Trade Assistant

Recruiter:

wePlace

Job Ref:

JHB000907/AS

Date posted:

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

SUMMARY:

Our client based in Sandton is looking for a Trade Assistant to join their team.

POSITION INFO:

Key Responsibilities:

Daily liaison with front office traders to understand risks and ensure accurate P&L reporting
Key point of contact for front office traders to resolve any queries
Maintaining daily pricing schedules as well as positions
Month end P&L reporting including commentaries
Monthly reporting between commercial and finance
Liaising with middle office and risk on monthly P&L
Continuous improvements around existing process
Analysing daily reports on inventory valuations, creditors, and accruals
Liaising with internal finance and traffic departments
Budgeting and cashflow forecasting
Reporting of trade positions
Drafting commercial contracts and related trade documents

Professional Experience / Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will have the following experience and qualifications:

2- 3 years of work experience in a similar role or field.
Knowledge / understanding of Commodity Trading – advantageous

Personal & Professional Competencies:

Critical thinking skills with precision and attention to detail in all aspects of written and verbal communication.
Teamwork within a distributed global team – ability and desire to help teammates.
Business skills working directly with commercial, and back-office staff.
Intellectual curiosity and ability to learn quickly and retain knowledge.
Hands-on mentality, solution-minded, and determined to get to the root of the issue through strong analytical
thinking skills.
Excellent time management skills with a sharp focus on deadlines.
Disciplined work habits leading by example.
You recognize yourself in our core values: result-oriented, approachable, service-oriented, honest, enterprising and connecting.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
Languages: English: Excellent business verbal and written proficiency.

Should you not receive a response from us within one week of your application, your application has unfortunately not been successful.

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