Market Risk Analyst
LocationMalaysia - Kuala Lumpur
Work moderemote
Typefull-time
SeniorityMid
DepartmentFinance
Company size10,000+ people
PostedOct 8, 2026 · 5d ago
Verified live23h ago
At a glanceSummarised by Seekless from the posting.
Previous market risk or relevant Front Office/Analytics experience gained within bp or the wider energy trading sector
Strong technical capability in Excel and programming tools such as Python or Excel VBA
Strong understanding of ST&S or a comparable global energy trading business, including commercial strategies, economic drivers and valuation techniques
Sound knowledge of commodity trading fundamentals, including options, derivatives and other trading instruments
Skills
Excel
Python
Excel VBA
Entity:
Finance
Job Family Group:
Finance Group
Job Description:
The Market Risk Analyst will be accountable for providing deep business understanding and control through the delivery of value-add reporting and analysis. This role holds the primary interface into the trading front office for a specific set of trading activity, balancing independence with a business enabling partnership. It requires a deep understanding of the activities within Market Risk and MI Analytics to meet the team’s core accountability of delivering independent daily exposures, VaR reporting, and analysis.
Key Roles & Responsibilities
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Understand trading strategies and provide independent challenge and support to Front Office within a risk management framework in line with ST&S Market Risk Standard and Delegation of Authority.
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Identify market risk issues across relevant markets, coordinate solution development and support implementation with Commodity Risk, Analytics and Technology teams.
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Run and administer market risk models and analytics, ensuring outputs are robust, explainable and effectively challenged through engagement with Front Office.
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Work with the Global Market Risk Team to promote strong market risk discipline, control and consistent methodology across the business.
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Contribute to ST&S market risk policies and procedures, acting as a commercial partner to support and challenge day-to-day trading activity and longer-term strategic deals.
Job Functional Knowledge
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Requires previous market risk or relevant Front Office/Analytics experience gained within bp or the wider energy trading sector.
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Applies strong technical capability in Excel and programming tools such as Python or Excel VBA to support robust analysis across portfolios, desks and regions.
Business Expertise
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Requires strong understanding of ST&S or a comparable global energy trading business, including the commercial strategies, economic drivers and valuation techniques that underpin trading decisions and sophisticated deals.
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Demonstrates sound knowledge of commodity trading fundamentals, including options, derivatives and other trading instruments, and how it translates into risk, value, and business outcomes.