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 Americas (ATA) Risk Policy.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES:

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

Assist with identification, development, testing and implementation of New Activity Enablement, ETRM system enhancements, continuous Improvement and/or various other initiatives

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum of one (1) year experience in a commercial trading business with experience related to financial and/or risk control

Advanced experience with physical and financial commodity trading activities

Advanced knowledge of risk concepts (deals pricing, flat price, time/product spread and basis exposures, P&L attribution analysis, DOA, position limits, etc.)

Ability to understand trading instruments (physical forwards, futures, swaps, options) and data modeling/flows within ETRMs

Experience with ETRMs and very proficient with MS Excel

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

Applied working knowledge of Crude, Fuel Oil, and/or Refined Products markets

Previous RightAngle experience preferred

Excellent communication skills

Experience with exposure decomposition and how markets are traded and priced

Proficiency with datamarts, Tableau or Power BI, and MS Powerpoint

NO THIRD-PARTY CANDIDATES ACCEPTED

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