Deal Entry Clerk

In this Deal Entry Clerk role, you will provide support to energy brokers to ensure accurate entry of trades and deals. This is an in-office role working market hours. This position will report into our ERCOT desk.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

·        Responsible for ensuring timely and accurate entry of trades into various clearing platforms within the regulatory-mandated timeframe.

• Work closely and effectively with team colleagues, the business and other support functions to provide a high standard of trade support.
• Ensure that all trades are booked properly in the internal deal capture software
• Identify and resolve workflow issues and liaise with internal/external departments and clients to prevent business interruption.
• Adhere to clearing and reporting processes to prevent errors or defaults

·        Perform back office controls across daily trading activities and regulatory monitoring; check in an accurate and timely fashion

·        Maintain applicable spreadsheets to support the brokerage business

·        Ensure that all confirmations are timely delivered to the client, via fax or E-Mail

• Liaise with brokers and/or customers to promptly and efficiently resolve any confirmation complications

For this role, you will need:

• High school diploma or GED

·        Undergraduate degree in accounting, finance, mathematics or business-related major preferred.

·        High level attention to detail involving repetition

• Solid underlying knowledge of various products in the energy space.
• Strong Knowledge of trade entry into CME Direct and Ice Block
• Effective and efficient communication skills with internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience of working in a Middle Office or Operations role
• Strong organization and multi-tasking skills. Flexibility to handle multiple tasks and changing priorities along with a desire to work in a fast-paced environment under tight deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.  Ability to research an issue across sources to identify plans to deliver. A high level of attention to detail. An ability to pick up and learn systems, trade flows and concepts quickly.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to develop relationships both internally and externally to collaborate effectively. 
• Proficient with Google and Microsoft Office products  

What We Offer:

• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance

• Life Insurance

• 401k

Atlas Commodities is an Equal Opportunity Employer