Risk Analyst

by RWE Supply & Trading

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Rating

4.1/5
  • Skills
    4.3
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.5
  • Culture
    3.5
  • Your Impressions
    4.3

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

    • Risk are responsible for quantifying, managing and reporting risk within the trading side of the business. Day-to-day responsibilities are: • Daily reporting of profit and loss (P&L), exposure and associated risk metrics • Analysis of market movements relevant to current trading strategies • Reviews of limits and safeguards • Bi-weekly, monthly and quarterly presentations to senior management detailing trading strategies and performance • Automation of reporting processes to ensure timeliness and robustness • Regular stress testing of current trading strategies

    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

    • I have developed and built upon my existing Python skills and have developed new VBA skills. I have also greatly developed my professional skills whilst in the role. This development was aided by regular feedback which was encouraging and constructive.

  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

    • 4/5
  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

    • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

    • Yes. You are not viewed as a 'placement student'. You are given as much responsibility as you are able to handle and deliver on.

  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

    • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

    • I received encouraging and constrictive feedback continuously throughout my placement which greatly aided my professional and technical development.

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

    • 4/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

    • Flat company structure, stressful at times (especially during busy periods), friendly but driven atmosphere among most colleagues.

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the social opportunities?

    • 3/5
  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

    • 3/5
  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

    • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

    • Greatly enjoyed it despite the limitations imposed by COVID-19 restrictions which caused much colleague-to-colleague interaction to move online. My manager's guidance and instruction really allowed me to make the most of my placement.

  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

    • 4/5
  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations

    • 5/5
  • Please rate the future employment prospects at RWE Supply & Trading

    • 4/5
  • 7. Would you recommend RWE Supply & Trading to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to RWE Supply & Trading

    • - Ensure you have at least a basic understanding of the RWEST's commercial activities - Follow big commodity market news stories and have a general understanding of how a trading business works - Show interest, initiative and a keenness to learn

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Details

Placement Year (10 Months+)

Energy, Banking/Finance

South West

September 2021

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