Senior Settlements Analyst

We are supporting an international energy business with the appointment of a Senior Settlements Analyst within their Operations function in Leeds.

This is an opportunity for an experienced settlements professional to take real ownership of the settlements operation, working closely with Trading, Finance and Technology across a broad and increasingly sophisticated portfolio of energy activities.

The role goes well beyond traditional settlements. You’ll work across GB power, gas and carbon, with exposure to BESS, Energy Management, tolling and ancillary services, while helping the business develop new trading arrangements and improve the way settlements are managed.

There is also a genuine change and transformation element to the role. The team is currently looking at how existing, Excel-heavy processes can be replaced with more effective tools, automation, reporting and controls — giving the successful candidate the opportunity to have a tangible impact on how the function operates.

The Role

The Senior Settlements Analyst will become a key point of ownership within the GB Settlements function, combining hands-on settlement delivery with problem solving, stakeholder management and continuous improvement.

You’ll be involved across the full settlement lifecycle, including:

• Managing trade checks, confirmations, reconciliations, invoicing and month-end
• Owning settlement calculations, controls and exception management
• Investigating complex discrepancies and working with Trading, counterparties and market operators to resolve them
• Supporting new trading structures, counterparties and commercial arrangements
• Working with power, gas, carbon and BESS activities
• Supporting credit and collateral processes
• Working with Aligne and other systems to ensure traded positions flow correctly through the settlement process
• Partnering with Technology and development teams to build better reporting, controls and automated processes
• Identifying opportunities to improve and streamline existing processes
• Mentoring and developing a junior member of the settlements team

What they’re looking for

This could suit someone who has built their career within energy settlements and balancing, but the business is also open to strong settlements professionals from other asset classes.

Relevant experience could include power, gas, carbon, commodities, oil, agriculture, equities, FX, fixed income or other financial markets.

The key is having the ability to take ownership of complex processes and operate with a high degree of independence.

You’ll ideally bring:

• 3+ years’ experience in settlements, balancing, trading operations, middle office or a similar environment
• Strong analytical and numerical skills
• Experience with reconciliations, controls, calculations and discrepancy resolution
• The ability to understand and work with complex commercial arrangements
• Strong stakeholder and counterparty management skills
• Experience mentoring, coaching or acting as a senior subject-matter expert
• Strong Excel and data skills
• Python, SQL or Power BI experience would be beneficial, but is not essential
• GB energy / BSC / Elexon knowledge would be advantageous
• Exposure to BESS would be particularly interesting

Most importantly, they are looking for someone who is bright, curious and genuinely comfortable taking ownership — someone who can get to grips with complex contracts and processes, solve problems independently and help shape the function rather than simply operate within it.