risk analyst (fmcg).

about the company.

Our client, a well-established global player within the FMCG is looking for a Risk Analyst to join them.

about the job.
Reporting to the Head of Risk and Controlling, this Risk Analyst takes ownership of market-risk oversight, middle-office control, and core decision-support workflows. The role features an 80% focus on risk management and a 20% focus on financial planning and analysis. Operating as an independent partner to the commercial desks, the successful candidate ensures reliable position visibility and active risk mitigation. Primary responsibilities involve maintaining accurate, daily tracking of physical and derivative positions across commodities, futures, options, swaps, and foreign-exchange exposures. The individual actively monitors key market-risk metrics including Value-at-Risk, liquidity requirements, stress scenarios, and risk-limit utilization while escalating emerging concerns before formal limit breaches occur. Additionally, this role investigates and explains fluctuations in daily trading profit-and-loss, mark-to-market valuations, and margin or collateral utilization to Trading and senior management. Beyond middle-office controls over trade capture, valuation inputs, settlements, and derivative lifecycles, the position contributes directly to financial insight workflows, including high-level commercial variance analysis, cash flow forecasting, and budgeting support.

skills and experience required. ...