Credit Risk Contractor - Hays
About the company
A leading international banking organisation is seeking an experienced Credit Risk Analyst to join its Capital Markets Credit Risk team on an initial contract basis.
Your tasks
This is an excellent opportunity for a credit professional with strong Financial Institutions (FI) and Non-Bank Financial Institutions (NBFI) experience to support the assessment and management of counterparty credit risk across a broad range of capital markets products.
Conduct detailed credit analysis and reviews across banks, hedge funds, insurance companies, asset managers and other financial counterparties. Evaluate counterparty exposures and make recommendations aligned to the bank's risk appetite. Assess new business proposals, bespoke transactions and ad hoc limit requests. Undertake country and sovereign risk analysis. Monitor exposures, investigate limit breaches and identify emerging risks. Present credit recommendations to senior stakeholders and risk committees. Partner closely with Front Office teams on limit allocation and transaction approvals. Review legal documentation including ISDA, CSA and GMRA agreements from a credit perspective. Monitor credit events, ratings actions and market developments impacting counterparty risk. Support the end-to-end credit approval process, including documentation and governance requirements.
Requirements
Proven experience within Investment Banking Credit Risk covering Financial Institutions. Strong understanding of counterparty credit risk across capital markets products. Experience analysing banks, hedge funds, insurance companies and other NBFIs. Sound knowledge of derivatives, repo, securities financing, FX and fixed income products. Experience assessing complex and bespoke transactions. Knowledge of sovereign and country risk analysis. Ability to present credit recommendations to senior management and committees. Familiarity with ISDA, CSA and GMRA documentation. Strong analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills. Bloomberg and advanced Excel skills preferred.
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Credit Risk Analyst (Financial Institutions) - Contract London | Hybrid | Investment Banking
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