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Job Description
Our client is a leading asset management and investment advisory firm who require a Corporate Credit Senior Analyst or Associate to manage a book of loans predominantly backed by Non-performing Loan portfolios originated by a major global investment bank.
Key Responsibilities and Experience
- The corporate credit asset manager should have an analytical mind-set, good knowledge of corporate credit (analysis of financials, credit metrics) and have strong client management and communication skills.
- The role involves close contact with a client, the role would suit candidates who can work independently and are motivated to learn in a fast-paced environment.
- Candidates would ideally have between at least 4-6 years’ experience in corporate loan asset management, portfolio management, credit risk and/or corporate lending.
- Collateral Checks prior to PE manager drawdowns, credit analysis and monitoring portfolio companies’ performance.
- Use of VBA to automate monthly/quarterly portfolio reporting.
- Experience analysing bank leverage against corporate credit.
- The underlying loan sectors are very diverse; The candidate will be managing a portfolio of loans that are backed by middle market corporate loans.
- Understand of “loan-on-loan” or “warehouse” facility
- Undertake analysis on the problematic underlying loans (corporate loans to lots of different companies in all the key industries)
- The borrowers are the major mid-market lenders, but the underlying borrowers are actual corporates.
- This is a client/counterparty facing role with a major investment bank, so candidates require an excellent level of written and spoken English, as well as advanced competence with PowerPoint, Excel and Word.
- An intermediate to advanced level of quantitative skills would be preferred.
- Need to be able to work autonomously.
- Ability to roll up their sleeves and cover full risk management spectrum:
- Experience dealing with large data sets and systems.
- Ability to think analytically and present solutions in a clear way.
- Understanding key credit risks facing the business
- Candidates would be expected to conduct analysis, both qualitative and quantitative