What are the responsibilities and job description for the Endur Accounting Business Analyst position at Largeton Group?
Title: Endur Accounting Business Analyst
Location: Houston, TX (on-site 5 days a week)
Duration: 6 month contract
energy industry
MOI: 1-2 internal video interviews and potentially 1 client video interview
Location: Houston, TX (on-site 5 days a week)
Accepting candidates that can relocate or travel regularly to Houston, TX
Required Skills
Required Skills And Experience
Location: Houston, TX (on-site 5 days a week)
Duration: 6 month contract
energy industry
MOI: 1-2 internal video interviews and potentially 1 client video interview
Location: Houston, TX (on-site 5 days a week)
Accepting candidates that can relocate or travel regularly to Houston, TX
Required Skills
Required Skills And Experience
- 5 years of professional experience
- Back-office accounting experience
- Experience with Endur scripting tools (e.g. JVS, AVS, Open Components) to design and implement custom control mechanisms
- SQL experience
- Advanced experience with automation tools
- Experience ensuring data integrity across integrated systems and during system upgrades and/or migrations
- Endur Accounting Business Analyst
- Contract
- Job Summary: Implementing effective controls in an ETRM system like Endur requires a combination of technical, business, and analytical skills.
- Functional Expertise
- Trade Lifecycle Knowledge: Deep understanding of the trade lifecycle, including deal capture, pricing, scheduling, risk management, settlement, and reporting, with a focus on gas and power commodities.
- Risk Controls: Familiarity with the implementation of controls to manage operational, credit, and market risks. This includes validating trade limits, P&L validation, and position management.
- Regulatory Compliance: Knowledge of industry regulations (e.g., Dodd-Frank, MiFID II, REMIT) and the ability to implement controls to ensure compliance.
- Audit and Governance: Experience in designing controls for internal and external audits, with proper documentation and adherence to governance policies.
- Endur-Specific Skills
- Configuration of Control Modules: Ability to configure Endur’s built-in controls, such as:
- Limit Management: Setting trade, credit, and exposure limits.
- Validation Rules: Defining pre- and post-trade validations to ensure compliance and mitigate errors.
- Workflow Approvals: Setting up workflows for multi-level approval processes.
- Segregation of Duties: Ensuring proper access controls within the system to prevent conflicts of interest.
- Reporting Controls: Designing real-time and periodic reports to track compliance with control measures, including customizations for gas and power-specific metrics.
- Integration Management: Ensuring robust interfaces between Endur and other systems (e.g., accounting, risk, and scheduling systems) for seamless control implementation.
- Technical Skills
- Scripting and Customization: Knowledge of Endur scripting tools (e.g., JVS, AVS, and Open Components) to design and implement custom control mechanisms.
- Database Management: Proficiency in SQL for querying and managing data within Endur’s database.
- Automation Tools: Experience with automation of workflows and controls to minimize manual intervention and reduce the risk of human error.
- Data Validation: Expertise in ensuring data integrity across integrated systems and during system upgrades or migrations.
- Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills
- Root Cause Analysis: Ability to identify gaps in existing controls and propose solutions to address those gaps effectively.
- Business Process Optimization: Experience in analyzing trading processes and designing controls to improve efficiency and reduce risks.
- Scenario Testing: Designing and executing test scenarios to validate the effectiveness of implemented controls under various conditions.
- Soft Skills
- Stakeholder Management: Collaborating with traders, risk managers, IT teams, and compliance officers to define and implement controls aligned with business needs.
- Documentation and Training: Creating clear documentation for control procedures and conducting training sessions for end-users.
- Attention to Detail: Meticulous attention to detail in designing, implementing, and monitoring controls to avoid errors or breaches.a
