Market Risk Analyst

at  Centrica

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Centrica Energy is the trading arm of Centrica. We trade power, gas, LNG, and energy attributes and connect producers, suppliers and off takers in the wholesale energy markets - and we provide our clients with the best route-to-market services available to the market today with physical and financial settlement approaches. In short, we call ourselves Energy Movers By Nature.
We’re a total of 850+ colleagues from over 50 different nations, located in 8 different offices around the world. At our London office, where this role is located, you’ll be joining our international office with over 300 dedicated energy specialists.
As a Market Risk Analyst you will analyse and monitor market risks and recommend measurement methodologies, processes, and policies while closely collaborating with the front office. You will produce market risk reports, maintain awareness of principal market risks, and support the Market Risk Manager in promoting a culture of sound risk management across the business. This role is suitable for a Risk Analyst seeking a fresh challenge or an experienced Risk Analyst aiming for the next career step. The job title will be aligned with the candidate’s experience and competency.
This is an exciting opportunity for a talented and experienced Market Risk professional to be part of an organisation that is focused on maximizing profit from trading gas, power, LNG and renewables and also functions as intermediary delivering energy from our Upstream and Power Generation teams on one side and British Gas on the other.
The role is based out of our central London office (close to Marble Arch) with 3 days per week based within the office. There may also be a requirement for occasional international travel to other Centrica Energy offices.

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• Produce market risk reports, and ad hoc market risk analysis. Identify, assess, report, and monitor market risk exposures across a diversified commodity portfolio, including analysis of trading and hedging strategies and assessment of risk impacts
• Work with commercial teams to implement new business strategies and risk control frameworks throughout the life cycle of the trade. Integrate limit changes and deliver improvements to market risk policies, processes, and systems
• Provide timely risk insights into the trading portfolio to traders and senior management by being a local point-of-contact for running scenario analyses within the applicable market risk frameworks
• Maintain and share a strong knowledge of trading portfolios and stay abreast of developments in the energy markets
• Deputise for the Market Risk Manager during their absence
• Ensure the effective day-to-day operation of the CE Risk Control Framework in accordance with policies, SLAs and stakeholder expectations.