Financial Trading Analyst

Job Summary

The Financial Trading Analyst reports to the Manager of Portfolio Optimization and is responsible for supporting the Financial Trading Desk. This role is ideal for a recent graduate or early-career professional with strong technical and analytical skills who is eager to learn and grow in a natural gas marketing environment. You’ll work closely with a team of traders to ensure trade accuracy, analyze market data, and help automate key processes. While this position can be a stepping stone to a trading role, it also offers a long-term path in analytics and/or operations.

Essential Functions

- Support daily trading operations including deal entry, trade/position reconciliation, and daily processes.

- Validate and report daily PnL, risk metrics, and position data for financial natural gas trades.

- Maintain and validate financial models, including daily input updates and assumption testing.

- Assist in preparing market commentary and sales materials.

- Become a subject matter expert in Endur (ETRM system) and internal risk platforms.

- Coordinate intracompany transactions and ensure proper value transfer between entities.

- Help automate repetitive processes and improve data workflows using tools like Python and Excel.

- Collaborate with Risk, Credit, Sales, and Senior Leadership as necessary.

- Other duties as assigned.

Education/Certification/Experience

- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field from an accredited college or university is required (OR a combination of education and experience providing an equivalent level of knowledge)

- 2 years of experience in financial or energy trading, middle office, or analytical support roles preferred.

- Strong analytical and statistical thinking; experience working with large datasets required.

- Proficiency in Python, Excel, Tableau, Power BI, or other data analysis and automation tools required.

- Understanding of commodity option price models (e.g. Black-Scholes), quantitative risk metrics (e.g. Value-at-Risk, volatility, correlation), and general finance concepts (e.g. time value of money, interest rates, derivatives) required.

- Familiarity with Endur or other ETRM systems is a plus.

- Understanding of natural gas infrastructure, trading hubs, and market dynamics preferred.

Additional Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Personal Characteristics

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively across departments and with senior leadership.

- Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy, producing timely and high-quality work.

- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, adapt to changing demands, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

- Able to motivate self, perform duties, accomplish tasks, and achieve goals independently or with minimal supervision including self-directed learning.

- Able to work collaboratively in a team environment and across departmental, organizational, and functional lines to achieve results while maintaining a high level of independence.

- Able to demonstrate consistently a commitment to ensure assigned tasks and duties are completed in an accurate, detailed, thorough, and timely manner.

Physical Requirements

- Able to effectively communicate orally and in writing, utilizing clear and concise language.

- Able to perceive and understand verbal communication in person, as well as over communication devices such as telephone or mobile phone.

- Able to visually perceive information on a personal computer monitor or laptop screen for extended periods of time.

- Able to operate office equipment, including but not limited to telephones, mobile phones, photocopiers, scanners, and calculators.

- Able to reach, grasp, and manipulate items necessary to perform job tasks.

- Able to remain in a stationary position for extended periods of time as required by job responsibilities.

- Proficient in speaking, reading, and comprehending the English language.

- Able to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a minimal amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.

Working Conditions

- Able to work in a fast-paced office environment with a high-volume workload, including the possibility of working beyond standard hours and on nights/weekends to meet deadlines.

- Able to work indoors, in an office environment, regardless of whether it is an open office, cubicle or private office.

- Able to travel occasionally, possibly overnight, and to attend meetings and conferences, when required.

Symmetry Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. If you are an individual with a disability and need accommodation to complete the application, please email us at recruiting@symmetryenergy.com.