Sr. Risk Analyst

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Job Summary

Under general direction, oversees the development and implementation of highly complex processes that support the performance of daily P&L reporting, performance reporting, financial planning, monthly variance analysis, modeling and valuation analysis, deal assessment, and cost management.

Job Description

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Create, validate, and publish daily position and P&L reports using Excel, SQL, and VBA models.
• Provide performance attribution and key P&L drivers related to the natural gas, electricity, coal, emissions, nuclear, and weather markets.
• Interface with front office traders, planning, accounting, pricing, confirmation and deal entry, and other Vistra reporting groups to meet ad hoc report requests.
• Support cross-functional development projects which would enhance existing risk data systems.
• Review and develop new pricing methodologies for unobservable markets
• Perform quarterly Sox controls around curve liquidity and physical gas mappings.
• Perform data integrity checks across all systems
• Mentor/ manage lower-level analysts within the group.  Be a daily resource and guide in their day-to-day responsibilities and development.
• Create and build out new processes that help streamline and provide a clearer reporting structure.

Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements

• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills
• Highly organized with the ability to multi-task
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, Access and Power Point).
• Experienced gained through college degree programs and or certifications in related field (finance, computer science, economics).
• 5 years’ experience in finance, economics, engineering, computer science, physics, mathematics, or related quantitative discipline; Experience gained through college degree programs and/or certifications is applicable to above skills
• 5+ years’ experience in risk and financial reporting

Key Metrics

• Position and P&L reporting timeliness and accuracy
• Multitask Ad-hoc requests from various departments
• Methodology assessments
• Price curve analytics

Job Family

Risk Management

Company

Vistra Corporate Services Company

Locations

Irving, Texas

Texas

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