Business Analyst (Trading & Risk)

CFP Energy Ltd.; London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic and innovative energy and sustainability group seeks an experienced IT Business Analyst to support a global transformation programme. This role encompasses driving efficiency across the organisation, managing stakeholder relationships, and leveraging data-driven analysis in the Energy Trading Risk domain. The ideal candidate will be skilled in navigating financial markets and delivering change through agile methodologies, while enjoying a competitive benefits package.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus Bank holidays

Hybrid working pattern

Discretionary commission/bonus scheme

Company pension scheme

Life and medical insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Cycle to work scheme

Family-friendly policies

Recruit and Reward scheme

Access to perk-box benefits package

Qualifications

• Proven experience in utilisation of data-driven analysis and modelling.
• Detailed knowledge of financial risk metrics.
• Experience within commodities and/or financial markets.

Responsibilities

• Plan, deliver, and assure business analysis deliverables for workstreams.
• Manage stakeholder relationships and communicate effectively throughout change processes.
• Lead backlog grooming activities as part of scrum prioritization.

Skills

Data-driven analysis

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Tools

TRM systems

Job description

About Us

Our mission is to facilitate the transition to a low-carbon economy by providing innovative financial solutions to our clients.

We are not just any energy and sustainability group; we're a dynamic, award-winning powerhouse! At the forefront of environmental innovation, we lead the charge in providing cutting-edge solutions for large-scale energy consumers. From guiding small business to corporate giants on their journey to achieve net zero emissions to expertly managing risks and supplying vital power and gas resources, we do it all. But wait, there's more! We're not content with just excelling in our current ventures - we thrive on pioneering new businesses and seizing energy investment opportunities.

Role

As an experienced IT Business Analyst within the Energy Trading Risk domain, you will be involved in a key global transformation programme. As a member of the product team, working autonomously and within a team, you will play a pivotal role in working with business stakeholders and technical teams alike in driving change and efficiency across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities:

Business Analysis and Delivery:

• Plan, deliver, and assure business analysis deliverables for workstreams.
• Drive and manage scope and design for workstreams, assessing risks, feasibility, opportunities, and business impacts of various solutions.
• Lead business requirement gathering and documentation for prioritised enhancements, projects, and defects in the change management repository.
• Ensure solutions meet design-to-operate principles and plan effective transitions to operations.

Stakeholder Management:

• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, keeping them informed and managing expectations.
• Ensure transparent communication with business collaborators throughout the lifecycle of change and release management processes.
• Maintain and build key relationships with external IT teams and internal business collaborators.

Innovation and improvement:

• Generate innovative approaches to existing problems or new opportunities.
• Standardize and reinforce processes for eliciting requirements, designing, and validating system functionality.
• Ensure solutions deliver benefits aligned with longer-term strategic goals.

Technical Skills and Coordination:

• Operate as a Business Analyst across functions, translating business needs into functional designs for technical teams.
• Capture and prioritize features and functionality within the delivery backlog.
• Ensure developed items meet business requirements before formal release management cycles.

Project and change management:

• Lead backlog grooming activities as part of scrum prioritization.
• Coordinate change across different delivery teams, managing conflicting priorities.
• Ensure strategic alignment with IT projects, goals, and architecture.
• Manage functional delivery through various digital disciplines, securing business sign-off for solutions.

Ideal Candidate:

• Proven experience in utilisation of data-driven analysis and modelling to prototype problem solutions.
• Detailed knowledge of financial risk metrics and the associated calculation.
• Experience operating within commodities and/or financial markets and associated Trading processes.
• Proven experience of working with TRM systems.
• Exposure to the full trade lifecycle with a focus on trade valuation & risk management.
• Demonstrable experience in coordinating complex change.
• Delivered change under both waterfall and agile SDLC methodologies.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Diligent and dependable with strong integrity.

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave in addition to Bank holidays.
• Hybrid working pattern; 3 days a week in the office and 2 days remote.
• Discretionary commission/bonus scheme.
• Company pension scheme.
• Life and medical insurance, and eyecare scheme.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Family-friendly policies.
• Recruit and Reward scheme.
• Access to perk-box benefits package.

The CF Group is committed to ensuring equal opportunities, fairness of treatment, dignity and respect, and the elimination of all forms of discrimination in the workplace for all employees/contractors and job applicants.