Optimus - People. Solutions. Delivered. · 1 month ago
Jr Risk Analyst-Power & Natural Gas
Houston, TX, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
1+ years expOptimus is a large US power generation company seeking a Jr Power/Natural Gas Risk Analyst to support their Houston trade floor. The role involves developing and maintaining risk models, producing and analyzing daily P&L, and collaborating with various teams to improve risk system infrastructure.
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Responsibilities
Support senior staff to develop/maintain risk models and reports that accurately capture material risks specific to market/asset/region and trading strategy
Produce and analyze daily P&L, conduct portfolio valuation, and perform detailed position analysis to assess risk exposures, sensitivities, and performance attribution
Adherence to risk management policies with focus on maintaining effective controls for trading and business processes
Support of compliance and audit activities
Interact with traders, originators, accounting staff, and management to understand and answer questions about portfolio positions, changes, and risk factors
Collaborate with I.T. organization to improve the underlying risk system infrastructure (models, calculations, data flows, reports, etc.)
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in a discipline such as business, engineering, or other quantitative discipline with 1-3 years of industry experience, preferably with power/natural gas
Possess a basic understanding of power generation fundamentals, wholesale electricity market structures, and physical and financial power trading mechanisms
Knowledge base should cover a significant subset of the following topics: Model-building skills; experienced with analytical and data manipulation applications such as Excel, SQL, Visual Basic, Python, and other programming languages preferred
Analytical and quantitative skills (preferably with coursework in risk management and option pricing)
Ability to analyze large volumes of data and present results in a clear, concise written and oral form
High sense of responsibility and ability to work autonomously; able to excel under the pressure of multiple deadlines
Ability to automate routine tasks to create efficiencies in daily processes
Naturally curious team player who is used to diving into issues, brainstorming solutions, and learning new methods and tools to address; results oriented
Willingness to be in office daily, working extended hours when necessary
Preferred
Experience within a power generation entity is preferred
Company
Optimus - People. Solutions. Delivered.
Optimus was founded in March 2004 by energy industry veterans.
51-200 employees
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