We are looking for a Risk Analyst to support risk oversight and reporting activities for an energy trading portfolio in San Diego, California. This position focuses on analyzing market exposure, validating trading activity, and helping ensure risk reporting reflects the economic reality of both standard and complex transactions. The role works closely with trading, settlements, scheduling, accounting, and operations teams to strengthen control processes and support informed decision-making.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Analyze commodity positions and price exposure independently, producing clear reporting that supports policy compliance and aligns with established risk tolerance.<br>• Review market, operational, and reporting concerns, escalate exceptions promptly, and present practical recommendations to address identified issues.<br>• Perform daily reconciliation and validation of trading activity, pricing inputs, and system records to confirm accurate risk representation.<br>• Assess portfolio exposure across transactions and develop a strong understanding of key drivers affecting valuation and performance.<br>• Examine structured and non-standard deals to verify complete capture of economic terms and confirm valuations are accurately reflected in risk reporting.<br>• Compare deal valuations generated by risk systems with front-office expectations and investigate material differences to support accurate summaries.<br>• Prepare reconciliation analysis linking initial deal assessments with accounting outcomes to confirm reporting consistency and financial accuracy.<br>• Partner with settlement, scheduling, trading, and operations teams to coordinate profit and loss actualization and maintain end-to-end data integrity.<br>• Contribute to the design and enhancement of reporting tools and serve as a knowledgeable resource for trading and risk management systems, including support for accurate deal entry and valuation oversight.
<p>A growing consumer products company in Carlsbad is looking for a <strong>Junior Financial Analyst</strong> to join its Finance team. This is a strong opportunity for someone with a degree or early professional experience in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Business who enjoys working with data and wants exposure to budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting.</p><p><br></p><p>You'll work closely with Finance and Operations to pull together financial information, identify trends, and help leadership understand where the business is performing well and where there may be opportunities to improve.</p><p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Assist with monthly financial reporting and analysis</li><li>Prepare recurring Excel reports and financial schedules</li><li>Compare actual results against budgets and forecasts</li><li>Research expense and revenue variances</li><li>Assist with annual budgeting and forecasting</li><li>Gather financial information from Accounting and Operations</li><li>Maintain financial models and reporting files</li><li>Track departmental spending and key performance metrics</li><li>Assist with month-end reporting and data validation</li><li>Prepare presentations and summaries for management</li><li>Support ad hoc financial analysis and special projects</li></ul>
<p><strong>For the Excel person who wants to turn numbers into a career.</strong></p><p>A growing consumer products company is looking for a <strong>Junior Financial Analyst</strong> to support its Finance team. This is a great opportunity for someone early in their career who has strong Excel skills and wants exposure to <strong>budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and business analysis</strong>. You'll work with Finance and Operations to understand what the numbers are saying—and help leadership make better decisions because of it.</p><p><strong>What you'll work on</strong></p><ul><li>Prepare recurring financial reports and dashboards</li><li>Compare actual results against budgets and forecasts</li><li>Analyze revenue and expense variances</li><li>Assist with monthly reporting</li><li>Support annual budgeting and forecasting</li><li>Build and maintain Excel-based financial models</li><li>Track departmental spending</li><li>Gather financial information from multiple departments</li><li>Research unusual trends and discrepancies</li><li>Assist with month-end reporting</li><li>Prepare presentations and summaries for leadership</li><li>Support ad hoc financial analysis projects</li></ul>
<p><strong>Start Building Your Finance Career in One of North County San Diego's Most Active Industries</strong></p><p>A growing biotech company in Carlsbad is looking for a <strong>Junior Financial Analyst</strong> to join its Finance team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone early in their career who enjoys working with numbers, building reports, and turning financial information into something the business can actually use.</p><p>You'll work alongside experienced Finance and Accounting professionals while gaining exposure to budgeting, forecasting, expense analysis, and management reporting. The ideal candidate is curious, analytical, and eager to learn.</p><p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Assist with monthly financial reporting and analysis</li><li>Maintain recurring financial reports and dashboards</li><li>Analyze departmental expenses and identify unusual variances</li><li>Assist with budgeting and forecasting activities</li><li>Gather financial information from Accounting and Operations teams</li><li>Prepare Excel-based financial models and schedules</li><li>Track spending against department budgets</li><li>Assist with month-end reporting and data validation</li><li>Research discrepancies and communicate findings to the Finance team</li><li>Support ad hoc financial analysis and special projects</li></ul>