Junior Risk & Middle Office Analyst - Build Global Controls

Hoogwegt; Gelderland; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Pension plan

Generous leave

Collective insurance

Mentorship from risk professionals

Sport program

Job summary

Hoogwegt in Arnhem is seeking a Junior Analyst to support the newly centralized Risk & Compliance function across global operations. You will help build robust controls by handling daily trade checks, data collection for P&L and risk reporting, and by automating recurring tasks with Python, SQL, or VBA.

The role requires up to 3 years of experience in finance or quantitative fields, a degree in econometrics/finance/economics/mathematics, and strong Excel/VBA plus Python/SQL skills.

Qualifications

• Up to 3 years of relevant work experience in commodity trading, finance, or a quantitative field.
• A University Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Econometrics, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or a related analytical field.
• Strong Excel and VBA skills, and hands-on programming experience in Python and SQL; R or SAS is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support daily operations by checking trade bookings in KYOS/JDE against broker confirmations, running daily completeness checks, and flagging or escalating any unpriced, unmatched, or unclear items to senior team members.
• Help prepare and update daily/weekly position, P&L, and management reporting templates, while collecting necessary data for book-level analysis.
• Help maintain VaR and Greeks reports, log backtest breaches for senior review, and upload daily prices and curves after checking for obvious missing, stale, or incorrect values.
• Automate recurring controls, data uploads, and reports using Python, SQL, or VBA, replacing manual spreadsheet steps with documented, reviewable tools for senior sign-off.
• Compare daily P&L and positions against broker statements, keep a clean log of open reconciliation items, and elevate mismatches rather than resolving them independently.
• Respond to routine data requests from Trading, Finance, and Risk while keeping stakeholders updated on the status of open items and supporting senior staff on curve build-out tasks.

Skills

Excel & VBA

Python

SQL

Quantitative analysis

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Econometrics/Finance/Economics/Mathematics

Tools

KYOS

JDE

R/SAS

Job description

Hoogwegt in Arnhem is seeking a Junior Analyst to support the newly centralized Risk & Compliance function across global operations. You will help build robust controls by handling daily trade checks, data collection for P&L and risk reporting, and by automating recurring tasks with Python, SQL, or VBA.

The role requires up to 3 years of experience in finance or quantitative fields, a degree in econometrics/finance/economics/mathematics, and strong Excel/VBA plus Python/SQL skills.