Senior analyst risk

A fantastic 12-month contract opportunity for an experienced Senior Risk Analyst (shipping) to work for a market leading business based in London. Purpose of role: Provide real time, front time control and management information of the company rsquo;s freight exposures to risk managers, senior management, and trades. The role also involves participating projects in improving the ETRM system to capture freight exposures of the company and to support the development of the shipping business model. Key Responsibilities: Prepare and explain of shipping P L and risk reports and follow up any issues with relevant teams. Ensure that all risk limits are adhered to and assist in implementing new limits when necessary. Assist in identifying the significant risk within the business, ensuring that they are transparent to senior management Maintain a good knowledge of the current freight and physical oil market Skills Experience: Proven experience in a market risk role from trading companies, shipbrokers or banks. Strong knowledge of the shipping industry and freight markets, a solid understanding of pricing mechanisms, supply and demand balance, ship operations and logistics etc. Thorough understanding of the physical oil markets and the relationship with freight markets Advanced knowledge of risk metrics such as VaR, stress testing, scenario analysis. Knowledge of one or more of ETRM systems would be an advantage (Endur, Symphony by Amphora). Strong and solid knowledge of MS Office suite including excellent Excel and VBA skills, Python, Matlab SQL knowledge a plus. If you have required experience and skills, please don rsquo;t hesitate to apply