Junior Financial Risk Analyst — Night Shift

NW ENERGY SDN. BHD.; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 36,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

NW ENERGY SDN. BHD. in Malaysia is seeking a motivated Financial Risk Analyst to join our Risk Management team. You will monitor market, credit, and operational risks and support trade lifecycle processes to strengthen controls.

The role targets recent graduates or junior professionals, offering exposure to international markets through a rotating 2-week night shift and collaboration with trading, operations, compliance, and finance teams. Fresh graduates are welcome.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with keen attention to detail.
• Good understanding of financial instruments and basic concepts of market, credit, and operational risk (derivatives knowledge is plus).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel; knowledge of VBA, SQL, Python, or other analytical tools is an advantage.
• Ability to adapt to a rotational night shift schedule while maintaining strong performance.

Responsibilities

• Support trade lifecycle processes, including trade validation, reconciliations, and investigating risk or operational discrepancies.
• Monitor daily risk exposures across market, credit, and liquidity risks to ensure positions remain within approved limits.
• Assist in the preparation of risk reports, stress tests, and exposure analyses for senior management.
• Collaborate with trading, operations, compliance, and finance teams to resolve risk issues in a timely manner.
• Monitor and report on risk exposures, margin requirements, and collateral management.
• Ensure adherence to internal risk policies, operational procedures, and external regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives aimed at strengthening risk controls and operational efficiency.
• Provide coverage during rotational night shifts (2 weeks on/2 weeks off cycle) to support global trading activities.

Skills

Analytical skills

Quantitative skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Cross-team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Economics

Tools

Microsoft Excel

VBA

SQL

Python

Job description

NW ENERGY SDN. BHD. in Malaysia is seeking a motivated Financial Risk Analyst to join our Risk Management team. You will monitor market, credit, and operational risks and support trade lifecycle processes to strengthen controls.

The role targets recent graduates or junior professionals, offering exposure to international markets through a rotating 2-week night shift and collaboration with trading, operations, compliance, and finance teams. Fresh graduates are welcome.