Credit Analyst recruitment

Credit Analyst London (Infrastructure Real Estate)

My client manages specialist funds, creating value through investing in projects in infrastructure and real estate. With over 15 years' experience in structuring and actively managing assets, it identifies and develops compelling investment opportunities for a diverse, global group of investors.
My client is headquartered in London, with offices in Hong Kong, New York and Paris. It began investing in real estate in 1990, duly expanding in 1997 to encompass infrastructure investments. In 2000, it was acquired by a large global bank and rebranded as Specialist Investments Limited. The business currently employs approximately 80 staff.

Since inception my client has launched 11 funds, six of which have been completely or materially realised. In 2006 it also launched an Infrastructure Company on the London Stock Exchange.
Following the completion of a spin-out from the large global bank in April 2011 the business is owned by its management team with the large global bank remaining as a significant minority shareholder.

The position

There is an exciting opportunity for a credit analyst to join the Risk and Compliance team on a permanent basis.
As the successful candidate you will be responsible for supporting the Head of Risk and the Credit Risk Manager in maintaining and improving the credit risk function of the group by providing high quality credit opinions on a variety of counterparts across the companies growing property and infrastructure businesses .
As the successful candidate you will:
Provide high quality credit opinions in a timely manner to assist the deal teams with the investment decisions
Monitor the credit status of tenants/co-sponsors/contractors
Update credit opinions when any new material/information is received
Prepare any credit risk information or portfolio analysis which is required for the quarterly investor reports and/or the portfolio review meetings.
Support the on-going development of credit rating tools and portfolio analysis
Ensure that all counterparts are rated and regularly monitored
Provide and maintain detailed industry sector analysis on key sectors for the business; including liaison with external industry specialists

Candidate profile:
We are looking for someone who:

Has a good understanding of credit risk with demonstrable experience of working in a credit risk environment;
Has logical reasoning, strong analytical skills with an ability to find and implement solutions
Is well organised and able to prioritise
Has excellent administration skills
Is able to deliver quality written reports
Has the ability to deal with different levels of people
Suitable candidates will have work experience in the financial industry, such as in commercial banking.
Knowledge of a foreign language would be beneficial but not essential, in particular French, German, Spanish or Polish.
Professional qualifications may include formal banking, accounting or risk management.