Full-Time

Financial Analyst

Posted on 9/26/2025

EDFT

EDFT

501-1,000 employees

Asset-backed energy trader and risk manager

No salary listed

Houston, TX, USA

In Person

Category
Finance & Banking (1)
Required Skills
Financial analysis
Excel/Numbers/Sheets
Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting of Finance
  • 2 to 3 years’ experience in public accounting and/or the Energy industry performing financial analysis, financial accounting, month-end close, and accounts reconciliations
  • General understanding of IFRS/GAAP
  • A solid foundation with the MS Office Suite, specifically Excel
  • Workday experience is an advantage
  • Knowledge of wholesale energy activities preferred
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Good analytical skills and attention to detail
  • Great problem solving, communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to prioritize when faced with multiple tasks
  • Takes initiative to learn and develop new skills
  • Seek feedback and act upon it
  • Ensure full compliance with the relevant Policies and Procedures
  • Identify and assist in delivering continuous improvement ideas
  • Actively participate and support projects
Responsibilities
  • Help with the preparation of annual budget, and reforecasts as needed
  • Analyze monthly budget vs. actuals for assigned area, including explanation of variances
  • Perform reforecasts for assigned area
  • Assist with the preparation of reports and analysis on financial indicators, business performance and other metrics
  • Execute reporting that answers business questions and delivers insights
  • Support process of consult with management team to identify and develop overhead allocation parameters and apply them on a monthly basis to the financial results
  • Assist in trending analysis for balance sheet, working capital and Return of Capital Employed (ROCE)
  • Support monthly management reporting process including analytical review of financials (Balance sheet, Income statement & Cash Flow)
  • Execution within defined parameters, with some expansion based on developing capabilities and or experiences in partnership with more experienced staff
  • Identifies and resolves issues
  • Uses some independence of thought, but defer more complex problems to manager or other experts
Desired Qualifications
  • CPA or CPA candidate preferred
  • Knowledge of wholesale energy activities preferred

EDF Trading is an asset-backed trader in wholesale energy markets, handling power, natural gas, oil, LPG, and environmental products, with a strong LNG position through a partnership with JERA Global Markets. It structures and negotiates large, international energy transactions for EDF Group customers and other clients, across Europe, North America, and Asia. The company’s products rely on backing trades with physical assets and offering risk-management solutions to manage price and supply risks in the energy sector. Compared with competitors, EDF Trading emphasizes its asset-backed trading model, its global footprint, and its integrated risk-management capabilities, including a notable LNG partnership. Its goal is to facilitate and hedge energy trades for major customers worldwide, expanding asset-backed trading activity and providing clients with practical risk-management tools.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

London, United Kingdom

Founded

1999

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What believers are saying

  • Energy transition boosts natural gas demand, leveraging Houston base for U.S. growth.
  • March 2025 JERA power trading merger enhances Asian market synergies and optimization.
  • Green fuels desk since 2021 scales ethanol and carbon credit trading amid rising demand.

What critics are saying

  • JERA merger dissolves EDF Trading's independent Japanese power and LNG operations.
  • Alex Watson's 2023 departure transfers gas trading expertise to BlueCrest Capital.
  • EDF Group's 2025 net-zero decree forces EDFT fossil fuel divestment and breakup.

What makes EDFT unique

  • EDF Trading excels in asset-backed trading across power, gas, oil, and environmental products globally.
  • One-third ownership in JERA Global Markets provides exclusive LNG optimization access.
  • Houston expansion in December 2024 strengthens North American natural gas trading presence.

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Benefits

Hybrid Work Options

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

401(k) Company Match

Wellness Program

Childcare Support

Flexible Work Hours

Company News

Power Technology
Mar 28th, 2025
JERA and EDF Trading merge Japanese power trades into JERA Global Markets

JERA and EDF Trading merge Japanese power trades into JERA Global Markets.

intelligence360
Jun 26th, 2024
Edf Trading To Expand Into 8,973 Square Feet Of Space In Houston Texas.

EDF Trading to expand into 8,973 square feet of space in Houston Texas. EDF Trading to expand into 8,973 square feet of space in Houston Texas.Houston, Texas — According to state and local development sources, EDF Trading plans to build out 8,973 square feet of new space in Houston. The company plans to occupy the new space at 601 Travis St 17th Floor in Houston, on or about December 1, 2024. According to the company website EDF Trading is a leader in the international wholesale energy markets. We manage a portfolio of assets which give us the ability to source, supply, transport, store, blend and convert physical commodities around the world. These capabilities enable us to deliver essential asset optimisation services, risk management and wholesale market access to the EDF Group and our third-party customers, helping them to realise the value inherent in their asset portfolios

EDF Trading
Sep 1st, 2023
EDF TRADING APPOINTS HEAD OF TRADING, EUROPE

EDF Trading, a wholly-owned subsidiary of EDF S.A., announces the appointment of John Grey as Head of Trading, Europe effective 1 September 2023.

EDF Trading
Jun 26th, 2023
EDF Trading appoints new Head of Environmental Products – EDF Trading

EDF Trading, the wholesale market subsidiary of EDF S.A., announces the appointment of Thomas Schröder as its new Head of Environmental Products effective Monday 26 June.

EDF Trading
Sep 15th, 2021
EDF Trading Limited hires Paul Kitchen as Head of Environmental Products

EDF Trading, a wholly-owned subsidiary of EDF S.A., announces the appointment of Paul Kitchen as its new Head of Environmental Products.

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