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Posted August 18, 2026
Robert Half

Risk Analyst

San Diego, CA 92101, US Full Time
Compensation: $70 to $75 Yearly

We are looking for a Risk Analyst to support risk oversight and reporting activities for an energy trading portfolio in San Diego, California. This position focuses on analyzing market exposure, validating trading activity, and helping ensure risk reporting reflects the economic reality of both standard and complex transactions. The role works closely with trading, settlements, scheduling, accounting, and operations teams to strengthen control processes and support informed decision-making.

Responsibilities:
• Analyze commodity positions and price exposure independently, producing clear reporting that supports policy compliance and aligns with established risk tolerance.
• Review market, operational, and reporting concerns, escalate exceptions promptly, and present practical recommendations to address identified issues.
• Perform daily reconciliation and validation of trading activity, pricing inputs, and system records to confirm accurate risk representation.
• Assess portfolio exposure across transactions and develop a strong understanding of key drivers affecting valuation and performance.
• Examine structured and non-standard deals to verify complete capture of economic terms and confirm valuations are accurately reflected in risk reporting.
• Compare deal valuations generated by risk systems with front-office expectations and investigate material differences to support accurate summaries.
• Prepare reconciliation analysis linking initial deal assessments with accounting outcomes to confirm reporting consistency and financial accuracy.
• Partner with settlement, scheduling, trading, and operations teams to coordinate profit and loss actualization and maintain end-to-end data integrity.
• Contribute to the design and enhancement of reporting tools and serve as a knowledgeable resource for trading and risk management systems, including support for accurate deal entry and valuation oversight.

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience in risk analysis, finance, operational risk, or a related analytical function.
• Background in commodity, energy, or trading-related environments with exposure to valuation, reporting, or transaction controls.
• Working knowledge of risk analysis principles, due diligence practices, and control frameworks used to monitor trading activity.
• Ability to reconcile data across systems, identify discrepancies, and communicate findings with accuracy and sound judgment.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret portfolio exposure, pricing impacts, and profit and loss drivers.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams such as trading, accounting, settlements, scheduling, or operations.
• Proficiency with trading or risk management platforms and advanced spreadsheet or reporting tools.
• Familiarity with AML concepts is helpful, particularly where transaction review and financial controls intersect.

Compensation

$70,000.00-$75,000.00 Yearly

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