Risk Analyst

1 week ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom E1 EDF Trading Ltd Full time

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Risk Analyst to join our Front Office team at E1 EDF Trading Ltd. As a Risk Analyst, you will be responsible for contributing to the development of rigorous risk analysis for presentation to the executive team.

Main Responsibilities

  • Interact daily with Trading desks and Fundamental analysis teams to facilitate independent analysis and challenge trading strategies.
  • Understand in detail the day-to-day drivers of price volatility and how this relates to the portfolios under your responsibility.
  • Understand in detail on a daily basis the positional makeup of the portfolios under your responsibility.
  • Understand in detail on a daily basis the key P&L drivers of the portfolios under your responsibility.
  • Produce weekly deep dives for management on specific trading positions to identify and analyze risk/reward.
  • Produce well-written commentary for presentation at weekly meetings with the executive team.
  • Liaise with other support functions to escalate and resolve market, operational, and other risk issues as appropriate.

Requirements

  • Experience of working in a risk management, valuations, or trading role within an investment bank or energy trading firm.
  • A strong understanding of risk calculation methodologies for linear and non-linear instruments including: VaR, back-testing, portfolio stress testing, and sensitivity analysis.
  • Experience interacting directly with traders.
  • Detailed knowledge of some of the following energy commodities: Power, Gas, Oil, LNG, LPG & Coal.

Technical Requirements

  • Strong Excel, VBA, or other programming skills preferable, particularly ability to analyze complex data.
  • Experience in building risk analytics tools in Excel or other systems.

Person Specification

  • Excellent mathematical and analytical skills including a good knowledge of statistics.
  • Minimum Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, or Science.
  • Preference for MSc Finance, CQF, PRM, FRM, or ERP holders.
  • Knowledge of common commodity trading instruments including physical forwards, swaps, options, and other derivatives.
  • In-depth understanding of option valuation methodologies, preferably including exotics.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills to prepare and present material to senior executives as required.
  • Strong interpersonal skills to build relationships with key stakeholders.
  • Attention to detail and strong focus on accuracy of information.
  • Team-work: ability to function in a dynamic small team and provide cover for other team members.

Working Hours

40 hours per week, Monday to Friday.



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