Risk Analyst Commodity Trading

Our client is a sucessful, mid-sized Energy Supply and Trading company in Zug, with subsidiaries worldwide. To strenghten the Risk Management and Finance team they are looking for a well versed

Risk Analyst

Your tasks:

• Daily Risk Monitoring & P&L Reporting (business risk, market risk)
• Position Reconciliation
• Storage & Physical Movements Monitoring
• Market Data Management
• Quantitative Risk Reporting & Analysis: Develop and generate key risk and exposure reports, including Value at Risk (VaR) analysis, and other ad hoc analyses. Conduct comprehensive quantitative analyses to evaluate market trends, price volatilities, and correlations, utilizing statistical methods and mathematical modeling techniques
• Risk Model Development
• Prospective Modeling
• Collaboration with Traders: Work closely with traders to communicate risk assessments and provide tools that facilitate informed decision-making.
• Risk Assessment Reporting: Prepare detailed reports on risk assessments, model performance, and strategic recommendations for stakeholders.

Your profile

• Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Business
• at least 5 years of experience in a risk or quantitative role within a mid-sized international trading company. A solid understanding of trading processes, including operations, logistics, shipping, storage, trade finance, and hedging, is highly desirable.
• Technical Proficiency: Experience working with ETRM systems, SAP Business Objects, and advanced data analysis tools (e.g., Excel, Python, SQL). Knowledge of coding and data manipulation techniques is a strong advantage.
• Quantitative & Analytical Expertise: Strong mathematical, statistical, and analytical skills, with a solid grasp of risk metrics for commodity trading (e.g., Value at Risk, market risk, etc.).
• Analytical Mindset: Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data sets and translate them into practical strategies.
• Communication & Collaboration: Strong communication skills to effectively interact and convey on complex concepts with the trading team, senior management, and other departments (e.g., operations, finance, accounting). Ability to convey complex quantitative insights to non-technical stakeholders.
• Language Skills: Full professional proficiency in English. Additional language skills (German) are a plus.