Credit Analyst

Our client is seeking an experienced Credit Analyst to join their Risk team, responsible for managing a portfolio of counterparty credit risks associated with lending, trading, and investment activities. In this role, you will play a key part in assessing, monitoring, and managing credit risk within the approved risk appetite. Your expertise will contribute to making informed credit decisions and recommendations while ensuring compliance with relevant lending policies and regulatory requirements.

Job Duties:

• Critically assess valuation assumptions, sustainable cash flows, loan-to-value ratios, debt-service and interest-cover metrics, lease profiles, tenant quality, vacancy, break options, and marketability.
• Design or challenge fit-for-purpose security packages, guarantees, cessions, mortgages, or other collateral arrangements, including intercreditor terms and enforcement priorities.
• Make credit decisions and recommendations in line with applicable lending policies, regulatory requirements, and sound credit risk principles.
• Identify and mitigate credit risks through appropriate security structures, facility conditions, and ongoing portfolio monitoring.
• Build strong relationships with business stakeholders and act as a trusted advisor on credit matters.

Job Requirements:

• Essential: Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Commerce, or a related discipline.
• Essential: 5-7 years' experience in credit assessment, credit risk decisioning, and lending within banking or financial services.
• Essential: Strong understanding of financial statements, repayment structures, collateral management, and credit processes.
• Desirable: Education in real estate (ideally UK), property finance, or structured lending.
• Behavioural Competencies: Examining Information, Making Decisions, Checking Things, Convincing People, Articulating Information.
• Technical Competencies: Credit Delivery, Legal Knowledge, Loan Assessment & Approval, Risk Reporting.

What You’ll Love:

Our client offers the chance to work alongside dedicated professionals in a collaborative environment with a passion for creating growth. You will find career-enhancing opportunities in a supportive workplace that values the contributions of its employees, allowing you to forge meaningful relationships with colleagues and clients alike.

Could this be the right opportunity for you? If this opportunity sounds right for you, we’d love to hear from you. Our friendly and experienced recruitment team is here to answer your questions, offer guidance and support you throughout the process. Simply submit your CV in confidence, and our Candidate Manager will arrange for one of our consultants to get in touch to organise an initial meeting, either face to face, via Microsoft Teams or by telephone, whichever suits you best. We look forward to getting to know you and learning more about what you’re looking for.