Job Title: Corporates - Credit Analyst
Location: London, U.K.
Department: Credit Risk, Risk Management
Employment Type: Permanent
Work Pattern: Full-Time
 

Overview:

To provide quality recommendations on credit applications for both FIs (Banks and Insurance) and Corporates clients (inclusive of Commodity Finance and Real Estate) in full compliance with the defined credit risk appetite, credit policy, and regulatory requirements.

What You Will Be Doing:

- Assess the credit risk and financial strength of the firm's borrowers and counterparts by performing fundamental credit analysis using both quantitative and qualitative factors.

- Review lending underwriting transactions, determine risk appetite and credit ratings, having developed an independent view of cash flow projections and of key documentation protection.

- Perform sector analysis regularly to assess portfolio concentrations or trends.

- Responsibility for annual reviews and business requests.

- Monitoring the portfolio and identify trends and risks.

- Produce all reports relating to RLU area on time and to a high standard, e.g. the Watchlist and Remedial Asset Portfolio and review of Watchlist and Provision Policy.

- To ensure adherence to IFRS9 guidelines as part of credit review process.

- To perform Climate Risk assessment in the context of credit review.

- Ensure that credit proposals adhere to the Bank and Group Credit Policy.

- Produces the reports relating to KRIs and MI Pack on time and to a high standard, when necessary.

- To visit the Bank’s customers, and potential customers, when required.

- To be familiar with the Bank’s systems (e.g. CMS, Risk Management Reporting, Credit Lens, SNL, SnP Capital IQ, Moody’s, Fitch, and Capital Intelligence).

- To attend IBCC meetings and present credit applications to the committee, if necessary.

- Support the Deputy Head of Credit and Head of Credit in ad hoc risk-related special tasks and projects, such as the preparation of risk acceptance criterion, as well as coordinating with other risk units in relation to policy/operation procedures/implementation.

- To comply with all relevant external legal, regulatory, and reporting requirements.

Candidate Specification:

- Knowledge of banking industry products/services including Trade Finance, Receivable/Payable Financing, Asset Backed Finance (Real Estate Residential, Commercial etc.) , Project Finance etc.

- IFRS9 Framework

- CAMEL Model Analysis. 

- Climate Risk Assessment. 

- Risk Management Framework – Credit Risk, Market Risk, Operational Risk and Regulatory Risk. 

- Financial Modeling. 

- More than 5 years relevant Corporate credit (including Commodity Finance and Real Estate) and FI (both Banks and Insurance) credit. 

- Exposure to Islamic Finance Products is highly desirable. 

- Knowledge/experience of GCC and MENA markets, including a good understanding of the FI and corporate clients, economic sectors, macro-economic factors, and related country risks within the region is a benefit. 

- Fair amount of experience in assessing Trade Finance proposals, Receivable / Payable Financing is highly desirable. 

- Demonstrated knowledge of credit policies and procedures , regulations and applicable laws.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Bank ABC is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants and, in accordance with applicable laws, does not discriminate on the basis of sex, gender identity, gender expression, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, or on any other basis prohibited by law.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities and are committed to providing reasonable adjustments, where necessary, to make interviews and jobs more accessible. Should you have any difficulty during the recruitment process, require any reasonable adjustments or an application to Access to work please contact the recruitment lead on: michael.williams@bank-abc.com