Financial Institutions Credit Analyst
- Recruiter
- Bruin
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 08 May 2022
- Closes
- 07 Jun 2022
- Ref
- 14172597
- Job Function
- Risk Management
- Industry Sector
- Finance - General
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Education
- Bachelors
Key responsibilities:
Skills & Experience:
- Develop and maintain a good knowledge of the (re)insurance sector, including business and financial risk profiles of key players.
- Monitor macro-economic developments, rating actions, company announcements, regulatory developments and news flow.
- Conduct periodic credit reviews on a single name or a sector to help re-calibrate risk appetite, and adapt investment/hedging strategy going forward.
- Assess the appropriateness of external credit ratings and provide support in assigning internal credit ratings.
- Provide support to investment and counterparty risk management activities of the team.
Skills & Experience:
- Minimum 2.1 Bachelor's degree from a top-tier university
- Minimum 5 years professional experience in an analytical or credit research role covering the (re)insurance sector from a major rating agency/bank/insurance company.
- Strong analytical skills in performing fundamental credit analysis on (re)insurance companies that can be applied to quantitative and qualitative data;
- Exposure to derivatives (e.g. rates, credit derivatives, and fx) and trading documentations, is desirable but not essential