Risk Management Analyst

Westrock Coffee Company•Conway, AR

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Risk Management Analyst is the department’s on-site operational backbone, supporting trade confirmation and independent verification, systems-of-record documentation, daily position verification, mark-to-market support, reconciliation, and preparation of internal and external risk management reports. The Analyst gathers market, position, and historical performance data to support strategy design, market research, and hedging decisions, and fulfills the department’s trade confirmation and documentation function. The Analyst also participates in the design, back-testing, and system implementation of AI-generated hedging models. Responsibilities include managing data pipelines, maintaining model input quality, and integrating AI-generated outputs into reporting workflows. The position is intended as a development path toward increasing risk management responsibility.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Data Analytics, or a quantitative discipline.
At least two years of experience in risk management operations, commodity trading support, treasury operations, or financial analysis.
Passed the Series 3 Futures Examination.
Foundational knowledge of derivative instruments, including futures, options, and swaps, and their use for hedging.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including advanced formulas and pivot tables.
Experience with C#, Python, Linux, and SFTP setups.
AI fluency for analytics, back-testing, model implementation workflows, and AI agent creation.
Strong analytical, organizational, and data management skills, with attention to detail.
Effective written and verbal communication skills.
Exceptional accuracy in data entry, verification, and reconciliation.
Ability to manage multiple concurrent deadlines.
Data-oriented mindset and comfort working with AI/ML tools, back-testing frameworks, and data pipelines.
Collaborative working style and comfort receiving direction from both the VP and Manager.
Commitment to internal controls, compliance, and documentation standards.
Initiative to learn commodity markets, derivative instruments, AI applications, and risk management practices.
Intellectual curiosity, ambition, and aptitude to grow into expanded risk management responsibilities.

Nice To Haves

Exposure to derivative accounting concepts.

Responsibilities

Independently verify executed trade details against broker confirmations within one business day.
Record derivative transactions in designated systems of record and maintain complete trade documentation files.
Archive broker confirmations in SharePoint and keep documentation organized for audit and compliance review.
Immediately flag and escalate discrepancies or unmatched trades to the Manager and VP.
Gather, organize, and maintain market, position, and historical performance data for hedge strategy design and analysis.
Compile price histories, volatility data, correlation matrices, and seasonal patterns to support the VP’s strategy development.
Prepare supporting exhibits, charts, and data packages for Risk Management Committee strategy presentations.
Verify open exchange-traded positions against broker statements daily.
Monitor category, aggregate, and concentration position limits daily and alert the VP to actual or anticipated breaches.
Monitor margin balances and utilization daily.
Maintain the maturity calendar and provide expiration notifications ten business days in advance.
Participate with the VP and Manager in designing, back-testing, and implementing AI-generated hedging models.
Manage and maintain data pipelines feeding AI/ML models, ensuring timely, clean, and accurate data from NetSuite, Foundry, broker platforms, and external market data sources.
Assist the Manager with integrating predictive signals, scenario results, and optimization recommendations into risk reports and Risk Management Committee materials.
Audit AI model input and output data quality and flag anomalies or data integrity issues for investigation.
Compile historical position, price, and performance data to support AI model back-testing as directed.
Document AI model configurations, data sources, validation results, and performance metrics in SharePoint for audit readiness.
Generate automated and semi-automated reports using AI tools to reduce manual reporting and improve the monthly risk package cycle time.
Support monthly reconciliation of derivative positions.
Prepare the monthly risk package for VP review and Risk Management Committee distribution.
Compile data for the quarterly Board report.
Serve as the primary point of contact for the external auditor during quarterly assessments.
Maintain the Approved Counterparty List and monitor for credit events.
Maintain the Breach Log and prepare exception reports for Risk Management Committee review.
Assist with hedge designation memos, support quarterly hedge effectiveness testing, and document de-designation events with Risk Management Committee notification.