Senior Analyst Product Control

EDF Trading Limited; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

EDF Trading North America, LLC is seeking a Product Control Senior Analyst to support daily P&L tracking and data management from trading systems. You will assist in preparing finance reports for accounting and finance teams.

The role focuses on validating price curves, controlling trading margins, and contributing to monthly and yearly performance reporting in power, gas, and environmental products.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in accounting, finance, econ, or CS required.
• 4+ years in Product Control/Risk Management/Settlements/Volumes Analyst in energy trading or internship experience.
• Programming and coding knowledge preferred.
• Experience creating Power BI or Tableau reports preferred.
• Knowledge of commodities/energy markets.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Understand/perform daily P&L production and reporting for commodity trading books and structured deals (Power, Gas, Environmental).
• Resolve trader or department queries related to P&L; provide analysis and commentary.
• Provide/maintain commentary for trading margin analysis for monthly and yearly performance (realized vs unrealized).
• Prepare monthly liquidity reserves for all commodities and provide commentary.
• Manage TPM workflows from the ETRM; improve P&L production processes and controls.
• Perform independent price validation and present curve committee analyses monthly.
• Provide additional ad hoc reporting as required.
• Perform/maintain applicable controls and monthly close activities.

Skills

Programming

Data analysis

Communication

Attention to detail

Pressure resistance

Motivation

Education

Undergraduate Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Computer Science

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Totem

Skylight

Job description

EDF Trading North America, LLC is a major participant in wholesale energy markets and delivers customized energy solutions for our customers.

We operate in every market and provide coast to coast coverage of financial and physical products in power, natural gas and NGLs, environmental products and financial crude oil products. We provide our customers with products and services that deliver access to markets, optimize their energy portfolio, hedge risk and manage assets. Our Wholesale Business operates throughout the value chain in the North American wholesale power markets and we are one of the leading wholesale natural gas marketers. Additionally, we provide environmental, congestion management and value added derivative products. With extensive pipeline agreements, we can manage natural gas offtakes, deliveries, capacities and supply anywhere across the continent.

EDF Trading North America, LLC is part of the EDF Group, a global leader in low-carbon energies.

Job Description:

Product Control is responsible for calculating and reporting the commercial performance, in accordance with IFRS valuation principles, and for exercising controls over the reporting process, particularly verification of price curves and validation of the trading margin for each business segment.

Job Description

The Product Control Senior Analyst will support the trading and finance teams with the daily P&L tracking. This role is responsible for managing data from our trading systems and help compile finance reports for our accounting and finance teams.

Responsibilities

• Understand/perform daily P&L production and reporting for commodity trading books and structured deals, focusing on Power, Gas, and Environmental Products
• Resolve any queries from traders or other departments relating to P&L as well as provide analysis and commentary
• Provide/maintain commentary for trading margin analysis for monthly and yearly performance (unrealized vs realized)
• Prepare monthly liquidity reserves for all commodities (Gas, Power, Environmental Products, Refined Products, NGLs, and Options) and provide commentary
• Responsible for managing TPM workflows generated by the ETRM. Assist in enhancing existing processes and developing new procedures in order to improve the efficiency of P&L production and to tighten controls
• Preform independent price validation on the various commodities. Preform analysis, create and present presentations monthly to the curve committee.
• Provide additional ad hoc reporting as required
• Perform/maintain the applicable controls and monthly close activities

Qualifications

• Undergraduate Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Computer Science
• A minimum 4 years’ experience in Product Control/Risk Management/Settlements/Volumes Analyst within energy trading, internship experience included
• Programming and coding knowledge preferred
• Experience creating reports in a viewer such as Power BI or Tableau is highly preferred
• Experience with price testing services such as Totem or Skylight is preferred
• Knowledge of Commodities/Energy markets
• Ability to work under pressure without compromising the quality of deliverables
• Good understanding of business processes and data management
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Highly motivated and enthusiastic and able to respond to changes in priorities

Note: EDF is an EEO employer

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for all positions without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

EDF participates in the E-Verify Employment Verification Program.

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