Settlements Analyst
Habitat Energy
part-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Melbourne • Australia
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About the role
- Reconciliation & Dispute Management: Identifying discrepancies between internal trading data and AEMO/Counterparty statements; documenting and submitting formal disputes to ensure financial accuracy.
- Settlement Performance Reporting: Delivery of weekly and monthly reports to clients on asset performance, actual trading revenues (market or contract), and warranty conditions. Performance monitoring of trading outcomes and client portfolios.
- Client Portal Data Delivery: Partnering to scope and define data requirements for the client portal, ensuring that settlement data and performance reports are delivered accurately and intuitively to meet client needs and maintain high levels of user satisfaction.
- Data Integrity: Maintaining and updating internal systems that handle metering data and settlement calculations to ensure they reflect the latest market rules and contract terms.
- Stakeholder Communication: Providing clear updates to clients regarding their financial obligations, call notices, and the financial impacts of settlement outcomes.
- Audit Preparation: Maintaining meticulous records of settlement activities and LGC deliveries for regulatory audits and compliance reviews.
- Asset Onboarding Coordination: Leading the settlement and reporting workstream for onboarding new assets; collaborating with internal and external teams to collect and validate site connection details, operational parameters, and registration information required for market participation.
Requirements
- Proven experience as a Settlement Analyst, Billing Analyst, or in a similar financial operations role within the energy or commodities sector.
- Strong understanding of the Australian National Electricity Market (NEM), including AEMO settlement cycles and prudential requirements, AEMO’s MMS portal and MarketNet systems.
- Strong Analytical Skills: Proficiency in Excel and data management tools; ability to perform complex reconciliations across disparate data sources.
- Comfortable working with analysis packages that are python based.
- Capability to query relational databases and visualise results in business intelligence tools.
- Attention to Detail: A rigorous approach to accuracy, especially when dealing with high-value financial transactions and regulatory deadlines.
- Stakeholder Management: Ability to communicate technical financial discrepancies clearly to both internal traders and external client counterparts.
- Familiarity with Software Development: Comfortable working with technical teams to improve settlement automation and reporting tools (experience with JIRA is a plus).
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Flexible working arrangements (hybrid model)
- Significant personal development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
reconciliationdispute managementsettlement performance reportingdata integritydata managementanalytical skillsExcelrelational databasesbusiness intelligence toolssettlement automation
Soft skills
attention to detailstakeholder communicationstakeholder management