Job Description

Position Overview:

Aramco Trading Americas (ATA) is seeking a Trading Desk Analyst (Temporary Hire) to join our Crude Oil Trading Team.  This position provides an excellent opportunity to partner and work directly with a strong commercial team being the interface for the desk with commercial, scheduling, risk management, and finance.  The successful candidate will be self-motivated, have a high level of intellectual curiosity, and a passion for analyzing results to drive P&L improvement for ATA. 

Responsibilities:

• Support refinement of the Crude Oil Trading P&L by assisting traders with SAP deal entry and amendments to ensure accurate recording of trading transactions
• Manage daily position reporting for front office by reconciling profit and loss statements to ensure accuracy and completeness
• Maintain exposure records and monitor changes in market conditions to inform trading decisions
• Ad-hoc report generation and analysis to summarize trading activities and performance trends
• Liaise between front & mid office to ensure accurate recording and reconciliation of trading transactions, and analyst financial data relevant to trading activities
• Assist in KYC clearances for front office
• Assist in managing KPIs
• Develop systems knowledge and training material

Experience and Qualifications Required:

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field such as Engineering, Accounting, Economics, Statistics, Sciences, etc.
• At least 1 year of experience in related energy and/or industrial sector (oil & gas, petrochemical, refining, trading)
• Advanced skills in Excel with Excel/Power BI
• Basic understanding of financial trading including hedging/speculative/price forecasting instruments such as derivatives, futures, options, TOC and various credit instruments
• Familiarity with economic evaluation and analysis as well as comprehension of concepts such as NPV, value creation, and option value is desirable
• Strong analytical, verbal, and written skills
• Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis
• Work in office-based environment, located at ATA’s corporate center in downtown Houston, TX

Preferred Qualifications: 

• 2+ years of experience in a trading environment (trading analysis and/or risk management analysis)
• Experience working with an ETRM, RightAngle and/or SAP preferred
• Knowledge of financial derivative instruments such as futures & swaps
• Experience performing data mining and modeling with Excel
  
   

NO THIRD PARTY CANDIDATES ACCEPTED; TEMPORARY POSITION ANTICIPATED TO LAST APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR

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