Risk Officer

AFS Energy; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days off per year

Bike lease option (NS card)

Free in-house gym

Training & development programs

Job summary

AFS Energy, an employee-owned environmental commodities firm, is seeking a Risk Officer in Amsterdam. You will monitor market, credit and operational risks and support the Front Office with trade approvals and counterparty checks.

You’ll help maintain risk tools and reports using Excel, SQL, Python and Power BI. Growth, development and a hands-on, analytical mindset are encouraged in a dynamic trading environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance, Econometrics, Maths, or similar.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in risk, finance, financial markets, or energy trading.
• Proficiency in Excel, SQL, Python, or Power BI; fluent in English and Spanish.
• Analytical, proactive, hands-on mindset for a fast-paced trading environment.

Responsibilities

• Monitor daily market, credit, and operational risks across renewable commodities trading desks.
• Assist Front Office with trade approvals and counterparty credit checks; hedge FX exposure.
• Maintain and improve risk tools and reports with the development team.
• Perform analyses and reports using Excel, SQL, Python, or Power BI.
• Build risk awareness across departments and support risk-versus-reward decisions.
• Participate in projects to enhance insights and reporting accuracy.

Skills

Excel

SQL

Python

Power BI

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Econometrics, Maths or similar

Job description

Ready to start your career in risk management within a fast-growing environmental commodities business? As a Risk Officer at AFS Energy, you will support the monitoring of market and credit risks and help strengthen our risk function. You will join an ambitious, international team operating directly from the historic trading floor of the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.

About Us

AFS is an independent, employee-owned financial and environmental intermediary with more than 175 years of heritage. We serve 3,000+ clients worldwide across 50+ countries with a team of 195+ colleagues from 25+ nationalities. AFS Energy focuses on driving growth in environmental commodities. The risk function covers market, credit, liquidity, and currency risk and reports directly to the Risk Director and CEO.

The Role

• Risk Monitoring: Support daily monitoring of market, credit, and operational risks across renewable commodities trading desks.
• Front Office Support: Assist Front Office with trade approvals, counterparty credit checks, and hedging FX exposure.
• Tooling & Analytics: Help maintain and improve risk tools and reports as a point of contact with the development team. Perform analyses and reports using Excel, SQL, Python, or Power BI.
• Risk Awareness: Contribute to building risk awareness across departments and support clear risk-versus-reward decision-making.
• Continuous Improvement: Participate in projects that enhance business insights and reporting accuracy.
• Professional Growth: Learn directly from the Risk Director and develop practical, high-impact risk management skills.

What We Expect

• Education: Degree in Finance, Econometrics, Maths, or similar.
• Experience: 2 years of experience in risk, finance, financial markets, or energy trading.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in Excel, SQL, Python, or Power BI.
• Languages: Fluent in English and Spanish.
• Mindset: Analytical, proactive, hands-on, ethical, and eager to learn in a fast-paced trading environment.

What We Offer

• A unique workplace on the Stock Exchange floor.
• Working in an awesome, internationally diverse, continuously growing, and highly driven team.
• An organization where there is room for your refreshing ideas and to be entrepreneurial.
• Focus on your personal and professional growth with support through trainings, coaching and development sessions.
• The opportunity to broaden your network and peak your sales by attending (inter)national events and congresses.
• 27 days off per year.
• Depending on where you live, an NS business card or bike lease options.
• Free in-house gym.

Application Process

1st Round: Introductory interview with our Recruitment team.

2nd Round: In-depth interview with the Risk Director and team colleagues.

We recruit all AFS team members directly. Unsolicited profiles sent by external recruitment agencies will be processed without obligation, and candidates may be contacted directly.