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Risk Analyst, Power Product Control

NRG

Houston, TX • Hybrid

Full-time

Re-posted 25 days ago

Job description

As an NRG employee, we encourage you to take charge of your career and development journey. We invite you to explore exciting opportunities across our businesses. You’ll find that our dynamic work environment provides variety and challenge. Your growth is key to our ongoing success—take the lead in shaping your career development, goals and future!


 

Job Summary: 

NRG is looking for a Analyst to join its Power Product Control team. The successful candidate will possess a strong technical and data analytics background. The candidate must be adept at working independently as well as have strong collaborative capabilities to assist Commercial Operations, Supply, Finance, Accounting, and Customer Operations teams to adequately mitigate risk and preserve expected margins. This position will report to the Product Control Manager within the Power Product Control group and will be in our Houston, TX office.

Responsibilities:

  • Analyze, value, and provide risk analysis around complex transactions and portfolio positions, including power generation, load contracts, complex derivatives, hedging strategies, and trading assets
  • Develop and monitor position and P&L reports for NRG’s energy portfolio
  • Mark and/or validate end-of-day curves in the risk system
  • Leverage problem solving and analytical skills along with new technologies to enhance and automate various risk processes
  • Collaborate effectively within the Risk team and with other departments on issues/projects
  • Support requests from NRG’s internal and external auditors
  • Work closely with IT on risk system improvements and testing new enhancements

 

Working Conditions:

  • Hybrid work schedule, 4 days on site, 1 day remote (Friday)
  • Open office environment
  • Some overtime required as special projects arise
  • Minimal travel required, not likely to exceed 10%

 

Physical Requirements: 

  • Majority of work performed on a personal computer in a seated position

 

Minimum Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative discipline like Finance, Business, Economics, Engineering, or Sciences

 

Additional Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Extensive experience with MS Excel
  • Attention to detail, diligent, and highly organized
  • Proven ability to manipulate and analyze large datasets
  • Knowledge of energy markets a plus; electricity, natural gas, renewables and/or oil markets
  • Understanding of common risk metrics and control methodologies within a commodity trading environment also a plus

NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability. Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills.

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At NRG, we're bringing the power of energy to people and organizations by putting customers at the center of everything we do. We generate electricity and provide energy solutions and natural gas to millions of customers through our diverse portfolio of retail brands. A Fortune 500 company, operating in the United States and Canada, NRG delivers innovative solutions while advocating for competitive energy markets and customer choice, working towards a sustainable energy future. More information is available at www.nrg.com. Connect with NRG on Facebook, LinkedIn and follow us on Twitter @nrgenergy.

Industry

Oil and coal products manufacturing

Company size

5,001 - 10,000 Employees

Headquarters location

Houston, TX, US

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