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Position:	JUNIOR RISK ANALYST Based South West England Ref. 8121
Requirements:	International energy group seeks a risk analyst to work within the risk control team. The Risk Controlling team is responsible for appropriate valuation of positions and provision of daily Risk and Performance Information to the Trading desks and Senior Management including sound analysis and commentary on positions, risk measures and performance movements.  Responsibilities:  • Preparing daily position, VaR and P&L reports for the trading books • Monitoring positions against trading limits and produce value adding risk analysis to challenge and support trading strategies • Fair value of forward curves used for position valuation using available market data from Information Services, Journals, and Brokers • Provision of detailed analysis of risk measures, positions, P&L and trading strategies for traders, finance and Senior Management   Skills/Experience/Qualification: • At least 1 year Previous Reporting Experience in an energy company • Degree-level candidate(with a Maths or Economics based qualification) with strong mathematical background • Ability to take accountability and ownership for work given and ensure tasks is delivered in a timely and complete manner • Disciplined and organised approach to work with the ability to work within tight deadlines • Excellent Excel/VBA skills All applications must state salary required and notice period. Only CV's fulfilling the above criteria will receive replies.
Salary:	£Neg.
Location:	South West England
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Position:	MARKET REPORTER – EUROPEAN ELECTRICITY Based London Ref. 8120
Requirements:	International information provider seeks an experienced News and Market Reporter/Editor to join European power team. Responsibilities: • Market and news coverage on both a real-time and daily basis • Reporting and editing news related to the European electricity markets and producing daily market reports • Developing news coverage on related markets and producing analysis for other newsletters in the European gas and power group portfolio Ideal candidates will be/ have • Numerate, be able to generate high-quality copy, work well under pressure and be a strong team player • Excellent English skills are required - any further European languages would be an advantage • Knowledge of the European power or gas markets is desirable but not essential • Initiative, close attention to detail and ability to write and edit under daily deadline pressure are vital • Collegiality is also key; the job entails working closely not only with a number of editorial colleagues but also IT, marketing and other departments All applications must state salary required and notice period. Only CV's fulfilling the above criteria will receive replies.
Salary:	£Neg.
Location:	London
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Position:	MARKET REPORTER – EMEA OIL (6 months contract) Based in London Ref. 8118
Requirements:	International information provider seeks a Market Reporter to initiate and monitor progress in the key areas, and enhance the physical information hub in oil to match the model established in the company. Also liaison with and assistance of global sales and other reporting teams, to focus attention internally and externally on oil coverage and potentialities. Responsibilities: • Assessment or monitoring of the assessment of European crude and refined product markets according to established methodologies • Daily contact with trading contacts to senior trader levels • Writing daily market commentaries and breaking new stories in real-time • Enlarging the oil swaps contact database, enhancing the current spot/swap trading contact community • Global client support via direct subscriber query and website • Liaise with other risk reporters globally to track arbitrage and other price developments • Integrate and monitor global PFC compliance and documentation requirements • Developing sales leads with global risk communities, assisting local sales teams to target product initiatives or coverage areas • Structuring and performing presentations to internal department on the structure and methodology of company’s coverage Ideal candidates will be/ have: • Previous experience in a benchmarking or valuation environment, gained within a journalistic, back-office, trade support, regulatory or similar environment  • Previous experience of writing breaking news or longer analytical pieces is also desirable • Knowledge of, or a keen desire to learn about, oil markets and their associated derivatives is essential  • Strong numeracy, including mental arithmetic, with excellent complimentary Excel skills All applications must state salary required and notice period. Only CV's fulfilling the above criteria will receive replies.
Salary:	£Neg.
