Large Corporate Credit Analyst 6 Month Contract

My Client, an International bank in the City, seeks a Large Corporate (FTSE 100-250) Credit Analyst to join on a 6 month day rate contract basis.

The role will involve :

• To provide independent, high quality credit risk assessments and recommendations for (a) corporate, financial institution and sovereign counterparties, issuers and clients, and (b) country risks, and to ensure that those assessments are formally reviewed in line with credit policy.
• To assist the Deputy Head of Risk in ensuring that all credit risks in the Bank are identified, monitored and controlled effectively, and that the Bank establishes and maintains appropriate credit risk management controls, systems, policies and procedures.
• To ensure that credit exposures are accurately reported in accordance within policy to the Deputy Head of Risk and senior management, the Business Areas and other support areas as required, and to monitor on a daily basis adherence to approved credit limits. To this end, the role will assist the Deputy Head of Risk in allocating and supervising the work of risk analysts undertaking regular reporting and data maintenance tasks.
• To ensure that credit limit breaches are reported in accordance with policy.
• To determine and, where applicable, improve the methodology for accurately calculating credit exposures from new and existing products and business, and for measuring and monitoring portfolio credit risks.
• To monitor news and other market information that indicate material changes in the assessment of the Bank’s credit and country risks, and to inform the Deputy Head of Risk, Senior Management and the relevant Business Areas.
• To assist the Deputy Head of Risk in allocating and supervising the work of other credit risk analysts.
• To conduct quarterly IFRS9 provision calculations using the Head Office model.
• Perform administrative duties as Secretary of the Branch Credit Committee.
• To provide support, advice and assistance to all Business Areas on all credit-related matters, including structuring of prospective transactions to mitigate credit risk appropriately.

Please note this is a 6 month DAY RATE CONTRACT ROLE, so suitable candidates MUST be immediately available, and have strong LARGE CORPORATE CREDIT RISK experience.

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