LONDON Metals Operations Assistant Up to £60,000 (doe) Bonus My client, a Global Commodities Trading House are looking for an Operations Assistant who has Physical experience within Metals. Contract preparation and administration Price confirmations with suppliers and customers. Liaise with trading, treasury, risk, accounting & IT departments. Monitoring and reconciliations of hedging positions Liaise with Trade finance & compliance Coordination of payments with the treasury departments Updating and reporting of operational activities. Regularly updating and maintenance of internal trade management system Book, manage and track of all shipments, inland haulage between producers, storage facilities, ports and consumers. Requesting quotes and comparing to get the most cost-effective rates from forwarders and service providers. Preparing and checking all shipping documents. Ensuring timely deliveries and warehouse release. Checking and reconciling physical inventory. Dealing with the secondary costs and invoices. Liaising and working closely with accounting, treasury and finance department Reconciliation of customer’s accounts Reconciliation of brokers accounts Trade finance accounts maintenance & monitoring, credit approval, customer onboarding. Regularly updating and maintenance of internal trade management system. REQUIREMENTS Basic understanding of Front Office trading Strong PC skills Microsoft office skills to intermediate level (specifically Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook) Ability to work under pressure Experience in physical Metals