Senior Credit Risk Manager Tier 1 Bank recruitment
Alexander Black Recruitment is urgently looking for Senior Credit Risk Manager to join our high profile client.
Our client is a well-known Tier 1 Bank.
The Credit Risk Manager will be responsible for monitoring the financial and operating risks of a part of the portfolio of the Bank's signed projects. The role sits within the risk team which has an overall responsibility for the formulation of the Bank’s risk management strategy in its Banking and Treasury functions.
The team is less competitive than an IB, with lots of autonomy given as well as information sharing, most people in the team work at home at least 1 day a week. The enviroment is relaxed where candidates make decisions effectivly rather than becoming a small cog in a large wheel.
- Review projects and counterparties, establish risk ratings of exposures, make recommendations for impairment
- Identify and present trends in portfolio segments to feed into strategic overviews and planning.
- Regularly review fair valuations of equity investments to establish fair market values in accordance with IFRS and other relevant guidelines
- Participate in the preparation of a quarterly Risk Management document for reporting to the Board on risk measures across the banking portfolio and comment on individual high risk projects
- Provide input as appropriate into credit policy issues and internal methodology across various risk management topics.
Candidates MUST have:
- MBA / accounting degree from top tier University
- Experience of top down portfolio analytics
- FI or Corporate background
- Experience of High yield assests (B-)
- At least 15 years of commercial bank experience preferably including credit and lending and/or equity experience is expected.
- Financial credit analysis of corporations in major industrial sectors and financial institutions, with particular emphasis on project lending. Assessment of counterparty and project credit risk.
- Understanding and experience of equity investments.
- Pricing of risk and control of risk through legal documentation (covenants).
- Strong focus on private sector risk.
- Familiarity with commercial bank operating procedures and systems with particular emphasis on risk monitoring.
The Client offers a serious benefits scheme and serious career progression. They are well known and this is an excellent springboard into further risk management. This role would ideally suit a candidate from a bank that is looking for serious autonomy.
My client is based in London
If this sounds of interest then please send your most recent cv to banking@alexanderblackrecruitment.co.uk or call James Holland on 0207 590 3681
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