Vitol
Energy and commodities
Claimanalyst
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“Claim analyst at Vitol. Skills: Demurrage claims, Shipping claims, Sale contracts. Analyse charterparties and shipping documents. Create and compute demurrage claims”
What You'll Achieve.
Ensure charterparty and/or trading terms are relevant and updated; Drive efficiency in day-to-day tasks; Have a sense of accountability and ownership of key deliverables; Continually assess, challenge, and improve processes; Earn the trust of others by continuously demonstrating the ability to follow-through
Industry & Context.
Analytical; Demonstrate the ability to both understand the ‘big picture' and have a willingness to ‘dig into the details'
Ability to work in a high-pressure trading environment, Ability to work under pressure
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
3 years of working experience in demurrage/ claims, Polytechnic Diploma and above
Nice to Have
experience in both charterparty and sale contract claims
What You'll Do.
Analyse charterparties and shipping documents
Create and compute demurrage claims
Review charterparty demurrage claims
Analyse sale contracts and documents
Compute demurrage and shipping claims
Review sales contract demurrage claims
Counter and negotiate claims
Liaise with internal business
Develop and maintain relationships
Report outstanding positions
Keep abreast of industry developments
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Liaise with the internal business; Develop and maintain relationships with internal business; Effectively communicate with other departments
Communication Scope
Good communication skills, both oral and written; Effectively communicate with other departments/ external counterparties (written and verbal); Clearly communicate accounting concepts to senior management
Full Job Description
Vitol is a leader in energy and commodities. Vitol produces, manages and delivers energy and commodities to consumers and industry worldwide. In addition to its primary business of trading, Vitol is invested in infrastructure globally, with $10+billion invested in long-term assets. Vitol’s customers include national oil companies, multinationals, leading industrial companies and utilities. Founded in Rotterdam in 1966, today Vitol serves its customers from some 40 offices worldwide. Revenues in 2024 were $331bn. For more information: [vitol.com](http://www.vitol.com) * Analyse charterparties and all related shipping documents and create and compute demurrage and shipping-related claims with shipowners; * Review charterparty related demurrage and shipping costs claims received; * Analyse sale contracts and all related documents (including GTCs) and create and compute demurrage and shipping related claims with counterparties, including suppliers, receivers and terminals; * Review demurrage and sales contract related demurrage and shipping costs claims received; * Counter and negotiate settlements; Liaise with the internal business where required; * Develop and maintain strong relationships both with counterparties and with the internal business; * Assist in regularly reporting outstanding positions to Management; * Keep abreast of industry developments and legal case law to ensure charterparty and/or trading terms are relevant and updated. ## Qualifications * At least 3 years of working experience in demurrage/ claims (ideally in both charterparty and sale contract claims) handling the whole spread of demurrage claims across the full value range * Tertiary education - Polytechnic Diploma and above * Analytical, numerate, hardworking and proactive * Meticulous with an eye for details * Open to embracing AI tools and technologies to drive efficiency in day-to-day tasks. * Good communication skills, both oral and written * Able to work in a team and independently * Able
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