Regulatory Reporting Analyst

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100% of our colleagues surveyed agreed that they see themselves working at Valda Energy in two years’ time

*Results based on those who joined between October 2022 – March 2023

Us and our culture.

Valda Energy is a fast-growing energy supplier, challenging the existing marketplace with a leading, tech-led, and customer-focused successful solution. We are passionate about innovation and challenging the status quo to deliver exceptional service and solutions to our customers. Driven by the desire to do right by all our stakeholders, we recognise that our people are our greatest asset. Our culture and employee environment are always evolving, from the introduction of new benefits to leading structured training opportunities, and of course frequent social events! At Valda Energy, you can be assured that you will be supported to be your best and be welcomed in to form part of our friendly team.

The role.

We are seeking a Regulatory Reporting Analyst to join our Pricing and Regulatory Data team, within the Commercial function. The successful candidate will work closely with our Regulatory and Compliance Officer to ensure that key regulatory and compliance reporting requirements are met, as well as provide valuable support with core pricing functions and wider business reporting. This will be through a combination of MySQL, Power BI and Excel, for which ongoing training and support will be provided.

The role requires a diligent and analytically minded individual with a keen attention to detail to carry out core, business-critical tasks covering a variety of areas. The reporting responsibilities will be a mixture of regular tasks and ad-hoc analysis, enabling a great deal of exposure to several of the company’s operational, pricing and reporting functions.

How you will contribute.

Maintaining, enhancing and creating reports using a combination of MySQL, Power BI, Excel and R as appropriate, to meet external regulatory requirements, and to maintain and improve data integrity internally across the business.
Taking ownership of running regular reports, ensuring the outputs are accurate and representative, and external deadlines are met.
Carrying out insightful ad-hoc analysis with the use of Excel, MySQL, Power BI and other tools as appropriate.
Ensuring effective communication and collaboration across a variety of business functions.
Challenging the ‘status quo’ to ensure that both data-gathering and reporting practices are both accurate and efficient.

About you.

The role requires a driven and analytically minded individual with a keen attention to detail, to carry out business-critical tasks covering a variety of different areas. The successful candidate will gain a great deal of exposure to the company’s reporting, pricing and hedging functions.

The role would ideally suit an individual with at least two years’ experience in an analytical role. Experience of the energy industry would be beneficial but is not required, and on-the-job training will be provided.

Requirement	Essential	Desirable
Education and qualifications	Minimum 2:1 at degree level or equivalent Minimum B in A-Level Mathematics or similar subject or equivalent	Degree in a STEM subject
Experience and knowledge	Experience of Excel and at least one programming language such as SQL or R At least two years’ experience in an analytical role	Experience of SQL, Power BI, and R
Skills and abilities	Excellent attention to detail Naturally inquisitive Ability to interrogate data to provide insight Ability and desire to get into the detail and understand the intricacies of a database and the nuances of any analysis Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal Confident explaining complex ideas A team player, keen to share knowledge and skills with others Desire to learn about the energy industry
Other	Right to work in the UK

Additional deailts.

Location: Bicester, Oxfordshire
Hours: Full time
Reports to: Pricing & Regulatory Data Manager
Salary: £30,000 - £35,000

Research has shown that some groups of people, such as women, are less likely to apply for a role if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. If you like the sound of this role, we encourage you to apply even if you aren’t confident that you meet all of the requirements – you may be just who we’re looking for.

We are looking to fill this role on a full-time basis, but there is the potential for some flexibility, so please talk to us about the flexibility you need. We can't promise we will be able to offer exactly what you’re looking for, but we are happy to explore possibilities.