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Operations Admin Assistant

Tomsons is seeking a highly motivated and talented Operations Admin Assistant to join our dynamic team. As a trading company that deals with chemicals, we need someone who is detail-oriented, meticulous, and PC literate to help us manage and maintain our trade capture system.

Job Description:

  • Ensure that all tanks/trucks movements are promptly and accurately reflected in the system.
  • Manage the inventory system to keep track of oil stocks in tank/petrol kiosks tanks.
  • Process/issue invoices covering sales/purchases.
  • If time permits, gain hands-on experience with back-office/credit/operational matters.
  • Perform other admin functions as needed.

Qualifications:

  • Minimum A Level/Polytechnic Diploma.
  • Entry-level candidates are welcome to apply as long as they have the right attitude and eagerness to grow.
  • PC literate.
  • Detailed-oriented and meticulous.
  • Team player.

Join us and be part of a team that values hard work, integrity, and commitment. Apply now and take the first step towards a rewarding career with Tomsons!

Trader

Tomsons is a leading trading company in the chemical industry, specializing in the import and export of chemicals worldwide. We are seeking a highly motivated and talented Trader to join our team.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Analyzing market trends, pricing, and logistics to make informed trading decisions
  • Developing and maintaining relationships with clients, suppliers, and other stakeholders in the chemical industry
  • Negotiating and executing contracts for the purchase and sale of chemicals
  • Monitoring and managing risk exposure, including credit risk, market risk, and operational risk
  • Communicating effectively with team members, management, and other stakeholders to ensure successful trade execution and delivery of products
  • Continuously updating knowledge of the chemical industry and related markets to identify new business opportunities

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Business, Finance, or a related field
  • 5+ years of experience in trading chemicals, with a strong understanding of the industry and related markets
  • Proven track record of success in trading chemicals, including demonstrated ability to analyze market trends, negotiate contracts, and manage risk exposure
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships with clients and suppliers
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other analytical tools
  • Ability to work well independently and as part of a team, with strong attention to detail and the ability to prioritize tasks

Benefits:

  • Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses
  • Health and dental insurance
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Opportunities for growth and advancement within the company

At Tomsons, we value our employees and provide a dynamic and challenging work environment that encourages creativity, innovation, and teamwork. If you are a driven and ambitious Trader with a passion for the chemical industry, we want to hear from you.

Apply today and take the first step towards an exciting new career with Tomsons!

Data Scientist

Tomsons is seeking a highly motivated and talented Data Scientist to join our team at our trading company, where we specialize in trading chemicals. As a Data Scientist, you will have a significant impact on the full workflow of data science, from collaborating with business stakeholders to define projects to the implementation of production models and custom visualizations. You will be responsible for extracting value from complex and messy data, exploring new datasets, and presenting complex data visually to a wide audience.

As a member of our highly agile Data Science team, you will have the opportunity to engage directly with traders, brokers, analysts, and researchers to understand the data that goes into internal models and the business problems that need to be solved. You will be responsible for standardizing and structuring data in clear, extensible, and easily understandable ways, applying machine learning models in novel ways, and reviewing the code and experimental design of other Data Scientists to ensure high-quality production.

We are looking for a self-motivated individual with strong communication skills, a keen sense for the art of the possible, and a desire to be a thought partner in a fast-growing team. The ideal candidate should have a solid understanding of coding best practices, 3-5+ years of industry experience working as a Data Scientist, and extensive experience exploring and extracting insights from heterogeneous multi-dimensional data sets. Fluency in Python (3) with the ability to write clean, modular, well-documented code in a collaborative development setting is essential.

Qualifications:

  • Degree in a STEM subject with a solid understanding of coding best practices
  • 3-5+ years of industry experience working as a Data Scientist with machine learning models applied to real-world data
  • Extensive experience presenting complex data visually to a wide audience (plotly, bokeh, etc.)
  • Extensive experience exploring and extracting insights from heterogeneous multi-dimensional data sets
  • Fluency in Python (3) with the ability to write clean, modular, well-documented code in a collaborative development setting
  • Advanced coursework in math, statistics, and machine learning preferred
  • Demonstrable attention to detail

Desired Experience:

  • Time series modeling (both machine-learning and econometric approaches, especially on small datasets)
  • Application of a wide range of machine learning methodologies to real-life applications
  • Enterprise software development (code design, code review, version control, etc.)
  • Cloud-based data science workflows (on AWS in particular)

Personal Characteristics:

  • A self-motivated individual who thrives on seeing the results of their work make an impact in the business
  • Strong communication skills, both verbally and in writing – passionate about using data to help tell a story
  • A keen sense of the art of the possible
  • Proven ability to be flexible and work hard, both independently and collaboratively
  • Methodical and organized – in general, in experimental design, and in code!
  • Excellent attention to detail with strong analytical, mathematical, and problem-solving skills
  • An interest in learning about the commodities space
  • Resourceful and able to think creatively and adapt in a dynamic and energetic environment
  • Team player, with an open non-political style and a high level of personal integrity
  • Desire to be a thought partner in a fast-growing team, and make an impact at a business that sits at the heart of the world’s energy flows

What We Offer:

  • A large diversity of projects with real-world impacts on a truly global scale
  • The entrepreneurial environment within a flat hierarchy, where great ideas come to life quickly
  • Close collaboration with various business units across our key regions (eg. London, Singapore, Houston, Geneva)
  • A highly motivated DS team comprised of experienced individuals with a supportive attitude and great team spirit
  • Being part of the energy transition through increased emphasis on renewable

Financial Accounting Analyst

Tomsons is a leading trading company that specializes in the trade of chemicals. We are committed to providing our customers with the highest quality products and services, while also maintaining a strong commitment to sustainability and social responsibility. We are currently seeking a highly motivated and talented Financial Accounting Analyst to join our team.

