Junior Quantitative Risk Analyst

Junior Quantitative Risk Analyst – CFP Energy Group

About us

CFP Energy is a leading specialist in carbon and environmental markets, helping large corporate organisations to navigate complex regulatory environments and volatile market conditions.

With 20 years of experience, CFP Energy has built deep expertise across all major compliance carbon markets in Europe, including the EU and UK ETS. Operating from 9 offices across Europe, CFP Energy provides access to environmental markets alongside a broader suite of services across voluntary carbon, biofuels and financial products. The company supports businesses through market access services and tailored financial solutions that unlock liquidity and enable investment, supporting wider commercial growth.

With cross-commodity access and a fully integrated offering across environmental, biofuels, and financial services, CFP Energy acts as a strategic partner for organisations navigating the energy transition.

Role

The Junior Quantitative Risk Analyst will be exposed to many areas of the business including, participation in the development and implementation of our risk infrastructure, running of robust risk models and stress testing scenarios, and providing insights on risk appetite and margin optimisation strategies. Collaboration is key with cross-functional teams to align risk management practices with broader business objectives.

Key responsibilities

• Support with building and maintaining the risk data backbone in Postgres and ClickHouse, ensuring trades, positions, market data and margin information flow accurately and on time into downstream risk reports.
• Assist in identifying, investigating, and monitoring risks and exposures for sustainability, environmental, and energy market products under guidance.
• Support the Group portfolio management team by assisting with pre-trade analyses and related tasks.
• Coordinate with service providers for basic queries and relationship management as directed by senior team members.
• Participate in Group change initiatives by providing administrative and analytical support.
• Perform ad hoc analysis and create simple reports or tools as requested to assist commercial decision-making processes.
• Collaborate with the team to build awareness of risk management practices through regular communication and knowledge-sharing activities.
• Learn and comply with relevant Group and company policies and procedures.
• Contribute ideas and assist in identifying areas for improvement in processes, tools, or technologies.
• Support senior colleagues in reviewing and helping to address incidents or policy breaches.
• Work closely with various teams to promote an integrated approach to risk management, focusing on learning and development in the role.

Ideal candidate:

• Some foundational knowledge of derivatives and operational processes, ideally gained in a commodities or financial environment.
• Basic understanding of energy markets, trading strategies, or financial instruments (experience in this area is advantageous but not essential).
• Exposure to risk modelling or experience with quantitative analysis in an academic or professional setting.
• Familiarity with ISDA agreements, CSAs, and margin call processes is a plus but not mandatory; willingness to learn is key.
• Proven ability to apply quantitative and analytical skills to problem-solving, ideally demonstrated in internships, projects, or prior work experience.
• Strong SQL/Python and hands-on experience with relational or analytical databases (Postgres, ClickHouse or similar), with real care for data quality and how data flows into reports.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, showing the ability to collaborate effectively within a team.
• A motivated mindset with a demonstrated eagerness to learn and contribute value to a team or organization.
• High ethical standards, integrity, and professionalism in previous roles or academic projects.
• Adaptability to a fast-paced work environment, demonstrated through successful navigation of changing priorities or dynamic team settings.

Benefits:

• 25 days’ annual leave, in addition to UK Bank Holidays.
• Hybrid working schedule.
• Discretionary commission/bonus scheme.
• Company pension scheme.
• Life and medical insurance, alongside an eyecare scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Family-friendly policies.
• Recruit & Reward scheme.
• Perkbox benefits package.
• Regular in-office social events, including team activities, a summer party and our annual Christmas party.

The CF Group is committed to ensuring equal opportunities, fairness of treatment, dignity and respect, and the elimination of all forms of discrimination in the workplace for all employees/contractors and job applicants.