Senior Contracts Analyst

6-month contract + extension

Onsite Tues-Thurs

Senior Contracts Analyst :

The candidate will be responsible for the drafting and negotiation of master trading agreements or specific agreements to govern physical and financial transactions for the purchase and sale of energy commodities as well as related ancillary agreements to minimize our client's credit, legal and operational risk and in compliance with legal regulations and internal standards, policies and procedures.

Key Accountabilities

• Understand our client's documentation, credit, treasury and legal policies and procedures and rationale behind them sufficiently to be able to discuss with Credit, Legal and Operations teams any issues.
• Proficient in commonly used contract provisions and able to suggest alternative provisions where possible.
• Apply skills and experience to design, develop, maintain and modify Master Agreements, provisions and templates for marketing and trading based on our client's current credit, treasury and legal policies
• Develop, manage, and leverage systems for workflow management, tracking and communicating status of matters in alignment with the business priorities.
• Maintain work-in-progress on the team's shared drive; upload agreements and other documents to our client's database; input key provisions for each agreement to ensure database is accurate and up to date; and run reports from the database as needed
• Adhere to the Contracts Team's processes, policies and "best practice" procedures in connection with the drafting, negotiation and management of agreements and other documents.
• Seek to enhance existing activities and to bridge any identified control gaps; and assist in ensuring the awareness of and alignment with them
• Communicate and engage effectively with the business, Credit, Legal, Compliance, and Settlements.
• Assist in the delivery of special projects as required from time to time, such as projects to implement the creation, novation, modification, termination or assignment of agreements to align with strategic business changes.
• Experience working with standard industry trading agreements (e.g., NGL NAESB, EEI, Gas NAESB, IECA), with frequently used General Terms and Conditions and assignments and novation's.
• Highly competent working with legal language and understanding the legal and compliance issues affecting the trading and marketing of energy commodities and adept at identifying and resolving key issues and gaps in agreements. Needs to have ability to understand and critically analyze clauses in agreements to ensure proper balance between creative problem solving and adequate risk protection.
• Relentless commitment to excellence and to meeting business objectives.
• Self-assurance when working autonomously, at times under high-pressured and fast-paced circumstances.
• Strong interpersonal skills which enable effective interactions with personnel at various levels within our client.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams)
• Contractual experience with both financially and physically settled commodity and / or environmental credits transactions or other similar energy industry experience.
• Working knowledge of energy, commodities, or derivatives markets and various traded instruments.

Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Apex Benefits Overview : Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses / books / seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.