Junior Internal Control & Compliance Analyst

Role Summary

The Junior Internal Control & Compliance Analyst will support the implementation, monitoring and continuous improvement of internal control, market compliance, anti-corruption, sanctions and KYC processes within a fast-paced energy trading environment. The role requires strong analytical capability, attention to detail, sound judgment and the ability to work closely with front office, operations and support functions to promote a robust culture of compliance.

Key Responsibilities

Internal Control

• Administer and maintain the internal procedures database, including drafting, updating, reviewing and ensuring consistency with internal control and governance standards.
• Manage user administration, including access provisioning and removal, periodic user access and profile reviews, and monitoring to ensure segregation of duties and compliance with internal policies.
• Coordinate the implementation and follow-up of Return on Experience initiatives, including tracking remediation actions, ensuring timely closure and promoting continuous improvement of internal controls.
• Monitor and analyse key internal control KPIs, maintain and enhance related reporting tools and escalate relevant findings to management.
• Support anti-fraud activities, including coordination of investigations, tracking identified risks and incidents, and reporting to relevant governance bodies.
• Deliver internal control training to new joiners, including onboarding sessions on policies, procedures, systems and key risk areas.

Market Compliance

• Monitor trading activities across relevant markets, including Platts MOC windows and exchanges, using surveillance tools to identify potential market abuse indicators and escalate findings.
• Review and investigate market conduct alerts using communications monitoring tools, liaise with front office for clarification and document outcomes.
• Develop, calibrate and improve surveillance scenarios and alerts, ensuring alignment with evolving market risks, trading strategies and applicable regulatory frameworks.
• Maintain and enhance market compliance dashboards and reporting, including KPI monitoring, trend analysis and preparation of regular reports to management.
• Provide advisory support to front office on market conduct rules and acceptable behaviours, including MOC participation, information sharing and interactions with brokers and counterparties.
• Participate in market compliance training and communication initiatives for front office staff, focusing on market abuse risks and real case studies.

Anti-Corruption and Economic Sanctions Compliance

• Perform corruption risk due diligence and analysis on counterparties using dedicated onboarding tools.
• Conduct sanctions risk analysis and provide advice to front office and operational teams regarding trading and shipping transactions and contracts.
• Perform sanctions risk analysis and validation for chartering teams through dedicated compliance tools.
• Conduct regulatory watch and counterparty screening following new sanctions designations.
• Maintain a database of anti-bribery and economic sanctions-related contractual clauses.
• Maintain up-to-date compliance documentation and records.
• Report incidents and compliance breaches in line with internal escalation requirements.
• Participate in the implementation, maintenance and improvement of dedicated compliance tools.
• Participate in the review of gifts, hospitality and conflict of interest declarations through dedicated tools.
• Support training and communication initiatives to monitor effective implementation of compliance policies and contribute to a robust culture of compliance.

KYC and Counterparty Onboarding

• Coordinate with internal teams to provide company and activity information to external counterparties, ensuring successful onboarding and trading readiness.
• Follow up on onboarding status with counterparties and maintain related registers and dashboards.
• Manage KYC renewal requests from counterparties.
• Maintain, update and circulate the BxT KYC information package, coordinating with internal teams for regular updates as required.

Required Skills and Experience

• Essential familiarity with Medyssis ETRM, including trading workflows, user access administration, trade data, control points and compliance monitoring requirements.
• Strong analytical capability, with the ability to review trading, compliance and internal control data, identify trends, investigate exceptions and prepare clear management reporting.
• Proficiency in Power BI for dashboard development, KPI monitoring, data visualisation and reporting automation.
• Working knowledge of Python for data extraction, cleansing, analysis and automation of recurring control or compliance monitoring tasks.
• Good understanding of internal control, market compliance, anti-corruption, sanctions and KYC processes within a commodity or energy trading environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to document findings, explain control requirements, liaise with front office and operational teams, and escalate issues clearly and professionally.
• High attention to detail, sound judgment, discretion and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced trading environment.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a proactive, detail-oriented and analytical professional with an interest in internal control, compliance and energy trading. They should be comfortable working with data, systems and cross-functional stakeholders, and able to communicate findings clearly and professionally in a controlled and regulated environment.