Sr. Trade Control Analyst

Sr. Trade Control Analyst

Location:

Houston, TX

• Daily trade reconciliation, including reconciling against internal risk limits, trade modifications & Day One PnL.
• Daily Price Curve Validation.
• Daily Exchange & FCM Limit reconciliation.
• EOD trader checkout process.
• Daily communication in support of the Commercial Trading team (technical support, trade flow & amendments).
• Work with Traders, Risk, Accounting and IT on non‑standard trade requests & new curve pricing setup.
• Analyze trade control reports to ensure compliance with risk management and trading controls policies.
• Management & enforcement of the DOA & Risk Policy.
• Back‑up for the daily Confirmations process for OTC Counter parties and Brokers.
• Back‑up for ISO, Exchange & ETRM privileging and access.
• Proactively develop strategies or recommendations to improve trade control reporting operations.
• Assist with ad‑hoc risk projects (Market Risk, QRM, Credit).

• Strong conceptual and analytical skills with willingness to investigate issues and escalated when required.
• Strong Excel skills for reconciling datasets and presenting data clearly.
• Expertise in VBA, SQL, Python (or other data analysis packages) to analyze large data sets and automate Excel reporting.
• Detail‑oriented mindset, identifying discrepancies and deficiencies that should be acted upon and escalated.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills; primary point of contact for Commercial, Settlements, Accounting & IT regarding trade booking.
• Proactive attitude and willingness to learn new skills.
• Excellent time‑management ability to meet defined timelines versus flexible needs.
• Prior exposure to U.S. wholesale power markets (optional).

Talen Energy offers an exceptional benefits program to its employees, including comprehensive health, dental, vision, prescription plans, life insurance, and disability insurance. Employees are eligible to participate in Talen Energy's 401(k) plan. Competitive vacation and sick time are also provided.

Talen Energy is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer dedicated to diversity and the strength it brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, religion, national origin, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, disability, perceived disability or any other protected characteristic as may be defined by applicable law.