About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Accounting & Finance.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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What You’ll Do

Be part of a team responsible for monitoring and managing market risk tied to crude and products trading activities. You will support daily risk control processes, produce reports, and help maintain tools and controls that inform trading and risk decisions.

• Execute daily risk-control processes and prepare risk reports alongside traders, operators and IT.
• Validate position data and reconcile discrepancies with trading desks to ensure data integrity.
• Monitor and report daily price exposure, mark-to-market and P&L to management.
• Assist in stress testing and exposure-limit analysis under senior analyst guidance.
• Support preparation of market risk metrics, including VaR and scenario analysis.
• Help develop and maintain market risk models and analytical tools.
• Participate in team meetings to communicate market factors and potential trading impacts.
• Support implementation of risk mitigation strategies and ad-hoc risk projects.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by your manager.

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Communication

Internal communication

• Collaborate with traders, operators, IT and the risk team to produce accurate daily reports.
• Share findings and proposed mitigations with team members and management.
• Report progress and emerging issues to your direct manager.

External communication

• Liaise with market data providers to gather inputs for risk analysis.
• Provide data and explanations to external auditors or regulators as needed.

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Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, mathematics, or a related field.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and general analytical tools.
• Strong numerical, analytical, written and verbal communication skills.
• 0–3 years of relevant experience; ability to work with financial data and perform quantitative analysis.
• Familiarity with basic risk management concepts and trading instruments.
• High attention to detail and accuracy when analyzing data.

Preferred

• Familiarity with financial modeling and statistical analysis software.
• Previous internship or experience at a financial institution.
• Knowledge of stress testing, scenario analysis techniques and risk management systems.
• Proactive learning mindset and ability to adapt to changing market and regulatory conditions.

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Abilities & Requirements

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
• Effective time management and task prioritization.
• Commitment to confidentiality and high ethical standards when handling sensitive financial information.

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Role Details

• Location: Houston, TX (on-site / local trading floor support)
• Employment Type: Full-time / Contractor (as applicable)
• Estimated salary (source data): $79,258 per year — estimated

Note: This position will be hired by Confidential Client. Careertakes is supporting the recruitment process as a third-party recruiter.

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Other

• NO THIRD-PARTY CANDIDATES ACCEPTED (per the source posting).
• This role is supported by Confidential Client’s HR systems and may use structured screening processes.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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