Analyst

De Beers Group of Companies; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mining company in Singapore is seeking a Market Risk Analyst. You will be responsible for generating risk reports, analyzing trading results, and ensuring compliance within the market risk framework. The ideal candidate needs a bachelor's degree in finance or a numerate field and skills in Excel, data handling, and effective communication. More than just a competitive salary, we offer significant opportunities for personal and professional development within a collaborative work environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits

Opportunities for learning and growth

Rigorous safety standards

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in numerate or finance field.
• Good understanding of P&L and exposures/positions in a trading environment.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills; fluency in English is essential.
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines in a trading environment.

Responsibilities

• Generate risk reports for senior management including P&L and Exposure/Position.
• Analyse trading results and provide insights into P&L and volumes.
• Monitor compliance of Front Office activities with regards to limits.
• Assist in rolling out and UAT of Risk system improvements.

Skills

Market risk analysis

Financial reporting

Excel

Effective communication

Data handling

Education

Bachelor's degree in numerate or finance field

Tools

Tableau

Microsoft Power BI

VBA

Python

SQL

Job description

Company Description

-You’re talented and adaptable. That’s why you’ll fit in.

We’re re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives. That includes the lives of everyone who works for Anglo American. We strive to be a great company where employees are happy and inspired to do their best work. A place where every colleague can grow, develop and realise their potential. To live up to our Always with Purpose employee value proposition, we’re putting the development and growth of colleagues first by ensuring everyone at Anglo American has the career experience they deserve.

Job Description

The Market Risk and Reporting team within Marketing Risk is part of the 2nd line of defence of Marketing’s activities. The team is responsible for measuring and managing market risk with Marketing’s equity and trading activities, as well as ensuring that all market risk exposures and mark to market P&Ls are known and monitored. Market Risk activities include the production of a broad set of market risk metrics, regular interaction with Front Office, and to deliver the right message to Senior Management, traders and other parts of the business in a proactive manner. Risk Reporting provides transparency into the financial exposure, the profit/loss results and risks being run in the different commodity trading and marketing portfolios.

Performance & Delivery

• Generate (daily, weekly and monthly for senior management reporting) risk reports, including P&L and Exposure/Position, using the implemented risk system. This will include financial books, as well as basic physical books.
• Analyse trading results and provide insights, including P&L and volumes. The analysis can require a reasonable degree of technical competence, such as advanced Excel.
• Liaise with traders and Finance on day to day issues, thus is responsible for maintaining good customer relationships.
• Monitor compliance of Front Office activities with regards to the limit framework, and escalate when applicable.
• Provide support to the daily price feed process including validation of prices.
• Assist in the rolling out and UAT (User Acceptance Testing) of Risk system improvements.
• Assist in streamlining and improving current processes.

Compliance

• Adherence to all Anglo American Group and Marketing policies and procedures, as well as observing proper standards of conduct relating to the role.
• Comply with Anglo American Security and Operating Standards.

Qualifications

‑Bachelor's degree, preferably in numerate or finance field.

Specific Knowledge Requirements

• Good understanding of P&L and exposures/positions in a trading environment.
• Sound understanding of commodities.
• Sound understanding of options.
• Sound understanding of market risk concepts, including VaR.
• Ability to work with datasets/databases.
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines in a trading environment.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills; fluency in English (verbal and written) is essential.
• Excel, (programming skills such as VBA, Python and/or SQL are advantageous).
• Familiarity with trading, including the lifecycle of a trade.
• Familiarity with BI technologies (e.g. Tableau, Microsoft Power BI).

Additional Information

We aim to lead the industry by pursuing ever safer ways of working, demonstrating integrity and showing care and respect for people and the planet. That means we are constantly seeking new opportunities to mine and process our products sustainably, using less water, less energy and more precise extraction technologies. Our extraordinary teams work safely and collaboratively, with the utmost consideration for local communities, our customers and the world at large.

What We Offer

When you join Anglo American, you can expect to enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package. But more than this, you’ll find yourself in an environment where the opportunities for learning and growth are second to none. From technical training to leadership programmes, we bring out the best in our people. There are plenty of opportunities to move onwards and upwards too.

How We Are Committed To Your Safety

Nothing is more important to us than ensuring you return home safely after a day’s work. To make that happen, we have the most rigorous safety standards in the industry. Not only that, we’re also continually investing in new technologies that are helping to make mining safer.

Inclusion and Diversity

We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are. We provide equality of opportunity to enable everyone to fulfil their potential.

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