Business Analyst

Description:

As a Commodities Trading Business Analyst, you will be required to perform extensive hands-on work, understanding the Physical Commodities lifecycle and the data needed from both front and middle office, in order to develop extensive system and app knowledge of the different trades. As a Commodities Trading Business Analyst, you will be required to be proactive in engaging with users and working with them in a collaborative and open manner. You must take ownership of creating structured documentation (e.g. backlogs of user stories) and be able to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical individuals

Duties of the Commodities Trading Business Analyst:

• Working with the users to identify their needs
• Creating worked examples, mock-ups, test cases or similar, to help users understand their requirements and potential solution options
• Performing hands-on system or data analysis to identify changes (e.g. to usage, to configuration or to class-event)

Experience needed for the Commodities Trading Business Analyst role:

• 4-5 years experience as an IT Business Analyst focussed on Front Office Commodity Trading
• Commodities Trading experience (preferably including physical LNG, Gas, Power or other Physicals)
• Extensive experience working with an Front Office Traders/functions
• Front / middle office knowledge; pricing and valuation (P&L, risk exposure, etc.)