Energy Risk Analyst
- Posted 02 June 2021
- Salary £30,000 - £40,000
- Location
- Job type Permanent
- Discipline Sustainability, Energy Procurement
- ReferenceERA
- Contact NameEmma Carter
Job description
In 2009 our client launched with a mission to change energy for the better. Since then, they’ve welcomed over a million members, planted a million trees, and set our sights on helping save the planet. As a Group, they’re working to become a net zero carbon business by 2030, while helping our members halve their carbon footprints at the same time.
Green energy and technology are great tools to fight the climate crisis with. But it’s people power that will rewrite history. So, they’re building a zero carbon team inside and out. Of people who share our values, feel inspired by our mission, and want to make change happen.
Up for the challenge?
The Role:
You will play a key role in controlling and reporting risk on our trading activities and continuously developing the function.
Work closely with the other Commercial Finance teams and your manager to ensure portfolio risks are clearly quantified and managed and the financial impacts on P&L are clear and well-understood by management across the business.
Support in developing a strong risk presence and work closely with Trading and the Compliance counterparts in promoting risk discussion and understanding across the business
Work with the other Commercial Finance teams to increase insight and develop scenarios around GM delivery
Provide timely risk insights and analysis around the trading portfolio
Develop a solid understanding of trading portfolios and keep abreast of developments in the energy markets
Support new deal and hedge strategy analysis and identify embedded risks using simulation based modelling and other methods
Delivering improvements to market risk models and methodologies
The Individual:
Although this role is within the Finance team, you are not expected to hold accounting qualifications. Proof of numeracy, critical thinking and analytical ability are the essentials for this role.
You'll have a good understanding of risk management of retail portfolios and risk methodologies. This includes knowledge of market risk theory and/or commodity market risk experience within an energy company with exposure to gas and power markets.
You're analytically minded with strong critical thinking and a logical approach to problems.
Experience of valuation and risk models for complex energy derivatives
Knowledge of SQL and Python is desirable
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact and communicate at all levels, explaining sophisticated concepts in an easily digestible form.
Does this role sound like something you’d be interested in? Please don’t hesitate to contact Emma with your CV at emma@greenrecruitmentcompany.com