COMMODITY MARKET RISK ANALYST – STRUCTURED PRODUCTS
Exciting opportunity to join a leading Global Commodity Trading company . The role will be based in their London office . A dynamic company who offer rapid learning opportunities with potential for movement across teams and international roles.
Main responsibilities:
- Preparing and reviewing daily P&L and risk reports, monitoring limits, and proactively resolving any issues in coordination with the relevant teams
. • Support front office in obtaining approval for new and non-standard products.
- Assisting in identifying significant risks within the business and ensuring they are transparent to senior management.
- Provide information and commentary for the bi-weekly Risk Committee meetings.
- Review and approve any relevant changes to the main ETRM system (Endur).
- Guarantee compliance for trading procedures with relevant controls and support when necessary internal and external audit requests.
- Participate in the enhancement of reporting and the development of reporting systems.
Skills and experience required
:
- University degree in a numerate discipline (e.g. economics, mathematics, pure science, finance, engineering or similar).
- Relevant experience in a market risk role within commodity trading companies or banks.
- Strong Knowledge of risk metrics such as VaR, stress-testing, scenario analysis.
- Good knowledge of derivatives and options.
- Strong knowledge of MS Office suite including Excel and VBA. SQL and Python would be a strong advantage.
- Knowledge of the Endur ETRM system would be an advantage.
- Analytical mindset and strong numerical skills.
- Strong organization skills with good attention to detail and the ability to work to tight deadlines. • Strong communication skills, able to communicate concisely with senior management in the market risk function and with all stakeholders.