Intern - Grain Risk Management
Posted on: 19 Nov 2021
West Des Moines, IA
Job Description
Primary Accountabilities/Responsibilities:
• Begins to develop a current knowledge of futures, options, and OTC products that pertain to the
department they are assigned to.
• Keeps abreast of new developments in the markets.
• Maintains a satisfied level of customer service with clients both internal and external.
• Properly handles client requests through responsiveness, follow-up and escalation to a more senior
team member if necessary.
• Work with brokers to learn the cash grain brokerage process to gain an understanding of the flows of
grain in our customers’ areas and counter party participants.
• Works proactively with other team members.
• Maintains prompt and regular attendance.
• This list of responsibilities may not be all-inclusive and can be expanded to include other duties or
responsibilities as needed.
Job Requirements:
• Prefer candidates with a minimum of 2 years completion of college coursework
• Agribusiness, Business, Economics or Finance majors preferred
• Strong interpersonal skills, able to comfortably and pleasantly deal with a variety of people
• Strong customer skills
• Ability to correctly make decisions involving client issues/problems including when to escalate the
problem to a more senior consultant
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills
• Excellent organizational and planning skills
• Ability to effectively learn and acquire new knowledge and skills
• Ability to share knowledge and work in a strong team oriented environment
• Strong work ethic and emphasis on attention to details
• Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and e-mail
• Must be authorized to work in the US for any employer
Class: Temporary, Non-exempt
Physical requirements/Working conditions:
• Climate controlled office environment
• Minimal physical requirements other than occasional light lifting of boxed materials
• Dynamic, time-sensitive environment
INTL FCStone
New York, New York
INTL FCStone Inc. operates as a financial services company worldwide. The company's Commercial Hedging segment offers risk management consulting services related to agricultural and energy commodities, and base metal products listed on the London Metals Exchange. Its Global Payments segment provides payment solutions to banks and commercial businesses; and charities and non-governmental organizations, and government organizations.
The company’s Securities segment offers value-added solutions that facilitate cross-border trading in foreign securities, including unlisted American Depositary Receipts, Global Depository Receipts, and foreign ordinary shares. It also operates as an institutional dealer in fixed income securities to serve asset managers, commercial bank trust and investment departments, broker-dealers, and insurance companies. In addition, this segment originates, structures, and places debt instruments; trades in various international debt instruments; and offers asset management services.
The company’s Physical Commodities segment provides a range of trading and hedging services comprising over-the-counter (OTC) products for various producers, consumers, and investors. It also provides financing services to commercial commodity-related companies against physical inventories.
The company’s Clearing and Execution Services segment offers prime brokerage foreign exchange services for the financial institutions and professional traders; provides a range of OTC products, such as 24-hour a day execution of spot, forwards, and options, as well as non-deliverable forwards; and operates a proprietary foreign exchange desk that arbitrages the exchange-traded foreign exchange markets with the cash markets. The company was formerly known as International Assets Holding Corporation and changed its name to INTL FCStone Inc. in March 2011. INTL FCStone Inc. was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in New York City, New York.
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IndustryAccounting/Finance
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No. of Employees1,851
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