Credit Risk Control recruitment
Main Duties
The candidate will be responsible for investigating Credit Limit breaches arising from trading activities for Derivative Products across various asset classes (e.g. Interest Rate, Credit, Equity, Commodity Derivatives). The candidate will also be required to manage urgent calls from Front Office to pre-clear live trades, again across various asset classes.
All functions require extensive liaison with Front Office, Operations, Legal, TPEM Structured Products for risking queries, and Credit Risk Analytics for methodology queries. For live trade requests it is imperative to respond in a timely manner, ensuring Credit Risk policy is adhered to at all times.
The role is high pressured, particularly at times of market volatility. Reported excesses and call volumes will vary day-to-day. Individuals must have the capacity to cope with spikes in call activity and prioritise workload accordingly. The candidate will need to be assertive and have excellent verbal communication skills.
Regular MIS is provided to Senior Management and presented at monthly Credit Risk Governance Committee. This role will assume responsibility for this, requiring the individual to liaise with colleagues globally, and to be accountable to members of the Senior Management Team
Person Requirements
Essential:
- Strong experience of Traded Products ideally from a Credit Risk Management point-of-view.
- Graduate in a business or science related subject.
- Preferable Masters Level or additional finance qualification.
- Experience in an investment banking role.
- Good Traded Product knowledge. Understands terminology and economics of trades as well as understanding of E2E trade capture and processing, preferably from a Credit Risk perspective but not essential.
Skills Aptitude:
- Knowledge of financial products, including all derivatives (interest rate, FX, equity and commodity), exchange trading, fixed income and debt and equity financing transactions.
- Excellent MS Excel skills and VBA.
Finance Professionals is part of Hydrogen Group.
