Company Description

Vitol is a leader in the energy sector with a presence across the spectrum: from oil through to power, renewables and carbon. From 40 offices worldwide, we seek to add value across the energy supply chain, including deploying our scale and market understanding to help facilitate the energy transition. To date, we have committed over $2 billion of capital to renewable projects, and are identifying and developing low-carbon opportunities around the world.

Our people are our business. Talent is precious to us and we create an environment in which individuals can reach their full potential, unhindered by hierarchy. Our team comprises more than 65 nationalities and we are committed to developing and sustaining a diverse work force. Learn more about us here.

Job Description

Are you a passionate, entrepreneurially minded developer who wants to build the systems that orchestrate global energy flows? Do you thrive in a flat hierarchy, team-oriented environment that values ideas and individual contributions? Then we are looking for you to join us at Vitol!

We have developed our own Commodity Trading Risk Management (CTRM) system that covers all aspects of our business activities across the globe: from trade entry through the middle-office with P&L reporting, market risk management, credit, and accounting down to the invoicing and for whichever commodity we are trading – electricity, gas, coal, crude oil, LPG, or carbon emissions certificates. Vitol is unique in the energy trading world in making our CTRM the core of our business processes that everyone at Vitol works with, often on a daily basis.

As a member of the small team that develops and maintains our globally used Accounting application, you will:

• Actively contribute to the development of our core Accounting application that is closely integrated with other parts of our CTRM system and used globally across hundreds of entities within the Vitol Group
• Work closely with a range of users from different teams (e.g. Accounting, Treasury/Finance, Analytics) to identify and prioritize business requirements and propose technical solutions
• Develop/maintain new features using C# and .NET technologies as well as PL/SQL
• Provide business applications support and training to users on day to day issues
• Drive projects, which may be as diverse as integration of newly acquired businesses and interfacing our Accounting software with external tools, e.g. Treasury Management System

Qualifications

• At least 3 years’ experience in similar position(s)
• University degree (Bachelor or Master) in Computer Science, Engineering, or an equivalent field
• Previous experience with PL/SQL or a similar procedural DB programming language (e.g. T-SQL) involvement into business applications change management and day-to-day operation and support
• Proven data modelling skills to translate business situations into data structures, proficiency in SQL
• Entrepreneurial drive, ability to work independently as well as in a team
• Proactive and user-focused "make it work” mentality with a genuine interest in the functional as well as technical aspects of each challenge encountered
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Full proficiency communicating in English in a business context (verbally & in writing)

Additional Information

• Highly responsive, energetic and enthusiastic
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong ethical standards and integrity
• Capable of prioritising tasks and meeting critical deadlines
• Excellent judgment, attention to details
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Expect duty to expand beyond normal business hours
• User/business focus