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Vitol Services Limited
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London, Greater London
Investment Analyst
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Job Type: Full-time |
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Overview
Job title: Investment Analyst Location : London Type : Permanent Hours: 5 days/40 hours a week Salary : £100,000 per annum Reports to: Head of E&P Desk Posting date: 6 March 2020 Closing date: 3 April 2020 About Vitol Vitol is an energy and commodities company; its primary business is the trading and distribution of energy products globally – it trades over seven million barrels per day of crude oil and products and, at any time, has 250 ships transporting its cargoes. Vitol has over 20 years’ experience in the exploration and production (E&P) business. During this time, we have successfully developed and managed a range of projects, in geographies as diverse as the Philippines, West Africa and the Former Soviet Union (FSU). Today, our upstream assets include E&P licences from which we produce around 24,000 barrels per day equivalent of oil and gas in West Africa, Eastern Europe and the Americas. Our E&P team comprises highly experienced asset managers and senior technical and commercial staff with many years of industry experience managing sub-surface and project risk. Vitol’s clients include national oil companies, multinationals, leading industrial and chemical companies and the world’s largest airlines. Founded in Rotterdam in 1966, today Vitol serves clients from some 40 offices worldwide and is invested in energy assets globally including: circa 18mm3 of storage across seven continents, 480kbpd of refining capacity and 5,000 service stations across Africa, Australia, Eurasia and in Northwest Europe. Revenues in 2018 were in excess of $200bn. For more information: www.vitol.com About the role The Investment Analyst position is a key role on the Vitol E&P desk, enabling strong candidates to get immersed in a Profit and Loss driven environment, utilize their core analytical skills to help evaluate new business opportunities and continuously monitor Vitol’s existing E&P business metrics. The role also involves significant collaboration with other desks (e.g. West Africa trade, Finance and Investments) to provide expert due diligence support on new business opportunities. Vitol’s E&P Business is geographically and culturally diverse with both operated, non operated and jointly operated assets in Ghana, Cote D’Ivoire and Ukraine. Furthermore, the desk supports the trade desk on business dealings in the FSU and other parts of West Africa. Therefore, the role requires a candidate that has experience of working overseas/ working with local offices, ideally with language skills that are a fit with the locations of these businesses. Primary responsibilities Responsibilities include: Evaluate new business development opportunities in Exploration and Production, including, but not limited to Africa (e.g. Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria) and CIS/FSU (e.g. Ukraine); Analyse Production Sharing, Gas Sales, Share Acquisition and other Agreements, building in-house models and auditing and expanding third-party models; Actively participates in acquisition and divestment negotiations and take a lead role where required; Run (and maintain) economic models for current upstream projects; Evaluate and justify capital budgeting; Preparing bids in licensing rounds; Perform comparative analysis of fiscal regimes for early stage screening of new areas for business development; Analysing and structuring financing option for upstream projects; Prepare internal reporting and presentations for the Investment Committee; Work closely with trade and finance desks, providing due diligence support in pre-financing and offtake in the upstream sector. Qualifications and Experience Strong academic record with Bachelors’ degree in a relevant subject is essential; Solid relevant experience in Oil & Gas industry is required; Strong financial analysis and financial modelling skills are essential; Clear understanding of accounting and valuation concepts is essential; Advanced quantitative and analytical capability and comfort with Excel is preferred; Experience in dealing with National Oil Companies and/or Governments is preferred; Excellent attention to detail is required; Fluency in other languages is preferred. Personal Characteristics Interest in energy/commodities production and trading; Interest in operating in developing markets; Results oriented and demonstrably commercial; Excellent attention to detail as evidenced through previous experience; Ability to handle multiple simultaneous tasks; Outstanding communication and relationship management skills; Global outlook enabling work across organisational and cultural boundaries; Team player and a high level of personal integrity; Energetic, resilient and resourceful, with an ability to work accurately under pressure; Strong creativity and problem solving; Self starter with ability to work with limited guidance; Ability to work under pressure; Willingness to travel, possibly on short notice. For more information about the company, please visit www.vitol.com . Please apply direct to HRLondonVitol.com with Email Subject ‘Investment Analyst – March 2020’