Senior Risk Analyst
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Who We Are
We are one of the world’s largest independent exploration and production companies, based on proved reserves and production of liquids and natural gas. With operations and activities in 13 countries, we explore for, develop, and produce crude oil and natural gas globally. We are challenged with an important job to safely find and deliver energy to the world. Our employees are critical to our success, and with them we power civilization.
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Job Summary
Our Commercial business manages the company's worldwide commodity, supply, and marketing needs. Working with leadership on the development of the risk management processes for expanded Crude, NGL, and LNG activities. In addition, working closely with Exploration and Production, Commercial adds significant value by improving ConocoPhillips supply chain management and growing its third-party global marketing business.Based at our offices at Angel Court in London, reporting directly to the Manager, Europe Regulation, Compliance & Risk, the position is responsible for both monitoring and reporting of Risk related commodity positions and P&L within Gas, LNG, and Crude, using deal capture, position reporting and risk management systems and for the further development of those systems and processes. The position also serves as an integral element within the internal control environment by ensuring positions are marked to market daily and risk management position reports are completed accurately and timely.
Position Overview
Primary Role Objectives:
- Use existing systems and spreadsheet tools to understand and summarize commercial commodity price-risk positions
- Maintain MS Excel and MS Access based tools that leverage corporate systems for deal capture, position management, earnings and VaR
- Monitor and report exposure, VaR, and risk results
- Monitoring compliance with the company's risk control policies and regional position limits
- Coordinating reconciliation of paper and physical positions to systems of record, and front office control spreadsheets in support of daily reporting responsibilities
- Support modelling of proposed trading scenarios and structured products
- Develop understanding of Commodity markets, exposures, and risk management approaches
- Through collaboration with Front Office, understand trading patterns and the infrastructure that moves gas, crude, or LNG from supply to market areas.
- Perform independent analysis to address any commercial concerns, identify process improvements and efficiencies in existing practices
- Utilise automation to strengthen process controls
- Train and mentor other Risk Operations team members
- Prepare a variety of ad hoc analysis and data tools to meet changing business needs
- Participate in business improvement projects that might include supporting or leading cross-functional teams that implement systems enhancements, re-work business processes, or address enterprise risks
Competency Requirements
Required:
- Knowledge of risk reporting and management systems
- Experience that demonstrates analytical and problem solving capability
- Degree in Maths, Computer Science or equivalent numerate degree
- Demonstrable experience with MTM & VaR reporting, GAAP accounting and financial reporting, or engineering & quantitative analysis, ideally gained from working within, Crude, Gas, LNG environment
- Risk analyst experience
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel for maintaining Excel spreadsheets or development and maintenance of complex models
Preferred:
- Experience at driving change to improve work processes
- Experience of Energy Trading Risk Management systems and integration with other front and back office systems
- Understanding of best practices in risk management and approaches for cross commodity portfolio risk management and reporting.
- Experience performing stress tests and scenario analyses to assess the potential impact of extreme market events
- Advanced proficiency in the use of Excel and development or maintenance of complex models
- Intermediate proficiency in SQL, PowerBI, Python, Spotfire or related programs
- Intermediate knowledge of financial products/contracts used in commodity trading and risk management (swaps, options, futures and forwards)
- Intermediate knowledge of the Company's risk management policies
- Ability to interact with both finance and trading customers
- Demonstrates a high level of personal initiative and sense of urgency to get the job done, both in handling technical tools and addressing business issues
- Effectively handle challenging priorities to achieve results, particularly when new situations arise that requires resolution on short notice
- Strong written and oral communication skills are important
- Delivers results through realistic planning to accomplish goals
- Builds effective solutions based on available information and makes timely decisions that are safe and ethical
- Listens actively and invites new ideas for exchanged opinions, then influences and acts to drive positive performance and achieve results
Apply By:
Sept 26, 2025