Credit Risk Manager
Salary £75,000 - £80,000
Our Credit Investment team is looking for someone who has experience of working in a credit analysis role with ideally a focus on Infrastructure, structured finance, and private corporate debt, to join their tenacious team. The ideal candidate will have some direct experience of analysis of credit risk and of presenting a recommendation to approvers in both written and verbal formats. Additionally experience of portfolio monitoring and reporting / asset management is required.
This is a great job for someone with experience of working in a bank or investment function of an Insurer or Asset Manager, looking for their next career step working with the UK’s leading Insurance, Retirement and Wealth Management Business!
A bit about the job:
This position, within the Chief Investment Office, Credit Investments Team, will focus on portfolio credit risk, the assessment of individual transactions and overall governance. There will be a particular focus on Infrastructure Finance, Structured Finance & Private Corporate Debt across the UK, Western Europe & USA. Your key areas of responsibilities include: helping shape UK Life’s investment risk appetite for new asset classes and geographies, production of detailed credit reports on asset types, sectors, and geographic regions, including forward-looking insight and analysis derived from trends observed, providing initial feedback to deal originators on UK Life’s appetite for specific transactions, credit risk review of new and existing transactions and challenging credit and rating assessments provided by Fund Managers.
Skills and experience we’re looking for:
1. A good understanding of credit risk and performing the associated analysis, ideally including knowledge of private assets in at least one of Infrastructure, Structured Finance and Private Corporate Debt
2. A relevant finance related degree or post-graduate qualification (e.g. CFA), or relevant experience for the role. An understanding of general financing, accounting principles and techniques
3. Be a self-starter and demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively across teams and apply conceptual thinking to identify and resolve issues
4. Strong communication skills with experience of summarising complex information and concepts for senior stakeholders and an ability to build and manage relationships. An understanding of general financing, accounting principles and techniques
5. Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and adapt against competing timescales. Ideally a knowledge of regulatory capital requirements and external rating agency methodologies including their application to sectors and specific transactions
What you’ll get for this role:
Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.
6. Starting salary between £75,000 and £80,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
7. Bonus opportunity - 10% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.
8. Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
9. 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
10. Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
11. Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
12. Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
13. Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
14. Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
15. We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools
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Aviva is for everyone:
We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.
We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.