Location:	London
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Position:	SENIOR POWER RISK ANALYST Based in Germany Ref. 8112
Requirements:	International energy group seeks a Senior Power Risk Analyst to be based in Germany to work with them. Responsibilities • Working as part of an international team, daily contact with traders, market analysts and other teams • Responsible for challenging the performance of the front office, understanding, reporting and controlling complex risks in the energy commodity portfolios and leading both business and IS projects with the aim to implement new products and markets into the portfolio Qualifications • Educated to at numerate degree level with a strong grasp of numbers and analysis  • 5 years+  experience in commercial role within power markets / commodity related business with responsibility for risk topics  • Experience through the lifecycle (from idea to delivery) of sophisticated trading strategies, new product development and risk management concepts  • Proven experience in leading or coordinating business and IS implementation projects involving a large number of diverse stakeholders  • Working with large and complex portfolios underpinned by a number of business processes and systems  • Developing and communicating both risk management policies and (product/book/hedging) controls both at a Board and operational level  All applications must state salary required and notice period. Only CV's fulfilling the above criteria will receive replies.
Salary:	£Neg.
Location:	Germany
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Position:	CREDIT RISK ANALYST Based in Germany Ref. 8111
Requirements:	International energy group seeks a Credit Risk Analyst based in Germany to work with them. Responsibilities • Be proficient in processes and procedures to measure, monitor, report and manage the credit exposures including credit risk mitigation techniques  • Working with, and supporting, other colleagues in production of daily credit exposure reports for traders  • Handling telephone /email enquiries from traders regarding counterparty liquidity  • Supporting capabilities, methods and processes for what-if analyses, scenario planning, CVaR and enhanced modelling of PFE and stressed exposures  Qualifications • 3yrs + experience in a credit risk management  within traded markets  • Degree level and highly numerate with fine attention to detail  and good modelling skills • Ability to communicate effectively within a multicultural, dynamic, and highly pressurised environment  All applications must state salary required and notice period. Only CV's fulfilling the above criteria will receive replies.
Salary:	£Neg.
Location:	Germany
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Position:	CREDIT ANALYST – STRUCTURED AND NEW PRODUCTS Based in Germany Ref. 8110
Requirements:	International energy group seeks a Credit Analyst - Structured and New Products based in Germany to work with them. Responsibilities • Be first point contact within the credit team for structured deal and new product sign-offs  • Working proactively with Front Office on new structured deals including due diligence on credit analysis and mitigation measurement  • Working proactively with legal to ensure robust contractual drafting with respect to credit clauses and credit support for new structured deals and products  • Proactively liaising with counterparties to support commercial initiatives  • Working with credit colleagues and/or IS to ensure the credit systems can capture credit risk for on-going reporting and monitoring including the implementation of any necessary enhancements including testing thereof • Ensuring end to end processes are properly considered to ensure that the credit risks can be properly measured, captured, monitored and reported  • Ensuring all non-systemised deals are properly reporting on an on-going basis taking responsibility for completeness  Qualifications • At least 5 years experience in a trading risk management function or similar role  • Leadership potential, self-starter, attention to detail , communication  • Very good knowledge of English /German All applications must state salary required and notice period. Only CV's fulfilling the above criteria will receive replies.
Salary:	£Neg.
Location:	Germany
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Position:	SENIOR RISK ANALYST Based in Germany Ref. 8109
Requirements:	International energy group seeks a Senior Risk Analyst to be based in Germany to work with them. Responsibilities • Maintain and improve existing risk policies e.g. the commodity trading & credit risk guideline incl. all supplements  • Develop new risk policies & procedures & communicate changes to all affected colleagues  • Support colleagues in applying risk procedures e.g. the structured deal approval process and clarify questions on policies & procedures    Qualifications • Degree in Business Administration /Economics or in a numerous discipline e.g. Mathematics, Statistics, Physics  • 5yrs+ experience working in an energy environment, ideally with a trading company  • Excellent knowledge of the energy and trading businesses, and risk management theory  • Ability to communicate and present at all levels, develop a network, and educate others about risk management concepts  • Reliable, organised and discreet self-starter who enjoys working as part of a team  • Fluent English/German  language All applications must state salary required and notice period. Only CV's fulfilling the above criteria will receive replies.
