Risk Analyst

Job description / Role

Charterhouse are currently supporting an Oil & Gas client, whom are in the process of looking to recruit a Risk Analyst, in to their trading and logistics entity within a regional start-up.

Sat within the middle-office, this Risk Analyst will oversee a range of accounting duties linking to the trade finance activities, whilst overseeing the P&L reporting across the trading platform and product desks. From a functional angle, this role shall extend to the production of risk analysis, mitigations and reporting commentaries, linking and supporting the reporting of market movements, any variance-reporting and price forecasts.

In conjunction, this Analyst shall also support areas of trade capture, whilst also introducing and overseeing, any hedging requirements across both commodity and FX trading points.

The client is looking to recruit this Analyst at an entry level however, the position will demand two years of experience within a finance and/or middle-office environment within an oil & gas or trading-related operation. The client will also look towards candidates whom are able to demonstrate an understanding of risk management and controllership; to ensure that any reporting policies are introduced in support of the middle and back-office functions.

The nature of this role and the organisational fit shall require candidates whom are able to deliver a strong baseline of technical and commercial knowledge, for both ease-of-inception in to a start-up environment, whilst also being a subject matter expert internally within this financial and operational risk along with a strong understanding of Excel-based reporting and analysis tools.

About the Company

The Charterhouse brand and business was launched in Dubai and the Middle East in April 2004 by a team of international recruiters and management consultants, after its inception in Sydney, Australia in September 2003. Charterhouse Middle East is now positioned as the leading regional recruiter within its area of disciplines and functional markets.

Charterhouse offers professional and bespoke contingency and retained search services to all sectors of the market. Service quality is guaranteed, thanks to a particular focus on flexibility. Charterhouse was the first international search and selection business to establish Dubai as its base. The growth in the Middle East region has been mirrored by Charterhouse globally, with offices now in Qatar, Hong Kong, Singapore, Melbourne and Sydney.