Front office Risk Analyst recruitment
My client is looking for an exceptional individual with strong academics and experience in commodities (power/gas/coal etc) to sit on their trading desk as a Front Office Risk Analyst.
Responsibilities include:
- Daily interaction with trading desk to facilitate analysis of key trading strategies
- Articulate analysis and identify risk issues
- Evaluation of risk embedded in new business transactions
- Generate and articulate intelligent analysis of risk embedded in new and existing transactions
- Support trading and origination teams in developing proposals for new business activities
- Support the co-ordination of new business
- Evaluate risk issues within trading activities across energy complex.
- Ongoing and ad-hoc analysis of price, position and risk information in support of Front Office Risk team.
- Generate and articulate intelligent analysis of risk embedded in new and existing transactions.
Skills required:
- Experience in risk management including quantitative analysis responsibilities within an energy trading firm
- Experience of interacting directly with traders and working in a front office trading environment
- Knowledge of energy commodities, power market knowledge is desirable
- Strong Excel, VBA and Access skills essential
- Proficient in other MS Office products
- Knowledge of energy price risk management desirable
If you would like to apply for this role or find out more, please apply online or contact Alex Longes at Robert Walters on 0207 509 8147 or alex.longes@robertwalters.com quoting the Job Reference 1569060/CNU
January 26, 2012
• Tags: Front office Risk Analyst recruitment, Risk Management careers in the UK • Posted in: Financial