Confirmations & Trade Control Manager

EDF Trading North America, LLC is a major participant in wholesale energy markets and delivers customized energy solutions for our customers. We operate in every market and provide coast to coast coverage of financial and physical products in power, natural gas and NGLs, environmental products and financial crude oil products. We provide our customers with products and services that deliver access to markets, optimize their energy portfolio, hedge risk and manage assets. Our Wholesale Business operates throughout the value chain in the North American wholesale power markets and we are one of the leading wholesale natural gas marketers. Additionally, we provide environmental, congestion management and value added derivative products. With extensive pipeline agreements, we can manage natural gas offtakes, deliveries, capacities and supply anywhere across the continent. EDF Trading North America, LLC is part of the EDF Group, a global leader in low-carbon energies.

Job Description:

The Confirmations & Trade Control Manager is responsible for end to end oversight of post execution trade controls and confirmations for physical and financial commodity transactions. This role ensures trades are accurately captured, validated, confirmed, amended, and governed in compliance with internal controls and external regulatory requirements. The Manager leads the Confirmations and Trade Control teams and partners closely with Front Office, Transaction Management, Legal, Credit, Risk, Compliance, Finance, and IT to resolve issues, mitigate operational risk, and drive continuous improvement across the trade lifecycle. Key Responsibilities Confirmations Management & Regulatory Compliance

• Manage day to day operations of the Confirmations team, ensuring accurate and timely execution of all confirmation activities.
• Ensure confirmations are generated, drafted, executed, and governed in accordance with regulatory and internal requirements.
• Oversee review and execution of confirmation documentation, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with departmental standards.
• Ensure confirmation issues, discrepancies, and outstanding items are identified, prioritized, and resolved in a timely manner.
• Manage and monitor confirmation workflow queues to ensure proper prioritization and workload balance.
• Oversee exception reporting for outstanding confirmations and ensure appropriate follow up and resolution by the team.
• Liaise with Front Office, Commercial, Legal, IT and/or Compliance on: o Trade lifecycle events (e.g., novations, terminations, amendments) o Dodd Frank and other regulatory reporting requirements o Resolution of deal entry errors and counterparty disputes
• Monitor changes in industry regulations and implement required updates to confirmation procedures and templates in coordination with internal stakeholders.
• Establish clear goals, objectives, benchmarks, and performance metrics to measure team effectiveness and success.
• Develop and cross train team members to ensure adequate coverage, scalability, and support for company initiatives. Trade Control & Deal Lifecycle Oversight
• Oversee validation and control of trades from execution through settlement, ensuring accurate capture, attributes, and status in the ETRM system.
• Manage complex trade lifecycle activities, including: o Trade amendments, corrections, and rebooking o Deal splits, novations, terminations, and unwinds o Profile regeneration and related system adjustments
• Monitor and resolve trade exceptions such as missing pricing, resets, structural attributes, or system limitations requiring manual intervention.
• Oversee exchange and gateway activity, including ICE autoflow trades and manually entered non auto gateway trades, ensuring proper mappings and validated trade status.
• Monitor additional trading platforms and gateways, ensuring trades are accurately updated, amended, or canceled as required.
• Support interbook trade validations and related control requirements.
• Provide guidance to Front Office on deal templates, trade attributes, fee structures, and booking standards.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to resolve trade discrepancies and ensure seamless trade processing across teams. Leadership, Controls & Continuous Improvement
• Lead daily activities of the Confirmations and Trade Control teams, assigning work and setting priorities to meet operational demands.
• Promote a strong control culture focused on accuracy, timeliness, accountability, and risk mitigation.
• Evaluate processes to identify control gaps, inefficiencies, and opportunities for automation and improvement.
• Develop, maintain, and periodically review procedures to ensure consistency, compliance, and alignment with global standards where applicable.
• Partner with Compliance and Regulatory teams to ensure adherence to internal policies and external regulatory obligations.
• Lead or support internal and external audits, including data provision, issue investigation, and remediation efforts.
• Participate in system enhancements, upgrades, and user acceptance testing for ETRM and confirmation platforms.
• Support cross functional initiatives and special projects as assigned. Requirements & Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in confirmations, contracts, trade support, or middle/back office operations within energy commodities (Gas, Power, Oil, Environmental Products).
• Strong knowledge of the full trade lifecycle, including contracts, trade capture, confirmations, lifecycle events, amendments and the impact downstream.
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and process improvement capabilities.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Familiarity with Endur, ICE and Zema.
• Proven experience leading teams in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, and perform effectively in a fast paced environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint).

Note:

EDF is an EEO employer We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for all positions without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. EDF participates in the E-Verify Employment Verification Program. EDF is not currently accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms. Regardless of past practice, all resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at EDF via-email, the Internet or directly to hiring managers at EDF in any form without a valid written agreement in place for that specific position will be deemed the sole property of EDF. As a result, no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by EDF. Our experience is the culmination of everything that's unique about us; our culture, core values, commitment to sustainability and most importantly, our people. EDFT employees are self-disciplined, hard working, inquisitive, trustworthy and truthful. They make choices based on what is best for the team, and live for opportunities to make a difference. We are committed to equipping our employees with the tools that will enable them to fulfil their job to the highest standard. To that end we offer a wide range of technical and personal development courses both in-house and through third-party providers. We are proud of our work ethic and cultural diversity. We are high-performing people working together to achieve common goals. Innovative and flexible in our thinking, we are able to adapt and change, which is critical to our success. "Issues are met with feedback, solutions and discussion. Mistakes at EDFT are seen as experiences not failures." "It is a fast-paced and dynamic working environment where each day is interesting and challenging. There's also an incredible pool of talent and skills within EDFT. I'm continuously learning from my colleagues." "There is no 'typical' day. I work on a wide range of compensation, benefit and mobility projects throughout the year. One thing's for sure though, I'll have my head in a spreadsheet at some point."