Credit Analyst - London, United Kingdom - eFinancialCareers
Description
Our client is looking for:
- Core skill set of financial/cash flow modelling, understanding of accounting and financial statement analysis, credit understanding and good presentation skills
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
Role Purpose:
- The Structured Finance Credit team oversees a spectrum of credits including project finance, asset acquisition finance, lease finance and related derivatives.
- Direct responsibility for: 1) assessing, challenging data / transaction material provided by the front office; 2) conducting appropriate credit and financial analysis; 3) preparing credit papers with recommendation for decisionmaking; 4) proactively monitoringobligors and industry subsectors within an assigned portfolio; 5) escalating deteriorating credits and other problem situations.
- Maintain a supportive and collaborative relationship with front office and portfolio management teams on credit proposals relative to risk assessment and risk appetite considerations.
Responsibilities:
- Exercise sound risk assessment discipline toward new transactions and management of a portfolio of structured finance assets (including problem assets), across sectors, geographies, and asset / product types.
- Work with front office colleagues to ensure delivery to clients whilst maintaining high credit quality. Articulate Credit Department risk perception and appetite for a transaction in line with bank policy and procedures, manage the interaction and communicationwith front office teams, and attend meetings with clients, advisers and consultants where necessary, to gain a better understanding of the transaction &/or industry dynamics.
- Experience and capability to take a transaction from inception to approval without significant supervision.
- Flexibility to work to tight deadlines under pressure (including ability to work outside of contracted hours from time to time / as workflow demands), to give prompt responses to customers.
- Collaborate with other risk and compliance functions where appropriate to ensure enterprise wide view of risk is considered.
- Assist colleagues in the team, particularly in times of strong workflow / staff absences, by taking work to ensure it is fairly distributed.
- Develop relationships within the team: seek guidance and advice from colleagues; express wellreasoned arguments and influence senior management; and assist in the training of front office staff, secondees and interns.
- Willingness / flexibility to be involved in ad hoc projects supporting the strategy of Structured Credit team and the wider Department / Bank.
Skills and Experience Required:
- Degree level education &/or relevant professional qualifications.
- Meaningful experience gained in an analytical credit role within a major financial institution.
- Good working knowledge of asset lending proposals is preferred encompassing appropriate risk factor identification, cashflow analysis, stresstesting as well as familiarity with documentation and market trends.
- High level of IT literacy, good communication and excellent written skills (required for preparing succinct and wellarticulated credit papers) as well as sound interpersonal skills (supporting collaboration / teamwork).
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