Quantitative Operational Compliance Analyst - Internship

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TotalEnergies offers a Quantitative Operational Compliance Analyst internship in Geneva within the Trading Support OPC team, focused on regulatory updates, operational reporting and support for new activities. You will analyze desk positions, calculate notional values across Europe and Asia, drive IT automation and ensure regulator reporting, while collaborating with Middle Office, Back Office, Finance and Legal & Compliance. Ideal candidates hold a Master’s in actuarial science, mathematics or quantitative finance, are fluent in English or French, and bring strong coding and data skills (Alteryx, Power BI, Python, Java) plus knowledge of commodities markets. To apply, tailor your CV to highlight automation projects, BI dashboards and regulatory experience, and demonstrate collaboration.

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Country Switzerland City GENEVE Workplace location GENEVE-WTC1(CHE) Employer company TotalEnergies Gas & Power Ltd Domain Finance Type of contract Internship Experience Less than 3 years

Context & Environment

TGP operates in highly volatile markets, with significant exposure that requires continuous monitoring and control. Compliance with the regulatory frameworks in each market is mandatory, and our responsibility is to stay informed of these regulations and identify any changes that may impact TGP’s trading operations. 

The Trading activities carry large market exposures, which must be closely monitored and controlled at any time. The regulations in place in each market are embedded into national law and must be always obeyed. Therefore, our role is to understand them and identify the changes affecting TGP’s trading activity.  

Our Culture:

We are committed to meet the energy needs of a growing population and we are committed to the energy transition. The volatility of the energy trading markets requires excellence in risk management and a culture of innovation. We are fully embracing the digital revolution.
Our people flourish in an environment that promotes expertise, entrepreneurship spirit, agility and a purpose-driven culture, generating boundless opportunities to learn, grow and achieve collaborative success.
Reinforcing the competencies of our people is a key pillar of our culture: we train our people to ensure their development and we pledge to encourage safety in all our actions.
We look for passion, ambition and open-mindedness. While we evolve in a demanding industry that requests to be always on the edge, we cultivate a friendly workplace where our people feel good, where team spirit and respect guide our daily routine, where the diversity of our people and their skills create a nourishing experience for all of us.

The internship will focus on operational reporting, implementing regulatory updates, and supporting new business activities. It is data-driven, closely aligned with compliance requirements, and directly linked to business operations.

Activities

You will work in the OPC Team which is part of the Trading Support Department and oversees the day-to-day operational regulatory activities and risk mitigation techniques. Daily tasks would include:

 

• Analysing desk positions, whether physical, financial, speculative, or hedging.
• Calculating the daily notional value of trading activities in Europe and Asia and supporting both European and US (ICE/NYMEX) product portfolios.
• Gathering IT automation requirements from the team and providing tailored solutions.
• Ensuring the completion and reporting of daily activities to regulators and analysing feedback.
• Collaborating closely with the Middle Office, Back Office, Finance, and Legal & Compliance departments.
• Working with employees and market data from other locations (Geneva, Paris, Houston, Singapore).
• Updating existing processes and creating new innovative processes using Business Intelligence tools.
• Providing margin optimization strategies, guiding the Front Office in the efficient execution of EFS (Exchange for Swaps) and EFP (Exchange for Physicals) transactions
• Contributing to the management of regulatory projects and acting as a Business Project Analyst.
• Maintaining appropriate documentation, records, and reports for review by auditors or regulators.

Job dimension 

Additionally, the intern will:

• Support other departments with cash-related issues: This involves working closely with the finance and treasury teams to ensure efficient cash flow management, resolving discrepancies, and optimizing cash utilization.
• Provide optimization solutions in collaboration with the front office: The intern will analyse trading strategies and operational processes to identify areas for improvement, propose data-driven solutions, and implement best practices to enhance efficiency and profitability.
• Address concerns raised by business activities: The intern will act as a liaison between the middle office and other departments, ensuring that any operational or compliance issues are promptly addressed. This includes troubleshooting problems, providing timely solutions, and ensuring that all processes adhere to regulatory standards.

 

Most importantly, the role involves ensuring that the controls in place are current, well-adapted, and aligned with the activity and prevailing regulatory practices.

Candidate Profile

As an OPC intern, you will engage with both the financial and operational dimensions of the business. As such, the following qualities are essential:

• Master’s Degree applied in Actuarial science/Mathematics/Quantitative finance. A numerical master’s degree – Science (MSc) or Engineering (MEng) desirable,
• Strong communication skills in English and/or French to work on cross-functional project, 
• Prior understanding of commodities markets and their unique risk factors, including price volatility and market mechanisms,
• Strong coding skills and technical IT expertise in tools such as Alteryx, Power BI, Python, and Java to design, develop, and implement custom automation solutions and IT tools.
• Proficiency in using engineering principles to design and implement efficient and scalable IT solutions.
• Ability to work with large datasets and perform data cleaning, transformation, and visualization.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to design and optimize complex systems.
• Experience with data analysis and modelling, including the use of statistical and machine learning techniques.

Additional Information

TotalEnergies values diversity, promotes individual growth and offers equal opportunity careers.

TotalEnergies has developed a strong expertise in oil and biofuels, natural gas and electricity trading. Trading entities are based in Geneva, Paris, Houston and Singapore.
 
TotalEnergies installed its European trading hub across in Geneva, which now bring together very large teams around trading activities: TotalEnergies Trading & Shipping (T&S) and TotalEnergies Gas and Power (TGP).

 TotalEnergies Gas and Power (TGP) is the trading arm of TotalEnergies in the field of low carbon energies. As such, it operates in fast-evolving market dynamics influenced by internal and external factors that require constant adaptation and evolution. 

The Trading division in Geneva is responsible for optimising the purchase & sales portfolios of gas, electricity, CO2 emissions, dry bulk, and LNG in all recognised markets worldwide, in compliance with the Company trading guidelines.

In such context, TGP helps to ensure growth and profitability to a key segment of the business in order to reach the objective of Carbon Neutrality by 2050.