Risk Officer, Base Metals

vor 2 Wochen


CH Genève Gunvor SA Vollzeit

Job Title:

Risk Officer, Base Metals

Contract Type:

Time Type:

Full time

Job Description:

The Risk Officer, Base Metals is a member of the Risk team, reporting to the EMEA Risk Team Lead. He/She is responsible for leading research and analysis, delivering reports, and high-quality digital tools to improve decision making and risk management of base metals desk.

Main Responsilibities

  • Daily reporting of P&L, exposures, VaR and explanation thereof.

  • Manage daily checks on, trade capture, trade integrity and completeness between desks and trading system.

  • Monitor forward curves and volatilities for accuracy and consistency.

  • Provide analytical support to the traders on base metals.

  • Check and assist in capturing and evaluating the risk of complex products.

  • Apply risk-reserving methodology to trading P&L.

  • Responsible for monthly translation into accounting of trading results.

  • Month end and year end reconciliations with finance and external auditors as required.

  • Improve existing and develop new daily procedures for management reporting, trade completeness, market data and other such processes as required. 

  • Liaise closely with IT, Operations, Credit Risk, Finance, and Front Office.

  • Prepare various reports and analysis for publishing internally and to the Management Board as the case may be.

Base metals MO should have below additional specific knowledge:

For physical:

  • London Metals Exchange (LME) pricing mechanics: LME 3M, LME Cash, LME 3rd Wed (monthly settlement) and daily rings (for diff metals), and potentially corresponding knowledge of exchange CME and SHFE.

  • MtM valuations according to time spreads and arbitrages locked (i.e. LME vs SHFE)

  • MtM valuations of various grades of diff metals, quantify and sense check the discounts or premiums.

  • Cost accruals reconciliation according to the delivery locations, spreads locked and freight market.

  • Term contracts and allocation with spot deals

  • Exchange delivery and warrant trading.

  • solid understanding of the “repos” physical deals (“repurchase deals”) i.e in substance a loan using base metals as collateral or genuine buy/sell trades. 

For paper:

  • Familiar with various granularity and expiry of the liquid paper contracts (LME 3M, Cash, daily and monthly; SHFE monthly; CME monthly)

  • FX hedging if material quantity done on SHFE

  • Sense check liquidity risk of long dated contracts (i.e. 1 year forward contract).

Profile

  • University degree, preferably in Computing, Mathematics, Engineering, Economics or Finance.

  • Mastery of analytics tools and technologies.

  • Minimum 3 years in a similar role in the commodity trading business, preferably within a major trading house, an oil major, an investment bank or a hedge fund.

  • Very good knowledge of Excel and VBA.

  • Good knowledge of Access and SQL Server

  • Fluent in English, both written and spoken, French is a plus.

  • Curious and Proactive

  • Eager to learn and ability to work with limited supervision.

  • Rigorous and meticulous

  • Strong communication skills 

  • Highly numerate

  • Strong team spirit.

If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply


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