Credit Risk Analyst

Our client is a London-based brokerage who are looking for an innovative individual with experience as a Credit Risk Analyst.

Role and Responsibilities

Reporting to the Head of Credit Risk, the successful candidate will be responsible for;

Preparing credit risk memos, including credit and financial analysis for both new and existing clients.
Performing fundamental analysis of annual and interim financial statements on corporates / commodities type clients.
Clearly communicating recommendations of credit limits to Risk Management and Sales.
Ensuring that all credit limit approvals are recorded and accurately updated in Amius systems and trading platform.
Collaborate with Sales, Ops, Legal & Compliance in proactively managing clients credit portfolio.
Managing credit lines overdue, limits overshoots and excessive exposures above risk appetite.
Monitoring daily trading performance of clients including collateral management and margin calls.
Contributing to optimizing credit data analytics and systems.
Developing a modern approach to credit risk management.

Requirements

Experience in analysing financial statements, including of Corporates and commodities type counterparties.
Good writing skills in preparing credit memos.
Previous experience managing a credit portfolio.
3 years minimum experience in credit risk analysis.
Experience in working with a global sales team.
Portuguese / Spanish speaker is a strong advantage.
Experience using Python, VBA and SQL is also a strong advantage.