Job description: Risk Analyst

Risk Analyst (Cash Trading)

Location: India (Gurgaon Chennai)

Function: Risk

Reports to: Risk controller (Cash Trading Book)

Summary: The Risk Analyst plays a critical role in supporting grains cash trading desk by providing real time risk analysis, monitoring exposures, and ensuring compliance with internal risk policies. This position required strong analytical skills, a deep understanding of commodity markets (specially grains) and ability to work closely with traders, finance & operations teams to manage and mitigate trading risk. You contribute significantly to achieving the company's strategic growth objectives. With your in-depth knowledge of the company's commercial activities and financial performance you serve as a key stakeholder and advisor to traders, business units, and regional management.

Key responsibilities:

- Track & analyze of daily & monthly trading performance, P&L and market exposure across cash grains products.

- Responsible for daily reconciliation of Derivatives positions (Futures, Options). Have good knowledge about exchange traded commodities.

- Responsible for reconciliation of physical positions (Basis & Flat price trades) & have good understanding about operational flow of physical vessels.

- Ensure all positions are captured in the Order Processing System (OPS) of the company. Liase & work with trading & Deal ticket team to extract, clean & analyze data.

- Analyzing the Counter Party (CP) risk/legal sanctioned check and proposing to Risk Office with all documents for CP limits.

- Responsible for to onboard counterparties at Company's system, perform KYC documents check & ensure that counterparty is onboarded in Company's system.

- Overseeing and managing Market, Counterparty & Credit risk limits for the trading book. ensure adherence to internal risk limits & escalate breaches promptly.

- Responsible for accuracy & reporting of currency risk exposure for your products & ensure that exposure is within risk limits.

- Prepare & deliver Daily, weekly & monthly risk reports to trading & Finance Teams.

- Ensure accuracy & timeless of risk metrics & dashboards.

- Provide insights and recommendations to support decisions at a tactical and strategic level.

- Daily reconciliation, review, and analysis of positions as per Risk reports generated from the Risk System of the company.

- Daily consolidation of position reports, summarizing all open trading positions across all products and regions.

- Co-ordinate with global teams for group requirements, management reporting and accounting information.

- Engage in IT enhancement and implementation of controls.

- Provide requisite information to Traders when needed.

Job Requirements:

Experience & Education:

- You possess a master's degree in business administration/Economics/Chartered Accountant as well as a minimum experience of 4-5 years in a similar role, preferably in an international (commodity trading) environment.

- Full proficiency in English.

Skills

- You have good communication and presentation skills.

- You have excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications such as Excel, SQL, Teams, Python, and other relevant applications. Knowledge in SAP will be plus.

- You possess analytical and problem-solving skills.

- You can work independently in a fast-paced environment.

- You are organized and possess high attention to detail.

- You have the ability to function in a team environment.

- You have a confident and proactive attitude and a high level of discipline.