Commercial Analyst - Power or Gas - Richard, Wayne & Roberts

Our client, a global commodity trading shop, is expanding their Power & Gas commercial team and looking for a Sr. Commercial Analyst with Power experience. This Analyst will support the trading desk by monitoring trades and providing traders with commentary on the daily profitability reports. Responsibilities include daily P&L reporting, risk modeling, deal entry, and reconciliation. They are looking for someone with a strong understanding of the P&L drivers and other market information within power and/or gas and great communication skills with Traders, Operators, and Management.

This is a great opportunity to work with a leader in the energy trading industry that offers excellent compensation, benefits, and internal growth opportunities.

Job responsibilities:

• Accurately enter and reconcile deals in a timely manner.
• Perform intra-day P&L and position reconciliation for Power and Natural Gas desks.
• Resolve real-time issues confidently under pressure.
• Manage communications and priorities with Traders, Operators, and Management.
• Collaborate effectively with internal departments to ensure seamless operations.
• Develop and improve Vista reporting processes.
• Leverage software tools, analytical models, and industry methods to identify market opportunities and risks.
• Maintain, refine, and monitor models and applications critical to trading strategies.

Requirements:

• 3+ Years of Energy Experience ( in Power and/or Natural Gas)
• Deal entry and/or deal reconciliation
• Understanding of both physical and financial Power and Natural Gas products
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, and experience in VBA is preferred; programming ability in Python, R, or other languages is a plus
• Analytical understanding and support
• Wholesale Power & Natural Gas fundamentals, i.e. generation, load, weather, fuels, transmission, gas flows, pipeline outages, etc.
• Ability to build and maintain daily, weekly, and monthly analysis reports for the traders
• Ability to build and maintain tools that capture, analyze, and display time-sensitive data to traders and effectively work with IT to accomplish needs
• Growth in programmatic development capabilities is expected over time
• Energy asset valuation and deal structuring experience are a plus