Job description
Take on a pivotal role at Cargill as a Senior Trade Product Control Analyst within the Risk Management Group in Kuala Lumpur. You will be responsible for strengthening control maturity across global trade finance and commodity operations, safeguarding financial integrity and ensuring regulatory compliance in a dynamic market.
As a senior member of the team, you will monitor points of control, validate trade data, and partner with traders, operations, and risk managers to ensure accurate settlements, timely reporting, and issue remediation. Your work will drive process simplification and scalable control design, contributing to higher data quality, faster issue resolution, and reduced operational risk.
Key responsibilities include leading control testing, facilitating root-cause analyses, and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to implement sustainable improvements. You will also assist in policy development, audit readiness, and training for colleagues across front-to-back trade processes.
This role offers exposure to international trade workflows, complex settlement cycles, and regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions. We are seeking a proactive, analytical professional who communicates clearly, champions best practices in risk management, and thrives in a fast-paced environment. If you are looking to advance your career within a global manufacturing and financial services leader, this is the right opportunity to make a measurable impact at Cargill.
Responsibility
- Monitor and validate trade lifecycle controls across front-to-back processes, including settlements and confirmations.
- Ensure data accuracy in trade records, reconciliations, and risk reporting; resolve discrepancies with urgency.
- Collaborate with traders, operations, compliance, and risk partners to identify control gaps and implement process improvements.
- Lead control testing, issue tracking, root-cause analyses, and remediation plans to strengthen control environments.
- Escalate risk findings to the Risk Management Group and senior stakeholders with clear recommendations.
- Support regulatory reporting, internal/external audits, and documentation to demonstrate control effectiveness.
- Contribute to policy development, training programs, and knowledge sharing across front-to-back processes.
Qualification
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in trade product control, risk management, or a related control function within financial services or commodities.
- Strong understanding of trade finance, settlements, collateral, and market/risk concepts.
- Proficiency in data analysis with SQL and advanced Excel; experience with trade systems is a plus.
- Excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment with attention to detail and accuracy.