Business Analyst - Risk

We are the global leader in Oil and Gas recruitment and consulting, providing our clients with permanent and project based solutions. We employ a team of 140 professionals globally with operations in the United Kingdom, Singapore, and the United States (Houston and Florida).

We have partnered with a Global Oil and Gas Industry leader that is looking for a Businees Anaylst - Risk.

The Business Analyst - Risk position will be based in Houston.

Responsibilities required for the Business Analyst - Risk position:

• Ensure the daily successful operation of the business process inside the system and outside
• Assist with upgrade of Endur to version 14.
• Responsible for assigned system configuration items (reference data, new deal entry, etc.)
• Develops and conducts training to business peers
• Tests items and gives approval for migration to production
• Provides assurance of IT testing results for either incidents or project items
• Assists Business SME with their workstreams
• Responsible for managing the tactical day-to-day aspects of discovering, validating, documenting and communicating business-process-related knowledge through modelling, simulating and analysing current and future states, working with business representatives who are the subject matter experts in their area.
• Support and enhance the solutions for the Global EM and S business in their local region
• Work with Application Developers and /or Application Vendors to test / validate application changes to the solutions

Qualifications required for the Business Analyst - Risk position:

• Experience with OpenLink Endur required.
• Experience with CXL CreditRisk, ShipNet, Matlab, ZEMA a plus.
• Business process analysis and the creation of business cases
• Intermediate level of experience successfully providing business analysis services in a corporate setting;
• Experience supporting technology solutions, including change management, application testing, data integrity management and end-user support and training;
• Experience designing or changing business processes to gain full value from technology solutions;
• Significant understanding of commodities trading and transaction types; both physical and financial transaction types
• Commodity experience with one or more of the following; NatGas, LNG, Power, Oil or NGLs
• Familiar with risk reporting, such as Mark-to-Market, PandL, Value-at-Risk, Credit-at-Risk, etc.
• Flash to Actual reporting or other variance analysis for energy commodity trading and marketing

Education required for the Business Analyst - Risk position:

The candidate would preferably possess:

• A Bachelors Degree or equivalent in a related subject

Candidates should have the following specific skills for the Business Analyst - Risk position:

• Workshop facilitation
• Business process modelling
• Ability to document business requirements
• Ability to identify opportunities for IT solutions and innovation
• Ability to determine the detailed benefits case of a business/IT change
• Presentation skills

Candidates should have the following professional skills and attributes:

• Business consulting skills
• Questioning and challenging
• Strong influencing skills and ability to positively and sensitively work with stakeholders
• Highly effective planning and prioritisation skills
• Good problem-solving and analytical skills
• Strong meeting-facilitation skills
• Sound decision-making skills
• Excellent communication skills (both written and oral), translating requirements effectively between business areas and Global IT