Risk Analyst

Location Dubai
Discipline: Commodities
Job type: Permanent
Contact name: Freddie Ricks

Contact email: freddie.ricks@venturesearch.com
Job ref: 2682
Published: about 1 month ago

We are working with a market leading oil trading firm in Dubai seeking an oil risk analyst to join their team:

Responsibilities:

  • Independently generate and deliver daily mark-to-market (MTM) reports in a timely manner.
  • Analyze and monitor physical positions and hedging exposures.
  • Create and verify forward pricing curves.
  • Reconcile trade entries with broker statements to ensure accuracy.
  • Manage and track physical business costs, comparing them against profit and loss (PnL) projections.
  • Compose daily reports detailing significant changes in profit and loss.
  • Provide assistance to front office personnel and operational teams.
  • Gain extensive knowledge of the oil trading sector, including market dynamics, exposure management, and trading strategies.
  • Coordinate with global Risk Analysts to maintain a uniform approach, especially within similar trading portfolios.
  • Work with various departments to enhance control mechanisms, processes, and support business expansion.
  • Assist in the evaluation and integration of new instruments and markets, while fostering growth in existing business areas through thorough due diligence.
  • Support both internal and external audit processes.
  • Undertake additional tasks as required.