Trading Risk Analyst - Cape Town at Engen

Who You Are:

• You are passionate about supporting the business with risk mitigation strategies.
• You have a reputation for integrity.
• You are comfortable working with numbers (Volumes, Exchange rates, Project costings).
• You have a good understanding of the Supply Chain Trading environment.
• You are passionate about adding value to Engen at an integrated level.
• You have excellent Business Information Warehouse skills. (Ability to extract volumes and costs from Allegro and SAP ERPM System.
• You have excellent interpersonal, communication, problem-solving and analytical skills.
• You are noted as someone that has a concern for accuracy and has a keen eye for detail.
• You can work with people of various levels, both in the organization and in the broader business environment.
• You work well in a stressful environment and with little or no supervision.

What you’ll have done before:

Baseline:

• NQF Level 6 Diploma in Commerce/ Finance or equivalent.
• Relevant IT Systems knowledge/training.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in Finance and Accounting.
• Knowledge of Trading platforms and SAP.
• Knowledge of Microsoft SQL and SQL report writing.
• Ability to work successfully in a Team environment.

Advantageous:

• Post Graduate Degree in Finance and Accounting.
• Experience in ETRM Logistics/Distribution system design and implementation.
• Knowledge of database management.

Exciting Challenges you might face in the role:

• Operate in an ever-changing environment and navigate ambiguity.
• Collaborate with various business divisions.
• Lead and assist with various projects as part of the functions of your role.
• Deliver excellence, amidst tight deadlines and high expectations.

What you’ll be doing:

• Support and look after the Allegro application within Engen which are critical for business continuity in Supply Chain:
• Managing trading platform where deals are captured and maintained.
• Daily, monthly and annual reporting on various deals re profitability, exposure and risk profile.
• Support Allegro system upgrades and maintenance.
• Managing Trade life cycle ensuring accurate record keeping of trades and enabling the Trading Team to actively manage forex and commodity price exposure.
• Business support, i.e. providing assistance to system users and resolving system errors. 
• Daily validating of risk reports to monitor commodity price risk exposure.
• Daily margin impact analysis (wrt East/West spread, crack spread, price movement and exchange rate analysis).
• Risk system updated daily based on contracts with counterparties, both realized and unrealized positions recorded.
• SAP system updated with month end positions for realized and unrealized deals.
• Ensure positions are accounted for correctly in terms of Foreign Currency accounting. 
• Managing user access to Allegro.
• Work with the Data Base Administrator to ensure database is backed up and restored.
• Conduct user acceptance testing for proposed Allegro patches and upgrades.
•  Undertake user training.