Salary:	£Neg.
Location:	Germany
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Position:	QUANTITATIVE RISK ANALYST Based in Germany Ref. 8094
Requirements:	International energy group seeks a Risk Controller to work within their Commodity & Credit Risk Controlling department.   Responsibilities • Developing/ improving market & asset models to measure company's Commodity & Credit Risk  • Using statistical methods to calibrate model inputs e.g. volatilities & correlations  • Back test valuation methods and support their system implementation Qualifications • Master degree/ PhD in appropriate numerate discipline e.g. Mathematical Finance, Statistics, Physics or related discipline  • Excellent knowledge of at least two of: quantitative finance, stochastic calculus, numerical solutions to partial differential equations, Monte Carlo techniques, Time Series Analysis or Artificial Intelligence • Min. 2 years experience in implementing various risk valuation and assessment models in the areas of market risk or credit risk and energy option pricing models, including real option valuation, within a team environment  • Programming skills e.g. in Matlab  • Ability to communicate complex technical ideas in clear and simple terms as well as to peer group technical experts  • Quantitative modelling experience within an energy company All applications must state salary required and notice period. Only CV's fulfilling the above criteria will receive replies.
Salary:	£Neg.
Location:	Germany
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Position:	RISK CONTROLLER Based in Germany Ref. 8095
Requirements:	International energy group seeks a Risk Controller to work with them. Responsibilities • Responsible for identification, measurement, monitoring and mitigation of (market) risks in the European asset portfolio  of the group • Reference person for risk and commercial understanding of aspects of the generation portfolio towards front and middle office • Responsible for validating implementation of risk models embedded in 3rd party software, testing and validating risk models internally developed • Participating in the selection of models, refining and re-assessing the methodologies and monitor market risk on a daily basis and reporting to Senior Management Qualifications • 2-4 years of quantitative research and risk management experience in energy markets. • Very strong quantitative academic qualifications, ideally Master degree or PhD • Advanced VBA programming in Excel and Access; database development; SQL; Matlab  • Have experience with Options Pricing Theory, stochastic processes, Monte Carlo simulation and/or VaR (Value at Risk) and stress testing with good knowledge of trading instruments  • Experience with defining scope and implementation of IT projects All applications must state salary required and notice period. Only CV's fulfilling the above criteria will receive replies.
Salary:	£Neg.
Location:	Germany
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Position:	SENIOR CREDIT ANALYST Based in Switzerland Ref. 8055
Requirements:	International Energy Company based in Switzerland seeks a senior credit analyst  Responsibilities: • Review new counterparts and propose credit limits, based on internal or external credit ratings and a full qualitative assessment. To  stay in close contact with traders regarding developments on specific counterparts and ensures frequent reassessment of counterparties and adequate reaction to sudden adverse credit changes • Comprehensive monitoring of credit exposure versus credit limits, recommends and implements adequate actions in case credit exposures are beyond agreed credit limits, as described in the Risk Management Policy • Well-prepared proposals for new credit policies, or modified policies • Ensuring all counterparts within credit limits, or actions initiated to reduce credit exposure • Anticipating increasing exposures based on fundamental price changes • Regular updating of all credit ratings and credit limits • Timely response to internal requests for approving counterparts  • Timely response to counterparts regarding questions on credit issues Knowledge & Experience: • Over 4 years of experience in a credit analysis function with a special focus on financial analysis gained from a energy company or a  top tier financial institution • Degree educated preferably in economics, econometrics, accounting or finance  • Experience of credit management methodologies • Knowledge of legal documentation for commodity trading contracts including legal master agreements  • Broad knowledge of the energy world across multiple commodities) • EU national only All applications must state salary required and notice period. Only CV's fulfilling the above criteria will receive replies.
Salary:	£Neg.
Location:	Switzerland
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