TAAG-Commodities Quantitative & Commercial Advisory-Senior

This role requires a combination of technical, financial, and quantitative knowledge, along with strong communication and presentation skills to deliver specialized work for our clients. You will be focused on the application of quantitative techniques to value complex commodity contracts and will often be required to present technical topics to non-technical audiences.

Key responsibilities include:

• Using a commercial industry perspective to advise clients on advanced practices, typical industry approaches, market behavior.

• Developing quantitative financial models for commodity and financial contracts, including implementing market factor simulation techniques and a variety of stochastic and numerical methods

• Using and enhancing proprietary valuation models, including the selection of appropriate inputs and techniques

• Leveraging machine learning techniques and statistical programming packages to perform analysis on commodity instruments

• Presenting results, both internally and externally, including using modern data visualization tools

• Writing client reports describing work performed, considerations, recommendations and outcomes

• Problem solving under uncertainty to adapt existing approaches and analytics styles to new commodity, financial, and renewables markets and new client objectives

• Working across a team and independently with a highly adaptive, flexible approach to solving new problems

• A bachelor’s degree and two years of related work experience; or a graduate degree and one year of related work experience in a quantitative discipline such as finance, mathematics, statistics, financial engineering, engineering, or economics

• Experience in VBA programming and at least one of R, Python programming language and strong Microsoft Excel skills

• Familiarity with derivatives pricing models and computational finance

• Familiarity with market factor simulation techniques and a variety of stochastic and numerical methods

• Ideally, the candidate will have experience and a continuing strong interest in financial and commodity markets and related financial instruments

• Ability to work within a given budget and schedule, and provide results in a fast-paced environment

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team prioritizing multiple tasks, deadlines, and project stakeholders

• A strong work ethic, strong communications skills, and willingness embrace new challenges and ideas with a flexible, positive, solution-oriented mindset

• Ability to complete an approved certification within 2 years of hiring

• The ability and willingness to travel and work in excess of standard hours when necessary

• Access to reliable transportation to/from the EY office and client sites. A driver’s license is strongly recommended as ride share and public transportation options may not be available in all locations

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• We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business.  The base salary range for this job is:

• New York City, Boston, and Washington DC Metro Areas, Washington State, and Southern California offices – $ 109,000  to $ 163,400

• Bay Area California offices – $113,500 to $170,200

• All other offices locations in the US, including Sacramento – $90,800 to $149,800

• Individual salaries within these ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography.  In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options.

• Under our flexible vacation policy, you’ll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. You’ll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.

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• EY accepts applications for this position on an on-going basis.

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