Market Risk Analyst (1539) - Aramco Services Company

Position Overview:

The Risk Control Analyst role is a key control position within the Market Risk Group, which resides in the Middle Office.  This role is responsible for independent risk and financial controls and is accountable for ensuring that trading activities are conducted within a robust control framework.  The Risk Control Analyst works closely with trading, scheduling, finance, and other support functions and is expected to balance independence and a commercial mindset to enable the trading team to carry out its trading mandate and comply with Aramco Trading Amercias (ATA) Risk Policy.

Key Accountabilities:

• Analyze, validate, and publish opening trading positions and exposures
• Provide accurate, independent, timely and consistent valuation of trading positions and exposures.  Publish daily P&L results and high-quality commentary of key drivers
• Ensure the integrity of financial accounts is maintained
• Work with Commercial and Finance to close the books and prepare monthly performance commentary
• Liaise with commercial personnel and IT to troubleshoot / resolve discrepancies and deliver operational efficiencies and improvements
• Establish positive and trusting working relationships with front-to-back stakeholders
• Support process standardization initiatives
• Record and escalate KRIs and business incidents
• Perform ETRM system administration

Experience and Qualifications Required:

Essential Qualifications:

• Prior work experience or internship
• Strong desire to learn all aspects of commodity trading
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and time-management skills with ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills including the ability to interact with all levels of staff and management
• Self-motivated individual who functions well both independently and in a team environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university
• Ability to work in an office environment, located in downtown Houston, TX

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven track record of problem solving through degree in Engineering, Math, or Quantitative Analytics/Finance
• Demonstratable leadership qualities and the ability to adapt to hardship.

Internal Note:

Grade level is dependent on successful candidates’ experience, qualifications and experience.

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