Senior Risk Management Consultant
Posted on: 2 Aug 2022
West Des Moines, IA
Job Description
Position Purpose:
Develop and grow a client base and risk management programs for those clients with commodity price risk.
Primary Accountabilities/Responsibilities:
Identifies, prospects and contacts potential clients to educate them on commodities trading and risk management.
Analyzes individual client operations to determine market exposure, price sensitivity and financial risks.
Performs market analysis, including reporting on commodities production, weather, supply and demand variables, and provides risk mitigation and margin enhancement strategies for clients.
Assesses risk management processes and functions, monitors trading risks and identifies underlying risk exposure.
Develops and recommends fact-based risk mitigation and margin enhancement strategies for clients.
Executes physical contracts, futures, options and Swaps that support commodity risk management strategies.
Maintains and analyzes risk reports pertaining to trading activities.
Participates in analysis and reconciliation of positions and P&L reported by trading team.
Ensures the market and credit risk on non-traditional transactions is captured appropriately.
Monitors trading activities and exposures to ensure they are within approved policies and limits.
Prepares and runs econometric models for fundamental commodity forecasting and analysis.
Maintains prompt and regular attendance.
This list of responsibilities may not be all-inclusive and can be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as needed.
Job Requirements:
3-5+ years’ risk management experience in commodity markets or strong knowledge of commodity trading business, either as a trader or in financial support activity
Existing client base with established book of business
Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Finance, Economics or related field preferred, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
Series 3 license.
Self-starter and entrepreneurial.
Ability to exercise autonomous judgment in assessing opportunities and risk.
Excellent customer service and verbal and written communication skills.
Must demonstrate a quantitative/analytical approach to commodity markets and the use of multiple risk management alternatives.
Works well in a team environment.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Proficient computer skills—especially Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
Original and independent thinking is a must to identify and respond to customer needs through the structuring of effective solutions.
Thorough and highly accurate job execution skills.
Must be authorized to work in the US for any employer
Ability to travel up to 50%
Class: Full-time, Exempt
Physical requirements/Working conditions:
Climate controlled office environment
Minimal physical requirements other than occasional light lifting of boxed materials
Dynamic, time-sensitive, trading room environment
Travel as needed
INTL FCStone
New York, New York
INTL FCStone Inc. operates as a financial services company worldwide. The company's Commercial Hedging segment offers risk management consulting services related to agricultural and energy commodities, and base metal products listed on the London Metals Exchange. Its Global Payments segment provides payment solutions to banks and commercial businesses; and charities and non-governmental organizations, and government organizations.
The company’s Securities segment offers value-added solutions that facilitate cross-border trading in foreign securities, including unlisted American Depositary Receipts, Global Depository Receipts, and foreign ordinary shares. It also operates as an institutional dealer in fixed income securities to serve asset managers, commercial bank trust and investment departments, broker-dealers, and insurance companies. In addition, this segment originates, structures, and places debt instruments; trades in various international debt instruments; and offers asset management services.
The company’s Physical Commodities segment provides a range of trading and hedging services comprising over-the-counter (OTC) products for various producers, consumers, and investors. It also provides financing services to commercial commodity-related companies against physical inventories.
The company’s Clearing and Execution Services segment offers prime brokerage foreign exchange services for the financial institutions and professional traders; provides a range of OTC products, such as 24-hour a day execution of spot, forwards, and options, as well as non-deliverable forwards; and operates a proprietary foreign exchange desk that arbitrages the exchange-traded foreign exchange markets with the cash markets. The company was formerly known as International Assets Holding Corporation and changed its name to INTL FCStone Inc. in March 2011. INTL FCStone Inc. was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in New York City, New York.
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IndustryAccounting/Finance
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No. of Employees1,851
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