Deal Desk Analyst

Deal Desk AnalystMontage Commodities · Reports to: Head, Structured Trades and Origination Desk · Full-time · Remote (Pakistan or UAE) or Dubai officeTHE ROLEMontage Commodities is hiring an analyst to support the head of its Structured Trades and Origination Desk, who also runs special projects for the Chairman. The desk trades and finances fertilisers, petrochemicals and other bulk commodities, and handles the shipping, legal and counterparty work that follows. We are a lean, technology-forward team. Your job is to own the follow-through, so the desk lead spends their time on negotiation and judgement.WHAT YOU WILL DOCalls and minutesProduce accurate minutes, briefs and action lists from calls and meetings. Mark clearly what was said and what is inferred.Follow-upKeep one tracker of open actions across all deals and matters. Send chasers, flag slippage, and prepare a weekly status note.Chairman's officeDraft first versions of updates, readouts, one-pagers and meeting agendas for the desk lead to finalise.Deal analysisMaintain the deal ledger and price trackers. Model returns, IRR and cost of funds for review. Assemble counterparty KYC and onboarding packs.Shipping and disputesCompile charter party, bill of lading, invoice and statement-of-facts files. Do first-pass demurrage and invoice checks. Keep correspondence logs and evidence folders in order for counsel.Company adminSupport company formation, bank account and KYC requests. Prepare outgoing invoices.Ways of workingOwn the filing structure and look for better, faster ways to run the desk, including new tools.MUST HAVEA generalist degree from a top university, such as PPE, liberal arts, economics or international relationsAbout 2 years' experience at a trading house, bank, consultancy, advisory firm or fast-moving startupStrong analytical and quantitative skills: comfortable with financial maths, IRR, unit economics and Excel modelsA genuine interest in AI and new technology, and the curiosity to put it to workThinks outside the box: moves easily between trading, shipping, legal and new projects, and looks for a better way rather than repeating the old onePrecise written English: a clean one-page brief from a messy callProven discretion with confidential commercial and legal materialNICE TO HAVEWorking knowledge of trade documents: LC, bill of lading, charter party, demurrage, Incoterms, KYCExposure to fertilisers, petrochemicals or shipping operationsUrdu, for calls with Pakistan-based counterpartsAvailability across Pakistan, UAE and Singapore working hoursFIRST 90 DAYSMonth 1: own call minutes and the master action trackerMonth 2: take over document control and the weekly status noteMonth 3: run deal models, KYC packs, shipping files and admin end to end