Corporate Risk Management / Credit Rating Specialist

Respected City based Banking Group is looking to add to its Corporate Risk team by appointing a Senior Officer or Assistant Manager to be responsible for providing 2LOD (second line of defence) risk oversight for branch-wide risk management activities delivered through the Risk Appetite Framework (RAF) and the Risk Management Framework (RMF) in light of enterprise risk management and financial risk management responsibilities of the department.

Specific duties will include:

• Managing credit risks as well as for the enterprise risk management.
• Planning, promoting, enhancing, and embedding the RAF and RMF to ensure it adequately and effectively address branch-wider risks and are aligned with the strategic objectives.
• Assessment and management of Credit Risks arising in the EMEA Credit Risk portfolio (including monitoring and challenging the Front Office when required).
• Proactively monitor events, news, or actions that could impact the credit ratings or the credit portfolio.
• Exercise controls in approvals of transactions generating credit risks.
• Oversight and challenge of the design and execution of stress and scenario testing.
• Building risk process and methodology amongst staff.

To apply, candidates must demonstrate proven corporate risk, credit risk and/or credit ratings experience at a senior level as part of the banking or financial services sector. Candidates from credit rating agencies who are experienced with ratings work will also be actively considered. Applicants must be able to assign ratings ie be able to read financials, spread them and come up with a credit rating.

Great opportunity to join a department and a business where you can actively contribute and be recognised for it!