Financial Analyst

Title: Financial Analyst

Location: Houston, Texas

Type: Contract (12 Months)

Hourly Rate: $60.00 - $70.00 / Per Hour

Summary:

The Senior Financial Analyst will work on daily P&L and Exposure Reporting. Generate and validate daily P&L and exposure reports across a diverse set of commodities including crude oil, gasoline, distillates, fuel oil, Renewables, NGLs

Duties:

• PnL Attribution and Commentary: Analyze and explain daily P&L movements, identifying key risk drivers and market impacts

• Trade and Deal Validation: Ensure accurate trade capture and representation in risk systems, collaborating with front office and operations to resolve discrepancies.

• Curve and Pricing Validation: Validate market curves and pricing inputs to ensure consistency and accuracy in valuation.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with trading, scheduling, accounting, and risk teams to support timely and accurate reporting and issue resolution.

• Process Optimization: Lead and support initiatives to standardize and automate reporting processes. Contribute to the development and enhancement of risk systems, dashboards, and analytical tools

• Governance & Controls: Support compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements, ensuring robust control frameworks are maintained

• Team Continuity & Leadership: Provide backup coverage across regions or products and mentor junior analysts to foster knowledge sharing and team development.

• Financial Reporting Alignment: Collaborate with FP&A to ensure mark-to-market P&L aligns with GAAP standards used for external financial reporting.

• Commodity markets and instruments

• Trade lifecycle and settlement processes

• Risk and valuation methodologies

• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex risk concepts to diverse stakeholders

• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment

Requirements:

• 5+ Years of Financial Analyst experience

- Must have advanced Excel skills - pivot tables, vLookup, hLookup

• Experience with ETRM systems like RightAngle, Allegro, Endur, OpenLink

• Must be analytical and savvy with numbers

• Must have Risk Analyst experience within oil and gas commodities

• Familiarity with Power BI; Python or SQL is a plus