Senior Market Risk Analyst

Description:

The successful candidate must have market risk experience at senior analyst seniority level and experience working with refined products. Candidates must come from a commodities firm, trading firms banks or consultancies specialising in commodities.

Examples of responsibilities to expect:

• Prepare and review daily PNL and market risk reports.
• Identify significant risks within the business & presenting reports to senior stakeholders.
• Work closely with front office teams to support new product approvals.
• Monitor market conditions and supply-demand dynamics to identify potential tail risks and assess the impact of market events and potential scenarios on the physical crude oil portfolio.
• Assist on the enhancement of the firm’s trading & Risk Management Systems
• Mentor junior members.
• Conduct in-depth analysis of market data.

Candidate Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Economics, Maths, Physics or Equivalents
• Market risk experience at senior analyst level or equivalent,
• Refined Products experience (e.g. blending, storage, biofuels etc.)
• Solid understanding of pricing and hedging of the physical activities with the use of various derivatives instruments (futures, swaps, options etc.)
• Strong knowledge of risk metrics e.g. VaR, stress testing, scenario analysis.
• Proficient in Excel and programming languages such as VBA or Python or MATLAB or SQL etc.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.