Senior Business Analyst

Business Analyst – US Power & Gas (ETRM / Allegro)
Location:

Houston, TX (hybrid, 4 days a week in the office)

Contract:

12 months, with a strong chance of extension

Rate:

Competitive hourly rate

Start:

ASAP

The Opportunity
We're working with one of the world's leading commodity trading houses. They need an experienced Business Analyst for their growing US Power & Gas business in Houston. You'll work between trading, middle office, back office and technology on high-impact projects across P&L, Risk, Settlements and VaR.

This role suits a hands-on BA who knows physical power and gas in depth and likes using code and AI tools to automate work and deliver faster.

Key Responsibilities

Lead business analysis on P&L, Risk, Settlements and VaR projects

Gather requirements from traders, schedulers, risk, settlements and finance users

Map processes across the physical trade lifecycle, from deal capture and scheduling through to settlement

Write functional specs and user stories, and work closely with developers and the ETRM teams

Reconcile P&L, positions and exposures, and investigate breaks between systems

Support Allegro enhancements and integrations, including market data, pipeline and ISO feeds

Run UAT, defect triage and go-lives

Use SQL, Python and AI tools to analyse data and automate manual processes

Strong BA experience in US Power and/or Natural Gas trading

Physical commodity experience is a must, such as gas scheduling and nominations, ISO markets (ERCOT, PJM, MISO, CAISO) and physical settlements

Good understanding of how trades flow through P&L, risk and settlements

Strong stakeholder, documentation and communication skills

Highly Desirable

Experience with financial products: futures, swaps, options and basis

Knowledge of VaR, MtM and exposure reporting

Coding skills (SQL/Python) and practical use of AI toolsExperience with Allegro or another major ETRM

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