Job Description:

As a Financial Accounting Analyst at Tomsons, you will play a vital role in our accounting and finance organization. You will be responsible for ensuring the financial health and performance of our legal entities in the Americas, including trading, renewable asset, and service companies. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to monitor and improve financial controls, and you will support investment and deal teams in new business integration and sales processes. In addition, you will perform monthly and quarterly analyses, which will be reviewed by the CEO and Senior Management team to aid in decision-making.

Responsibilities:

  • Work closely with cross-functional teams to understand business processes and monitor/improve financial controls
  • Support investment and deal teams in new business integration and/or sales processes
  • Perform the accounting month-end close processes for various legal entities
  • Perform monthly/quarterly analyses to be reviewed by the CEO and Senior Management team to aid in decision making
  • Support the annual external audit process
  • Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
  • 5-6 years of financial reporting/audit experience is strongly preferred
  • A CPA license is strongly preferred
  • Exposure to commodities trading is preferred
  • Strong quantitative, analytical, and critical thinking skills
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to prioritize tasks
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, as well as opportunities for career advancement and professional development. If you are a curious, creative, and analytical individual who is up for a challenge, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

Contracts Administrator

Tomsons, a trading company specializing in chemicals, is seeking a highly motivated and talented Contracts Administrator to join our team. The Contracts Administrator will be responsible for mitigating economic, operational, legal, and regulatory risk associated with commodity transactions by drafting and dispatching contracts reflecting all agreed economic and non-economic terms.

The Contracts Administrator will also be responsible for reviewing and confirming broker and counterparty confirmations while promptly escalating discrepancies to the Front Office for resolution. Additionally, the Contracts Administrator will be expected to actively follow up on outstanding confirmations, establish and maintain strong working relationships with the Front Office, and proactively identify opportunities to further streamline processes and improve productivity.

Specific job duties include confirming all completed transactions are valid deals, ensuring all trade confirmations are drafted, issued, and executed in accordance with procedures, checking incoming counterparty confirms for errors, and sending responses as needed. The Contracts Administrator will also be responsible for liaising with Legal, Credit, Operations, and other support partners to ensure any additional terms are properly incorporated into contracts and responding timely to any external queries on confirmations.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in the numerate or semi-numerate subject (engineering, math, accounting, economics) or relevant experience in a related field, familiarity and understanding of working with contracts and/or energy markets, minimum 1-2 years of experience in a trading environment, and Portuguese and/or Spanish language skills highly preferred.

The candidate should have an understanding of the financial implications associated with the movement of a physical product, be capable of assessing contractual risk and making decisions accordingly and have excellent communication skills. In addition, the candidate should be self-motivated, proactive in problem-solving, highly organized, a self-starter, able to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment, have an analytical approach to data, be adaptable, and seek to continuously build knowledge.

Additional Information

The Contracts Administrator will be responsible for updating and maintaining procedures documents and participating in the testing of system and process upgrades. The candidate should be proficient in document administration in Microsoft Word.

Commercial Analyst

Tomsons is seeking a highly motivated and talented Commercial Analyst to join our trading desk team. As a key role in our organization, you will have the opportunity to work in a P&L driven environment, develop core analytical skills, and leverage and develop our ‘Vista’ management reporting and risk management system. We have multiple open roles within our Oil, Energy Transition, and Utilities matrices.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Create and maintain a high-quality position summary and daily pricing exposure for the respective business unit
  • Compile daily profitability reports and management information to enable brokers to determine how market moves are impacting their positions
  • Ensure new businesses, products, or markets are accurately set up, documented, and reflected in a fair and transparent manner
  • Help to maintain curve integrity and the Mark to Market of the trading activity
  • Partner with our Technology team to work on sustainable improvements and solutions for our CTRM
  • Interface with multiple internal stakeholders on essential periodic processes e.g. invoicing and accounts closing
  • Conduct ad-hoc analysis and troubleshooting as required by brokers, traders & management
  • Constantly review processes to understand areas of weakness, generate and act on robust ideas to create efficiencies and embed best practice

Qualifications:

  • Graduate degree with an excellent academic record, preferably in an analytical discipline
  • 1-4 years in a commercial, analytical role in the energy major, investment bank, or consulting firm ideally with a focus on the energy sector
  • Strong quantitative and analytical capability and comfort with Excel
  • A clear understanding of accounting and valuation concepts
  • Additional language skills are an advantage
  • Proficiency with VBA or Python

Personal Characteristics:

  • Results-oriented and demonstrably commercial
  • Energetic, resilient, and resourceful, with an ability to work accurately under pressure
  • Team player, with an open non-political style and a high level of personal integrity
  • Incisive and accurate judgment
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Outstanding communication and relationship management skills
  • Global outlook. Able to work across organizational and cultural boundaries
  • Creativity and problem-solving

Additional Information:

  • Flat and non-bureaucratic work culture
  • A large variety of projects, creative freedom, and direct access to our user community
  • Central location close to Victoria Station
  • Modern well-equipped gym