Research Intern

Centalion; Singapore; On-site; SGD 20,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Centalion is seeking a Research Intern to join the Oil Research team in Singapore. You will assist in producing analysis on oil products trading desks and support senior analysts with data-driven insights.

Ideal candidates hold a STEM degree and have strong analytical skills, plus experience with Excel, SQL, Python, and data visualization. This paid internship runs for 6 months and requires five days per week.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering (Chemical/Mechanical/Industrial/Maritime/Petroleum), Economics, Finance, Business Analytics, Data Science or other STEM fields preferred.
• Strong analytical skills with high data input accuracy.
• Advanced data skills: database management, coding, statistics, and data visualization.
• Ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines and manage priorities.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently with limited supervision.

Responsibilities

• Tracking of global oil flows by product grades, analyze trends and provide insights to trading desks.
• Assist in tracking refinery capacity changes and turnarounds to understand operations.
• Provide timely and concise analysis of market developments for oil products markets.
• Assist in producing regular market outlook slide packs for senior management.
• Interface between traders and IT front office team to maintain/expand reporting interfaces.
• Suggest new ways to display price and fundamentals data and automate processes.
• Assist with ad-hoc projects that add value to desk research and analytics.
• Perform other ad hoc tasks assigned by manager.

Skills

Analytical skills

Data analysis

Coding

Visualization

Time management

Independence

Education

Engineering or STEM degree

Economics/Finance/Analytics degree

Tools

Excel

SQL

Python

Power BI

Job description

Overview of Role

The Research Intern is part of the Oil Research team based in Singapore. Reporting to the Head of Research – Asia Pacific, he/she is responsible for assisting the team to produce analysis on oil products trading desk.

Job Title

Research Intern

Contract Type

Full time

Job Description

Overview of Role

The Research Intern is part of the Oil Research team based in Singapore. Reporting to the Head of Research – Asia Pacific, he/she is responsible for assisting the team to produce analysis on oil products trading desk.

Main Responsibilities

• Tracking of global oil flows by product grades, analyze emerging trends and provide insights to trading desks
• Assist in tracking changes in refinery capacity and turnarounds, to develop understanding of refinery operations during this process
• Timely and concise analysis of market developments relating to the oil products markets, add depth to the existing analysis at country and company level
• Assist in the production of regular market outlook slide packs for senior management
• Act as interface between traders and IT front office team to maintain and add functionality to the internal reporting interface
• Suggest new ways of displaying price and fundamentals data, and ways to improve automation in the team’s work processes
• Assist with ad-hoc projects that add value to the research work developed by the desk analysts
• Perform other ad hoc tasks assigned by manager

Profile

The individual should have the following qualifications/ experience:

• Degree in Engineering (Chemical/Mechanical/Industrial/Maritime/Petroleum), Economics, Finance, Business Analytics, Data Science, or other STEM disciplines preferred
• Strong analytical skills and high accuracy of data input
• Advanced data skills in database management, coding, statistical analysis (back testing), and visualization (Excel, PBI, SQL, Python)
• Strong prioritization and time management skills with ability to work under pressure in dynamic environment
• Ability to work with tight deadlines
• Self-motivated individual and ability to work independently with limited supervision.
• Applicants need to commit to the standard 5 days’ work week throughout the entire 6 months internship period.

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