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About EnergyAustralia

At EnergyAustralia, the focus is on generating, procuring, and distributing energy to customers in a manner that prioritizes reliability, affordability, and sustainability. Energy is sourced from a diverse portfolio, encompassing renewable sources such as wind, solar, and batteries, alongside traditional sources like coal and gas. The company serves residential, business, and commercial customers across Victoria, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, South Australia, and Queensland.

Your role

As a member of the Wholesale Risk Team, you will provide technical credit risk management advice and analysis to assist in decision-making and oversight of EnergyAustralia’s risk exposure. After learning the team's ways of working, you will take real ownership of many of the role's functions. Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Quantification of risks and opportunities in the wholesale energy markets by interrogating market data with a set of quantitative, statistical, and data science techniques.
• Developing risk models in R and Python
• Communicating analysis of model results via Tableau reporting to Trading and Finance stakeholders.
• Provision of analytical, systems, process, and documentation supporting risk team and broader business units in managing risks, while also providing appropriate controls for segregation of duties.
• Forward curve construction and valuation of derivatives for mark-to-market purposes

Training & development

All EnergyAustralia employees benefit from complimentary access to LinkedIn Learning, providing a wealth of online tools, resources, and programs available anytime.

Benefits

At EnergyAustralia, they are committed to providing an inclusive culture so employees can bring their whole selves to work and have a sense of belonging. As an employee, you can enjoy such benefits as:

• Annual Performance Bonus
• 20 weeks of paid parental leave that’s completely gender-equal
• Employee discounts on your electricity and gas, discounts on major brands and products
• Energise Program - flexible working that is team centric enabling all individuals to agree and succeed together
• Excellent company culture, down-to-earth and friendly organisation - be authentic, bring your whole self to work!
• 2 paid recharge days
• State-of-the-art Melbourne office, stunning views only a 3-4 minute walk from Southern Cross station
• Inhouse Café and Onsite Tech Bar

Career progression

EnergyAustralia offers diverse leadership programs designed to support the development of emerging talent and transform capable managers into impactful leaders.

Work life balance

EnergyAustralia's award-winning Energise program means they're flexible about where and when your job gets done, which benefits not only you but your whole team - because they know there’s more to life than work. They're committed to diversity and inclusion, encouraging all our people to bring their whole selves to work.  And we give back to the communities where we live and work.

Culture & vibe

EnergyAustralia is committed to providing an inclusive culture so all its people can bring their whole selves to work and have a sense of belonging. From the PRISM network that creates a positive culture for the LGBTQI+ community to the Reconciliation Action Plan that has commitments to strengthen relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities and organisations. It’s a workplace where everyone’s welcome.

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About you

This is an excellent opportunity to have direct exposure to a highly regarded trading team, additionally working with and learning from an experienced and extremely knowledgeable team lead.  

Qualifications: 

• Tertiary Qualification in a Quantitative discipline (mathematics, physics, computer science, finance or equivalent)
• Experience with quantitative and analytical skills with a commercial focus
• Strong knowledge of statistical modelling techniques (Matlab, SAS, R, Python, C++, etc)
• Experience with financial risk assessment tools (risk metrics, cash flow at risk, stress testing)
• Knowledge of cloud-computing environments (favourable but not mandatory)

Source

The following sources were used in researching this page:

• energyaustralia.com.au/about-us/who-we-are
• energyaustralia.com.au/about-us/careers
• energyaustralia.com.au/about-us/careers/making-difference-you