Compliance Analyst Power Trading

Vitol is seeking a Compliance Analyst Power Trading to join its Houston-based Trading Compliance team. This role will support the execution of the Compliance function across Vitols U.S. power and natural gas trading activities with a focus on trade surveillance regulatory reporting monitoring and advisory support across both physical and financial markets.

The successful candidate will work closely with commercial operations legal risk and other support teams and will play an important role in helping ensure compliance with applicable FERC CFTC exchange and other relevant regulatory requirements. This is an excellent opportunity for a compliance professional with several years of relevant experience to deepen their expertise in U.S. energy trading and market regulation within a dynamic commercial environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform day-to-day monitoring and surveillance of physical and financial power and gas trading activity
• Support compliance processes designed to ensure adherence with applicable FERC CFTC exchange and other relevant regulatory requirements
• Assist with the preparation review and submission of regulatory filings and external compliance reports
• Research and monitor regulatory developments impacting U.S. power and gas markets and communicate key updates to relevant stakeholders
• Provide compliance guidance and practical support to commercial and support teams on trading-related matters
• Support responses to regulatory inquiries examinations audits and information requests
• Assist with the enhancement of compliance controls surveillance tools exception reporting and related analytical processes
• Draft maintain and update compliance policies procedures and internal guidance documents
• Participate in new product and new activity reviews to assess regulatory and reputational risks
• Support internal reviews investigations and ad hoc compliance projects as needed
• Promote a strong culture of compliance integrity and ethical conduct across the business

Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree required; relevant graduate degree or JD is a plus
• At least 3 years of relevant experience in energy compliance trade surveillance regulatory reporting market regulation risk legal or a related control function
• Experience in US power markets required
• Understanding of physical and financial power trading
• Familiarity with relevant regulatory frameworks including FERC CFTC exchange rules and ISO/RTO market structures; exposure to NERC requirements is a plus
• Understanding of market fundamentals trading structures and pricing relationships in U.S. power and gas markets
• Experience supporting monitoring surveillance regulatory filings or responses to regulatory inquiries preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel required
• Experience with data analysis tools and programming languages such as Python or R is a plus
• Ability to manage multiple priorities work independently and exercise sound judgment in a fast-paced environment

Skills & Attributes

• Strong knowledge of compliance and ethics concepts including standards of conduct surveillance monitoring escalation and issue resolution
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret trading activity regulations and data in a practical business context
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal organizational and research capabilities
• High level of integrity professionalism and discretion in handling sensitive matters
• Ability to work effectively across teams and functions in a collaborative environment
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced results-oriented trading environment

Additional Information :

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. Because of the collaborative fast-paced and high energy nature of our business Vitol requires team members to work from our fully equipped office

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time