Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Risk Systems Analyst

I'm with BCI, and I was curious if you or someone from your professional network might be interested in this opportunity:



Job Order:

DM0643-001-511



Title:

Risk Systems Analyst



Location:

Midwest



Summary:

The Risk Systems Analyst will be responsible for setting up new
parameters and functions in the Energy Trading & Risk Management
software/solution, including all user configuration choices through
reliability/integrity design, running risk reports, and implementing
new statistical methodologies.



Responsibilities:

Manage the day-to-day transaction activity within the Energy Trading & Risk Management software/solution.

Contact person for coordinating resolution of software performance issues between software vendor & user group

Prepare daily risk reporting/communication to interested parties, and ensure accuracy of reports

Control weaknesses identification/remediation recommendation

Facilitate the use of transaction and market data throughout the front & back offices



Qualification/Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in math based curriculum (i.e. Operations Research,
Statistics, IE, Econometrics, Computer Sciences, etc.) or equivalent
experience. Master’s degree preferred, not required.

Proficiency in writing algorithmic code including direct experience with large database manipulation

Experience with derivatives/complex software systems/mark to market accounting

Highly skilled with Excel

CPA or accounting experience

Significant progress toward CFA

5+ years of energy risk management experience preferred



Compensation:

Commensurate with experience



If you are interested in this opening, please email us a copy of your resume as an MS Word attachment.



Thank you,



Brandon Trujillo

BCI - Financial Services Recruiting

(312) 460-8222 x112

brandon@brokerageconsultants.com

www.bcius.com

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

The larger lesson: inevitable corruption of power; minimize power = minimize corruption

from: http://www.slate.com/id/2206433/

In an op-ed piece, the NYT's Timothy Egan
says that the complaint against Blagojevich "showed a man trolling the
depths of darkness," where nothing was sacred and anything could be
used for political and personal gain. "It would be somewhat comforting
if there were a larger lesson here, or a map out of the banality of
evil," writes Egan. "But there is no trend or modern twist, no evidence
of a greater criminal web, no overarching moral. Like a kid who beats
up old ladies just because he knows no other way, the allegations
against Blagojevich amount to what Fitzgerald called a crime spree, of
the political variety."