Skills You'll Need to Succeed:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or a related field with a strong interest in global commodity markets.
• Strong numerical skills and the ability to interpret complex market data and financial instruments.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Ability to work with high accuracy under pressure and meet tight deadlines in a live market environment.
• Clear and professional verbal and written communication skills, essential for both internal collaboration and client interaction.
• A proactive learner who can quickly grasp Commodity Derivatives, contract specifications, and risk management concepts.

Preferred Attributes

• Prior experience or internships within a trading floor, brokerage, or financial services environment will be preferred.
• Proficiency in Chinese is a must for supporting our diverse EMEA client base.
• A self-starter attitude with the ambition to transition into a full coverage role through demonstrated performance and market mastery.

Job status: Permanent

Working hours: 8:30am – 5:30pm Monday – Friday

Start date: ASAP

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We would be grateful if you could send your CV as a Word document. If your application is successful, you will be contacted within 7 days. We regret that due to the high volume of applications we receive we cannot provide feedback on individual CVs. Please note that we can only consider candidates who are eligible to work in the UK and are able to provide relevant supporting documentation.

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