Senior Risk Business Analyst (ETRM)

CFP Energy Ltd.; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CFP Energy, a leader in innovative energy solutions, seeks a Senior Risk Business Analyst to support its risk management capabilities. The successful candidate will collaborate across teams to drive efficiency and implement process improvements, leveraging expertise in energy derivatives and financial risk metrics.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Hybrid working: 3 days in-office, 2 days remote

Discretionary bonus scheme

Company pension scheme

Life, medical, and eye care insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Cycle to work scheme

Family-friendly policies

Recruit and Reward scheme

Perk-box benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in commodities/financial markets and trading processes.
• Exposure to trade lifecycle and valuation.
• Experience with waterfall and agile SDLC methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirement gathering and documentation for enhancements.
• Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders.
• Participate in backlog grooming and sprint planning.

Skills

Experience modeling energy derivatives

Knowledge of financial risk metrics

Data analysis and modeling

Experience managing complex change projects

Tools

ETRM applications

Risk modeling software

Job description

About us:

CFP Energy is a vibrant, award-winning commodity trading and supply group comprising several high-growth businesses. We provide innovative energy solutions that empower businesses to prosper in a sustainable world.

Job Role:

As a Senior Risk Business Analyst at CFP, you will collaborate with business and technology teams to analyze and implement process and system changes necessary to support the company's risk management capabilities and strategic vision.

The jobholder:

As an experienced IT Business Analyst in the Energy Trading Risk domain, you will contribute to a major global transformation initiative. Working both independently and as part of a team, you will engage with stakeholders, product owners, and technical teams to drive change and improve efficiency. Your responsibilities include eliciting and documenting requirements, proposing solutions, and liaising with engineering teams to deliver changes.

Essential functions of the job:

Business Analysis & Delivery

• Lead requirement gathering and documentation for enhancements, projects, and defects.
• Plan and deliver business analysis outputs.
• Assess risks, feasibility, and business impacts of solutions.

Stakeholder Management

• Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders, managing expectations.
• Communicate transparently throughout change processes.
• Maintain relationships with external IT teams and internal colleagues.

Innovation & Improvement

• Work with the Product Owner to generate innovative solutions.
• Standardize processes for requirements elicitation, design, and validation.
• Align solutions with strategic goals.

Technical Skills & Coordination

• Translate business needs into technical designs.
• Prioritize features within the delivery backlog.
• Ensure solutions meet requirements before release.

Change Management

• Participate in backlog grooming and sprint planning.
• Coordinate changes across teams, managing priorities.
• Align IT projects with business architecture.
• Secure business sign-off for solutions.

Skills and experience required:

• Experience modeling energy derivatives, OTC and exchange-traded, including delta 1 derivatives, vanilla, and exotic options.
• Knowledge of financial risk metrics and calculations.
• Experience in commodities/financial markets and trading processes.
• Data analysis and modeling skills.
• Experience with ETRM applications and risk modeling software.
• Exposure to trade lifecycle, valuation, and risk management.
• Experience managing complex change projects.
• Experience with waterfall and agile SDLC methodologies.

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Hybrid working: 3 days in-office, 2 days remote.
• Discretionary bonus scheme.
• Company pension scheme.
• Life, medical, and eye care insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Family-friendly policies.
• Recruit and Reward scheme.
• Perk-box benefits.

The CF Group is dedicated to equal opportunities, fairness, dignity, and respect for all employees, contractors, and applicants.