VARO
VARO Energy is a dynamic, fast developing, integrated European downstream company launched in 2012. Our ambitious acquisition and integration strategy created a major energy company that cares for its customers across North-Western Europe. We have a solid background in traditional energies, with a refining capacity of 176,000 bbl./day and a total storage capacity of almost 2,5mio m3.
In the meantime, through our ONE VARO strategy, we are transforming ourselves into a leading energy transition company with a strong strategic focus on green hydrogen, bio-methane and bio-LNG, biofuels, carbon offsets and E-mobility. Renewables already contribute half of our total annual result and we are looking to expand further in this area. Leveraging our knowledge in the renewables space will not only allow us to make a positive contribution to the energy transition, it will also enable us to further grow our market share. We will do so via our strong marketing organisation with activities in wholesale, retail and end-consumer deliveries. In combination with our sophisticated supply & trading and biofuels organisation, we excel at unlocking value from our Integrated Fuels Value Chains (FVCs).
VARO Energy offers an exciting working environment that is characterized by strong teamwork, a flat organization, a fast pace, entrepreneurial thinking & acting and having fun. Everybody has the chance to make a difference, develop a career and contribute to sustainable growth in an exciting and changing industry. VARO Energy is a partnership between the international energy and commodities company Vitol and the global asset manager The Carlyle Group.
THE POSITION
We are looking for an enthusiastic Risk Analyst for the Risk department, based in Rotterdam. In this role you are responsible for keeping our risk management system up to date with all relevant price data and perform daily checks. On a daily basis you send out reports for trading positions and P&L reports. You check and analyze this data and verify the outcome with the traders, if you find deviations you undertake the action to find the problem and solve it. In order to do this you keep in regular touch with colleagues of the Trading department, Operations, Back-office and Business control.
The Risk team consists out of six members (including the vacancy). Everybody in the team is involved in further development of the risk reports and analysis. Risk team members are often taken part in different projects to bring in exposure and P&L expertise.
In order to comply with the content of the job the ideal candidate has strong quantitative skills, is able to hunt for information in large data files and take decisions and communicate them combined with a strong analytical focus to support this.
In this role you will be further trained to become an experienced Risk Analyst together with matching responsibilities.
You will report to the Risk Manager and will be part of a Risk team which is represented in VARO office in Rotterdam (Netherlands) monitoring and supporting trading teams in Rotterdam, Hamburg (Germany) and in Cham (Switzerland).
YOUR PROFILE
Bachelor or Master’s degree preferably in Business Economics or Accounting & Control program direction or the like;
A minimum of 2 year relevant experience as (junior) Risk Analyst;
Advanced experience with MS Excel, VBA, SQL and Power BI;
Any skills or experience with Python is considered to be an advantage;
Excellent command of English language, both written and verbally;
Any Dutch, German and/or French language skills are considered to be an advantage;
Experience with and knowledge of the oil, gas and power markets or derivatives is considered an advantage.
THIS IS YOU
Excellent analytical and numerical talent and passion for reporting and finding connections;
Responsible; reliable and accurate;
Team player; flexible, energetic and able to perform in a rapidly changing environment;
You present yourself as a pro-active person and work result oriented
Eager to learn and develop yourself;
Strong communication skills: an inquisitive conversation partner for colleagues of cooperating departments with the ability to convince people and simultaneously build valuable relationships;
A person who thinks in opportunities and chances with a critical mindset and a desire for continuous improvement and adding value.
WE OFFER
A professional and very well connected work environment with a young and international team in a growing company, on the cutting edge of the energy transition
Contributing to excellent work delivered by the team, where quality and team spirit are key
A flat organization structure with close ties to senior management of the company
An attractive workplace in the office in our brand new Rotterdam offices with development opportunities in an international, corporate environment
Attractive salary structures, as well as a (partly) employer-financed pension an (electrical) bicycle scheme and more
Further benefits such as health management, including for example health consulting. We also cooperate with a specialized external provider, offering services in the realm of personal advice and professional coaching
VARO ENERGY ACCELERATES THE ENERGY TRANSITION. ACCELERATE YOUR CAREER, NOW.
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