Business Analyst

Skills

Job Specifications

IN SHORT

Based within the SM&T London Office, the BA will work within the Middle & Office Back Office (Derivatives), reporting into the Senior BA.

What Will You Do

This role is responsible for analysis of business requirements and working with developers to test and release solutions.

It is a business facing role so excellent communication and negotiation skills are required while working with all levels of seniority, up to c-suite within front-office trading.

You will be part of a small, respected IT team that provides analytic tooling to a derivatives trading desk. We have a strong relationship with business stakeholders having built up trust over several years of successful delivery. Our team delivers change continuously with multiple releases per week and we are now looking for a Business Analyst to join a friendly team with growing responsibility.

The role requires someone to work with derivatives traders and IT to:

Define requirements, propose solutions, broker decisions and achieve consensus.
Work with developers to deliver those requirements and support UAT
Assist in providing third-line support to traders.
Work closely with front office to ensure use of IT is delivering revenue, and to manage stakeholder expectations.
Identify improvements and recommend solutions to stakeholders.

What Will You Bring

Good understanding of Python (or other language) and SQL
Ability to work with large and complex data sets
Comfortable with interfacing with mathematical models
Some skills in use of an ETRM and an understanding of the trade lifecycle would be highly regarded.
Self-starter/able to work with limited guidance
Team-player with ability to achieve results through shared initiatives
Able to understand complex business issues and specify IT solutions
Demonstrable experience of coordinating and delivering complex projects/initiatives within agile delivery.
Able to meet tight deadlines and negotiate in a pressurised environment
Strong facilitation and influencing skills
Excellent communication skills e.g. written, verbal and presentation
Able to cope with rapid business growth and a pressurised environment
Motivated, tenacious and pro-active in achieving results
Diligent and dependable with strong integrity

About Us

Securing Energy for Europe – it’s a simple statement, with a bold ambition. SEFE is not just our name, but also encompasses everything that drives us. To accomplish this, we’re taking immediate action to secure gas supply – but also looking forward, to explore our role in the European energy transformation and how we can contribute to a stable and sustainable future.

SEFE, an international energy company, ensures the security of supply and drives the decarbonisation of its customers. SEFE’s activities span the energy value chain, from origination and trading to sales, transport, and storage. Through its decades-long expertise in trading and the development of its LNG business, SEFE has become one of the most important suppliers to industrial customers in Europe, with an annual sales volume of 200 TWh of gas and power. Its 50,000 customers range from small businesses to municipalities and multinational organisations. By investing in clean energies and especially in the hydrogen ecosystem, SEFE is contributing to the energy transition. The company employs around 2,000 people globally and is owned by the Federal Government of Germany.

Our international teams work across locations in Europe, Asia, and North America. We’re passionate about energy and the important role it can play in shaping a better future.

Securing energy – now and for the future.

About the Company

Growing from a single office in London in 1999 into the worldwide organisation it is today, SEFE Marketing & Trading (SM&T) is an agile multi-commodity trader and trading partner. We are a leading player in European trading energy markets, combining the physical & financial trading of LNG, gas, power, metals, environmental products and hydrogen with the provision of comprehensive risk management, derivates, algorithmic trading, and third-party asset management services. We are the sourcing and trading arm of SEFE, an interna... Know more

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