Título:  Middle Office Gas & Power Analyst

About the business

We are pursuing a transformative strategy agenda called “Positive Motion “which is all about greening our sources of revenue. Within this context Trading competencies are essential to optimize the value from both legacy hydrocarbons and the future molecule flows. It is Trading’s task to maximize value by growing and leveraging the platform. We are actively looking for top talent to join the Market Risk Team to ensure that trading and origination activities are conducted within a robust control framework. The position reports to the Middle Office Gas & Power Manager.

The responsibilities we´ll trust you with

You will:

• Analyze, model, and report market risk for all trading activities related to gas, power, and environmental commodities.
• Assess and monitor physical and financial trades, transportation, storage, and foreign exchange deals.
• Analyze M2M valuations, risk positions, basis changes, and P/L results daily.
• Develop and maintain risk reporting/analytics to communicate position, P/L, and market risk to traders and management.
• Coordinate and review deals and prices in the trading system by performing deal checks, price validation, curve updates, and data reconciliation.
• Monitor timely deal capture, internal trading limits, and risk policy requirements to ensure the representativeness and integrity of transactions in the trading system.
• Provide critical thinking around risk reporting processes, quantification, and analysis of commodity exposure and forward price movements for multi-product trading activities.
• Test new risk calculations, evaluate model assumptions against fundamentals, and communicate suggested modeling/valuation enhancements to achieve better valuation and risk quantification.
• Communicate effectively with Front Office, Operations, Back Office, Trade Finance, and Finance teams on inputs and assumptions.
• Work closely with traders to quantify and explain the sources of risk in their portfolios.
• Contribute to the reporting of Trading Results/Positions to senior management.
• Work closely with Commercial Risk & Back Office, Finance, Trade Finance, Legal, and IT to ensure that the best risk control practices and policies/limits are in alignment from a risk control point of view.

What are we looking for?

We are looking for someone who is motivated and achieves results, has good interpersonal skills, and thrives in fast-paced environments.

Basic Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in Middle Office Analyst of Power.

• Degree in accounting, finance, mathematics, engineering, quantitative discipline or business-related major.
• Knowledge of the electricity markets, both purely economic, developed by OMIE and as adjustment markets, managed by Red Eléctrica (REE) as well as knowledge of REE Settlements.
• Knowledge of environmental products such as EUAs, CAEs, VERs and UERs.
• Exhaustive knowledge of power trading, intraday market as well as calculation of several margins as CSS (Clean Spark Spread).
• Comprehensive understanding of risk management methodologies and valuation models.
• Desirable SQL programming and Database Administration and familiarity with an ETRM system.
• Fluent in English.

Competencies:

• Analytically inclined with high energy, approaching challenges strategically.
• Collaborative team player thriving in a team-based environment.
• Effective relationship builder.
• Passionate about creating value in trading and financial markets.
• Self-starter with superior analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective planner and organizer, working towards ambitious targets.
• Possesses deal lifecycle ownership, commercially astute for margin optimization.

An inclusive and rewarding place to work:

There's never been a more exciting time to work at CEPSA, where we prioritize a positive work environment, offer extensive benefits, and value diversity. Our commitment to inclusivity is apparent through initiatives supporting people with disabilities, addressing and actively closing gender gaps, and promoting equality regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. Additionally, CEPSA provides tremendous learning and development opportunities to craft your career path. Join CEPSA for a workplace where your ideas matter, your skills grow, and your potential unfolds.