Risk Analyst

Inspired Energy Solutions Ltd; Lancashire; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy solutions provider in the UK is seeking a Risk Analyst to join their successful team. This home-based role involves trading support, platform management, and monitoring energy usage, requiring strong analytical and interpersonal skills. A degree in Engineering, Mathematics, or Economics is essential. The company offers opportunities for training and development, pension, and life insurance, with a 4pm finish on Fridays.

Benefits

Training and development opportunities

Company pension

Life insurance

4pm finish on Friday

Access to a range of voluntary benefits

Qualifications

• Logical and analytical approach to problem solving.
• High numerical ability and strong academic background.
• Able to learn new software platforms.
• Good understanding of risk management and quantitative analysis.
• Experience with large and complex data sets.
• Strong resilience and relationship-building skills.
• Proven time management capabilities.
• Ability to co-deliver solutions with different teams.
• Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide trading support and complete hedging requests.
• Ensure systems are up to date with accurate customer information.
• Monitor customer position reports and energy usage.
• Support Risk Directors/Managers with administrative tasks.
• Assist Account Managers with queries on trades and systems.
• Manage price validations for customers and products.
• Liaise with various divisions to deliver risk objectives.
• Comply with health and safety policies.

Skills

Logical, analytical and pragmatic approach to problem solving

High numerical ability

Ability to learn new software platforms

Understanding of risk management analysis

Ability to work with complex data sets

Strong interpersonal skills

Good time management skills

Teamwork skills

Education

Degree in Engineering, Mathematics or Economics

Tools

Microsoft Office applications (Excel essential)

Job description

Overview

Inspired PLC

Inspired PLC is a UK market leading technology enabled provider of energy and sustainability advisory services. Since 2000, it has grown in scale and capability and is servicing over 3,400 UK and Irish clients across all sectors.

To enable businesses to respond to the climate emergency, we focus on solving their toughest challenges. By managing data comprehensively, sourcing energy sustainably and reducing carbon efficiently, we allow our clients to control costs effectively, make authentic ESG disclosures, improve their business performance, whilst powering their journey to net zero.

This role is ideally suited to a career minded, ambitious individual who is looking for that unique opportunity to prove what they can do and then be rewarded for it.

We are looking for a Risk Analyst to join our successful Risk team. This is a Home Based role with some occasional travel to the office required.

Role and Responsibilities

Role and Responsibilities

• Trading support, complete hedging requests for smaller Inspired customers and ensure timely and accurate deal capture in the appropriate systems.
• Platform support, ensure that Platform Manager (ETRM) and Sugar (CRM) are up to date with accurate details and information for all customers and trades.
• Monitor and check customer position reports and hedging performance.
• Monitor customer energy usage, report against expected levels and support reforecasting.
• Support the Risk Directors/Managers with administrative tasks.
• Support Account Managers and Quality Assurance with any queries on customers trades, systems and reporting.
• Support monthly Cost of Gas and Cost of Electricity, price validations for a variety of customers and products.
• Ensure information systems are operated to the required standard to maintain accurate and secure records.
• Liaison with the various divisions in Inspired PLC to support on delivering risk objectives.
• Ad Hoc tasks as requested by your manager or departmental lead.
• Read and comply with the company s Health and Safety Policy; taking reasonable care for the Health and Safety of themselves and others; co-operate with managers and other employees in fulfilling our objectives and statutory duties.

Experience and Qualifications

Experience and Qualifications

Essential:

• Have a logical, analytical and pragmatic approach to problem solving.
• Have a high numerical ability with analytical capability and a strong academic background.
• Can learn new software platforms and ways of working.
• Have a good understanding of risk management analysis, probability, statistics and quantitative analysis.
• The ability to work with and analyse large, complex data sets across spreadsheets and databases.
• Highly resilient, with experience of building strong relationships.
• Demonstrate proven time management skills.
• Be able to work with different teams to co-deliver solutions.
• Possess excellent interpersonal skills and be a good team worker.
• Degree level educated in an Engineering, mathematical or economic discipline.
• A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Excel essential).

Desirable:

• Energy industry experience.

What we offer

What we offer

• Training and development opportunities
• Company pension
• Life insurance
• 4pm finish on Friday
• Access to a wide range of voluntary benefits through our Inspired Benefits Portal

If you are interested in the role and would like to be considered, please apply now and a member of our In House Recruitment Team will be in touch. Good Luck!