Senior Risk Analyst, 100%

Festanstellung, Vollzeit · Zug

We are looking for you
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Risk Analyst to join our Risk Management team. In this role, you will report directly to the department head and play a key role in managing and analyzing risk across the trading portfolio.

Your tasks: 
  • Daily Risk Monitoring & P&L Reporting: Review and validate the daily trading P&L reports to ensure completeness and accuracy, with a strong focus on the correct market valuation of both physical and paper positions, including associated costs of sales.
  • Position Reconciliation: Conduct detailed daily reconciliation of trading positions, including paper hedges (swaps, futures), physical positions, and intercompany transactions, collaborating with traders to ensure alignment. Monthly reconciliation with accounting for accuracy.
  • Storage & Physical Movements Monitoring: Track and review physical positions daily, such as lifting, discharges, and storage positions monthly, including inventory movements and month-end rollovers, ensuring proper accounting for all stock positions.
  • Market Data Management: Manage the daily review and upload of market prices into the trading system, setting up new price curves for emerging market locations and products. Ensure robust data accuracy and integration with ETRM systems.
  • Quantitative Risk Reporting & Analysis: Develop and generate key risk and exposure reports, including Value at Risk (VaR) analysis, and other ad hoc analyses. Conduct comprehensive quantitative analyses to evaluate market trends, price volatilities, and correlations, utilizing statistical methods and mathematical modeling techniques
  • Risk Model Development: Design and implement new quantitative risk models that accurately assess potential risks scenarios associated with trading activities.
  • Prospective Modeling: Develop prospective models to forecast potential market scenarios and their impacts on trading strategies, ensuring traders are equipped with actionable insights, especially into business cases or new business developments
  • Collaboration with Traders: Work closely with traders to communicate risk assessments and provide tools that facilitate informed decision-making.
  • Risk Assessment Reporting: Prepare detailed reports on risk assessments, model performance, and strategic recommendations for stakeholders.
Your profile
  • Educational Background: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Business, or a related field (preferred).
  • Professional Experience: At least 5 years of experience in a risk or quantitative role within a mid-sized international trading company. A solid understanding of trading processes, including operations, logistics, shipping, storage, trade finance, and hedging, is highly desirable. Experience in biofuels or renewables is a plus.
  • Technical Proficiency: Experience working with ETRM systems, SAP Business Objects, and advanced data analysis tools (e.g., Excel, Python, SQL). Knowledge of coding and data manipulation techniques is a strong advantage.
  • Quantitative & Analytical Expertise: Strong mathematical, statistical, and analytical skills, with a solid grasp of risk metrics for commodity trading (e.g., Value at Risk, market risk, etc.).
  • Analytical Mindset: Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data sets and translate them into practical strategies.
  • Communication & Collaboration: Strong communication skills to effectively interact and convey on complex concepts with the trading team, senior management, and other departments (e.g., operations, finance, accounting). Ability to convey complex quantitative insights to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Language Skills: Full professional proficiency in English. Additional language skills (German) are a plus.
  • Personal Attributes: Detail-oriented, proactive, and a team player with a strong sense of integrity. Highly self-motivated with a focus n delivering results and solving complex problems in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
What we offer
  • A key role within a dynamic, international trading organization, working closely with traders, operations, trade finance, and accounting teams to play a pivotal role in shaping our risk management strategy through innovative quantitative approaches.
  • Career growth opportunities in a rapidly evolving company based in the heart of Zug.
  • Competitive salary and benefits package, with opportunities for professional development.
About us

Kolmar was established in 1997 and is a privately-owned physical trading, manufacturing and service providing company, headquartered in Zug, Switzerland. The company is a global organization with more than 20 offices and representations worldwide, located in the most strategic centers around the world. The product range grows organically with evolving market conditions and includes petrochemicals, biofuels, as well as crude oil and oil products. 

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