Risk Control Analyst (Gas)

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Job ID#: 23122

Gas Risk Control Analyst,
Global Risk Management
Houston, TX
Reports to the Risk Control Manager and Global Risk Leadership
Hybrid Work Schedule

Role Accountabilities:

  • Overall role is responsible for calculating profits and losses and managing trading risks, including
    • risk identification
    • measurement
    • monitoring, and
    • disclosure across various energy commodity assets.
  • Specific role accountabilities will be to;
  • Analyze, model, and report market risk for all trading activities.
  • Assess and monitor physical and financial trades, transportation, storage, park and loan, and foreign exchange deals.
  • Analyze mark-to-market valuations, risk positions, basis changes, and P/L results on a daily basis.
  • Develop and maintain risk reporting/analytics to communicate position, P/L, and market risk to traders and management.
  • Coordinate and review deals and prices in the trading system, performing deal checks, price validation, curve updates, and data reconciliation.
  • Monitor timely deal capture, internal trading limits, and risk policy requirements to ensure transaction integrity in the trading system.
  • Provide critical thinking around risk reporting processes, quantification, and analysis of commodity exposure and forward price movements for multi-products trading activities.
  • Maintain, enhance, and review risk models. Test new risk calculations, evaluate model assumptions against fundamentals, and suggest modeling/valuation enhancements.
  • Ensure compliance with internal trading limits.
  • Provide accurate and independent analysis, valuation, and reporting of risk positions and trading results.
  • Adhere to external regulatory compliance requirements.
  • Communicate effectively with Front Office, Operations, Back Office, and Finance teams on inputs and assumptions.
  • Work closely with Traders to quantify and explain sources of risk in their portfolios.
  • Contribute to the reporting of trading results and positions to Senior management.
  • Ensure best control practices, operational efficiency, and policy/limit compliance by working with Back Office, Finance, Credit, Legal & Compliance, and Business Unit Control.
  • Coordinate with Compliance to ensure compliance requirements are met.
  • Support, identify, and assist in implementing process improvements, including system testing, implementations, and desk-level processes.
  • Identify and communicate operational risks, defining risk mitigation measures and priorities.

Requirements and Qualifications:

  • Degree qualified in economics, finance, business, mathematics, or a quantitative discipline.
  • Comprehensive understanding of risk management methodologies and valuation models.
  • Proficiency in Power BI, Python, or other data management software like Alteryx.
  • Able to perform role functions wiht a high degree of accuracy and efficiency under set deadlines.
  • Able to work in a fast-paced trading environment.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • High levels of flexibility regarding working hours.
  • Will NOT sponsor employment visas or those on time-limited visa status for this position.
  • The position requires close cooperation with Front Office, Operations, Back Office, Finance, Compliance, and Trading System teams.

Qualified inquiries:
Primary contact: stucker@proalt.com

Secondary contact: rreyna@proalt.com

 

 

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