Global Energy Trading company requires Market Risk Analyst to join growing Risk Department based in London.

The role

• Interact with commercial teams to understand strategies and risk
• Create and report daily P/L and position reports for commercial desks and executive team
• Review reports to ensure deal capture, positions, price curves, and settlement prices are accurately reflected
• Provide timely and accurate attribution of changes related to market movements and trading activities, incl. commentary on key economics
• Regularly reconcile the exposure with traders and operators to ensure the accuracy of figures.
• Coordinate with international offices and different departments to resolve position and P/L discrepancies
• Assist in the setup, configuration and implementation of risk systems
• Ensure that commercial transactions and related risks are appropriately defined and captured by the Company's risk systems and risk methodologies
• Analyze risks/return related to new products, markets and structured deals and liaise with the business functions to assure constituent risks are understood, are appropriate to risk appetite and correctly reported
• Monitor positions against market risk metrics and limits and liaise with the business managers and risk control regarding potential limit exposures, redistribution of risk capital and limit violations
• Identify stress tests to determine the circumstances under which the business portfolio could incur material losses and assist in analysing strategies to mitigate unwanted exposures
• Identify, analyze and report on significant commodity risks across the platform and assist in adhoc risk related queries and projects; specific risk analyses and reports
• Assist with special projects, such as: ETRM and related technology projects; New product
• initiatives; Periodic accounting close activities, such as explain economic results to accounting results; Ad hoc inquiries
• Contribute to the development of the Risk team and to the positive working environment

Your background

• 5+ years' experience in risk management in energy or other commodity businesses preferred
• Bachelor's degree required (Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or similar field)
• Product knowledge in gas, oil, and/or Energy markets
• Knowledge of financial market mechanics, valuation of physical/financial contracts
• Working knowledge of quantitative risk management models, and methodologies
• Advanced Excel and VBA/SQL skills, knowledge of database and data management concepts.
• Python is a plus.
• Dynamic interpersonal skills with strong verbal, writing and presentation skills
• Experience with the development, implementation, application, and oversight of risk metrics and models
• Experience with trading and risk management systems required
• Experience supporting system implementation projects is preferred
• Capacity to work under time-sensitive business and reporting deadlines