Hedging Manager

Our client is a small, successfully operating commodity trading company focusing on non-ferrous metals, based in Zug. We presently are recruiting a

Hedging Manager

to manage the daily aluminum hedging of trading flows with financial derivatives, including the positions and credit line management.

Position responsibilities

• Ensuring the execution of the hedging strategy by way of implementing effective price risk mitigation tools;
• Ensure the effective communication with the external customers providing best pricing service practices;
• Verification of hedging data received from brokers, including trade confirmations, margin statements, positions/ledger statements;
• Daily and Monthly hedging plan preparation;
• Position roll-over and clearing operations;
• Margin statement and Prompt settlement administration;
• Difference account and ledger balance supervision;
• Monthly average confirmation with the brokers;
• Daily and Monthly report provision to financial analysis team;
• Market reports to management;
• Customer pricing supervision.

Qualifications

• Bachelor and/or Master s Degree in Finance or Economics with at least 3-5 years of relevant experience;
• Advanced knowledge of international trade techniques, LME and hedging principles, hedging options and futures, INCOTERMS, Payment terms, Financing and payment instruments (L/C, trade finance), risk management;
• Knowledge of Aluminum basics is a plus;
• Knowledge of Bloomberg, Reuters;
• High confidence in English, other languages is an advantage;