The business is very exposed to the volatility of the commodities market
A good governance of such a business requires an accurate and regular risk reporting, analysis and control
Hence, the Commodity Risk analyst, analysis reporting will report directly into the Risk Manager APAC and play a key role in:
Preparing and performing checks in reports to e nsuring that the price risk management activities of the desk are captured timely within the trading systems and that the resultant pricing exposures carry the relevant fair values consistent with internal mark to market standards
Ensuring the traders are compliant to the risk governance framework
Acting as a key expert in derivative related master data maintenance, including onboarding new products/brokers, extension of new trading periods and liasing with derivative brokers
Provide meaningful analysis and explanations for performance and risk numbers in the reports
Raise, investigate and follow up on issues related to data quality and content of the reports
Proactively evaluate weaknesses, redundancies and inefficiencies in existing processes to continuously improve productivity, accuracy and reporting capabilities
Providing adequate support to risk team/support stakeholders on adhoc requests
Preparing and performing checks in reports to e nsuring that the price risk management activities of the desk are captured timely within the trading systems and that the resultant pricing exposures carry the relevant fair values consistent with internal mark to market standards
Ensuring the traders are compliant to the risk governance framework
Acting as a key expert in derivative related master data maintenance, including onboarding new products/brokers, extension of new trading periods and liasing with derivative brokers
Provide meaningful analysis and explanations for performance and risk numbers in the reports
Raise, investigate and follow up on issues related to data quality and content of the reports
Proactively evaluate weaknesses, redundancies and inefficiencies in existing processes to continuously improve productivity, accuracy and reporting capabilities
Providing adequate support to risk team/support stakeholders on adhoc requests
Essential Experience Knowledge
Relevant bachelors degree in quantitative discipline, preferably in economics/finance or related discipline
6 to 8 years of working experience in risk management, preferably in a commodity sourcing/processing/trading environment
Strong ability to work on complex reporting
Strong understanding of trading, operations, risk and mid/back-office business processes, policies, procedures, and controls
Advanced grasp of trading deal structures, interpreting positions, PL, mark to market and financial analysis