Lead Capital Markets Middle Office Specialist - Commodities

Lead Capital Markets Middle Office Specialist

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Capital Markets Middle Office Specialist within the Commodities team as a part of Corporate Investment Banking Operations. Learn more about the career areas and business divisions at wellsfargojobs.com.

This role is responsible for comprehensive P&L reporting and end-to-end trade lifecycle management across a diverse energy and commodities portfolio, including natural gas, crude oil, power, agriculture, and metals.

In this role, you will:

• Lead daily Profit & Loss (P&L) reporting, including attribution analysis and commentary for trading desks
• Perform daily reconciliation of P&L between front office systems and finance, ensuring accuracy and completeness
• Manage reconciliation of realized and unrealized P&L, including marketing fees and system-of-record alignment
• Oversee trade lifecycle management, including trade capture, validation, and ongoing maintenance of transactions
• Support trading activity across futures, swaps, options, swaptions, structured products, and OTC transactions
• Coordinate physical commodities scheduling, including pipelines, EBBs, and related logistics infrastructure
• Produce daily and ad hoc risk reports, analyzing exposures and providing insights to stakeholders
• Serve as a key liaison with trading, sales, operations, finance, risk, technology, legal, and audit teams
• Ensure integrity of market data and systems used for pricing, valuation, and reporting
• Lead process improvement initiatives and support project work, including writing business requirements documentation
• Develop, document, and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs) for middle office and P&L processes
• Support ad hoc analysis, reporting requests, and strategic initiatives as assigned

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Capital Markets industry experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• 5+ years of middle office P&L experience in high-volume energy trading environments, supporting firms heavily engaged in energy trading
• Strong knowledge of financial and physical commodities markets and instruments
• Proven experience with P&L reporting, attribution, and reconciliation processes
• Experience with both physical and financial derivative products
• Experience with Endur and ION/Openlink systems
• Strong analytical skills and effective communicator
• Strong Microsoft Excel capabilities, including experience working with large datasets and the ability to interpret, analyze, and clearly communicate what the data represents
• Ability to work in a fast-paced deadline driven environment
• Effective organizational, multi-tasking, and prioritizing skills
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of loan, securities, and derivative products

Job Expectations:

• Ability to work a hybrid schedule
• Willingness to work on-site at stated location on the job opening
• Ability to work additional hours as needed
• This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship

Posting Location:

• 550 S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28202

This position is subject to FINRA Background Screening Requirements, including successful completion and clearing of a background check. Internal transfers are subject to comply with 17 CRF 240.17f-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and FINRA Bylaws, Article III, Section 3, which states that Associated Persons should not be subject to statutory disqualification. Successful candidates must also meet ongoing regulatory requirements including additional screening and are required to report certain incidents.

Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation, and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit's risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

Posting End Date: 11 Jun 2026

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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