Risk Analyst - Sydney

About the team
GrainCorp Limited is an ASX listed Australia-based diversified agribusiness company, the essential ingredient to success has been the investment in the people, structure and processes that highlight GrainCorp’s Sustainability, Environment, Social and Governance capabilities. As part of our dedication to a sustainable future for generations to come, we continue to expand our role in identifying and supporting sustainable agriculture and transport practices.

About the role
Reporting to the Trading Risk & Compliance Manager Risk; this role will be based out of the International Towers on the harbour foreshore of Barangaroo at one of Australia’s most progressive workspaces and one of the world’s most sustainable commercial precincts. The role is offered on a hybrid working pattern.

You will join a busy and dynamic team and will be required to provide insights into commodities and our position for trading. Other key responsibilities for this role include; 
 

• Undertake daily risk reporting, which includes position reporting, mark-to-mark and VaR.
• To provide support across the Risk Reporting Team, working closely within the Risk Reporting team to produce daily and weekly risk reports across the business.
• Undertaking analysis of positions and movements in commodity prices and across financial markets
• Maintain analysis of commodity markets, commodity positions and trading positions on a daily basis.
• Assist with analysis for the Risk Assessment Unit;
• Assist with the development and regularly maintain weekly reporting for the Management Risk Committee “(MRC”).
• Provide reporting for quarterly MRC and Audit Risk Committee (“ARC”) 
  Produce research material and analysis to assist for inclusion in the MRC.
• Maintain other forms of scenario modelling and stress testing of commodity and trading positions
• Assist with overall risk reporting for the Group as required.
• Ensure compliance with Treasury policies and procedures

About your experience
Our successful candidate will come to us with tertiary qualification in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a relevant field and will have strong experience across corporate finance and financial accounting. In addition to this we are also looking for;
 

• Demonstratable experience in generating quantitative risk analysis models (Value at Risk, scenario models, sensitivity analysis, statistical probabilities) 
• Strong analytical skills
• Capacity to transpose quantitative thinking to methods applicable in the real world
• Experience in programming, running or maintaining risk analysis software and data libraries. 
• Experience in commodities
• Strong knowledge of risk and associated measures and theories:, value-at-risk etc.
• Knowledge of relational database management systems 
• Ability to use APIs for data collection and capacity to build and maintain efficient databases
• A passion for markets and good financial and economic ‘culture’
• Knowledge of derivatives markets mechanics and market structure including but not limited to listed futures and option

Ready to apply? / How do you apply?
The next steps are easy!  Simply submit your application and one of our team will reach out for a chat to discuss your background in more detail. We are looking forward to speaking to you! 

In addition to providing proof of working rights and suitable professional referees, progressed candidates will be required to undertake a national police check and credit check.