Securities, FICC, Commodities Structured Finance, Analyst, London

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Job Summary & Responsibilities

Commodities Structured Finance Team
Goldman Sachs has been engaged in the commodities business since 1981 and is one of the leading players in the commodities markets across a wide variety of financial and physical products. The Commodities business helps clients manage risk across a range of commodities, including oil and gas, power, coal, metals and agricultural products. Our clients include corporates, investors, commodity trading houses and other financial institutions.

The Commodities Structured Finance desk focuses on providing commodity-linked financing solutions to clients (e.g. oil & gas companies, refiners, miners, power stations) often  with integrated commodity price risk management / hedging. Transaction types include secured and unsecured lending, inventory financing, supply chain intermediation, commodity leasing and monetization of future commodity production. The team looks at financing opportunities globally and is located in London, New York and Singapore.

Job Summary & Responsibilities
•Structured finance and lending analyst (buy-side role)
•Work with Commodity Trading desks, Sales / Investment Banking coverage and other commodity staff to identify potential financing transactions across all commodity products
•Conduct in-depth market analysis and company due diligence
•Build detailed financial models of transactions and conduct credit analysis
•Analyze and price any related commodity hedging
•Draft term sheets and internal committee presentations
•Monitor and manage ongoing commodity, credit and funding risks of the structured finance portfolio
•Conduct daily P&L tracking and risk reporting for the trading book

Basic Qualifications

•1-2 years of relevant work experience in a structured finance, leverage finance, M&A and/or credit-focused role
•Strong quantitative, analytical and problem-solving skills
•Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
•Ability to work well under pressure
•Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
•Solid work ethic and high levels of motivation
•Ability to work independently and drive projects and initiatives

Preferred Qualifications

•Proficiency in corporate finance, valuation and financial statement analysis as well as financial modelling
•Prior experience in the commodities sector and/or commodity related financing transactions
•Understanding of payoffs, greeks and credit exposure on derivative products