Python Job: Risk Analyst

The future of energy is digitised, decarbonised and localised. At Smartest Energy, we need revolutionary thinkers to help our customers make the most of this new landscape, thinking differently to find smart solutions to complex problems.

Formed in 2001, we’re an agile business driven by entrepreneurial thinking. As a subsidiary of the Marubeni Corporation, we also have strong investment and infrastructure behind us. As well as our office here in Sydney, we have three offices in the UK and one in the US. Further expansion is planned for 2022 and beyond which means global career opportunities for you, with plenty of potential to explore new markets.

Flexibility is vital to success in our business and many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, compressed hours, remotely or a mix of remote/office. Please talk to us about what flexibility means to you and don’t let anything stop you from applying.

When you join our Team, you will have the opportunity to contribute and make an impact every single day.

Overview

The primary purpose of this role is to assist SEA’s risk team in their day-to-day operations of identifying, measuring and reporting financial and operational risk arising from our wholesale and retail energy portfolios.

In this role, you will be involved with the following:

• Regular risk reporting and monitoring of SEA’s energy portfolio position within established risk limits (market and credit);
• Maintaining our ETRM system – trade confirmations, forward curves, limits, counterparties etc;
• Provide wholesale energy market analysis and advice as required to wider business;
• Communicate outputs and advice both verbally and through written reports;
• High level assistance and advice to the VP Risk and VP Trading, on key projects; particularly Wholesale and Sales analysis and reporting;
• Risk measurement calculations – market risk, credit risk;
• Updating and development of risk management policies and processes.

To be successful in this role, you are likely to have the following skills/experience:

• University/Masters degree – specialising in maths, statistics, engineering, science, finance, economics;
• Efficiency in SQL and Python;
• Strong analytical and mathematics skills;
• Strong communication and written ability;

What else do we offer?

• A genuine commitment to smarter working – we recognise your work/life balance matters;
• Excellent compensation package;
• Open and inclusive work culture to bring your best self to work;
• Career development and learning opportunity;
• Role can be based in Sydney or Melbourne;

Diversity

Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to what we do. We value everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity.

We know that for our business to thrive we need diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the countries in which we operate. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow.

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