Business Analyst - Trading & Portfolio Management

About Flo

Hi, we’re Flo, and we are on a mission to switch as many people and businesses as possible to clean, renewable energy.

We do that by making clean energy as cheap as conventional energy, investing in smart technology to reduce our operating costs and passing the savings to our members. And yes, it's not impossible.

We are pushing boundaries and breaking conventions of the traditional electricity retailer. To do so, we are looking for like-minded people who share our passion for technology and sustainability. You might be the one we are looking for!

Find out more about us on https://floenergy.sg/business/about

What you will be doing:

The Trading and Portfolio Management department of Flo is responsible for the company’s energy and environmental products operation:

• Short- and long-term forecasting of energy prices and -demand by Flo’s customers;

• Optimizing this short- and long-term energy demand with our energy trading decisions;

• Ensuring Flo thrives under any market circumstances through effective risk management;

• Transfer pricing of tariffs to the sales teams for new contracts and renewals;

• Setting up (new) price- and demand forecasting models for Flo’s regional expansion;

• Product development for new tradable flexible assets and -customer propositions.

Our ideal candidate will be trusted to dive right in, take the lead, and own deliverables with independence related to:

• Balancing execution and problem-solving with growing commercial insight. You will work closely with with the Senior Business Analyst and the Director of Trading & PM to turn strategy into day-to-day business;

• Work closely with data engineers and portfolio managers to ensure data pipelines and systems are set up for effective analysis and reporting;

• Maintaining and improving Flo’s models for scenario analysis, forecasting, pricing and risk management;

• Help investigate and highlight unusual patterns or discrepancies within the portfolio data;

• Analysing new business cases for flexible and renewable production assets;

• Analysing new energy markets for Flo’s regional expansion;

• Setting up effective internal checks for the internal energy balance: Flo’s bought- and sold energy volumes and the invoicing accuracy;

• Trading & PM’s performance reporting to Flo’s Management and our investors.

You will be a good candidate if you have: 

• Have completed relevant education, a relevant (energy) technical/finance education is a strong advantage;

• Have some experience working as an analyst, or in a similar commercial support role;

• Are very skillful in SQL. Affinity with Python is an added quality that is taken into consideration as a strong advantage;

• Have excellent communication skills, an eye for detail, and work accurately;

• Have demonstrable affinity with Flo’s sustainable mission.

Extra points if you:

• Have relevant prior work experience in the energy market;

• Have proven experience with Python, dbt or other data tools;

• Are tech-savvy.

Culture and benefits:

• A challenging start-up position where you can make an impact.

• Get involved in product development and regional expansion from the ground up to chart the future of Flo.

• A lot of freedom and an essential role in the portfolio management team.

• Work in an open-minded and dynamic environment with a talented team.

• Enjoy an attractive compensation package (with attractive variable components), generous time-off and work-life balance.