Credit Risk Analyst – Commodities ( Oil, Gas Power / Petrochemicals) – Contract / Temp role – 1 Year maybe more – LONDON BASED
Excellent opportunity to work for a Top Commodity Trading company – Looking for a Temp / Contract – You will have had to work in Commodity Trading in Credit Risk. Competitive salary
Responsibilities for this position may include but are not limited to:
Primary Responsibilities:
• Monitor credit exposure through various trading and credit systems and ensure all systems are synchronized for credit limits, and exposures are properly reported
• Negotiate credit provisions for agreements (including in particular EFETs, Master Netting Agreements, etc) and/or collateral, including (but not limited to) evaluation and management of approval process for extended payment terms
• Work closely with traders and other commercial staff, legal, contracts, accounting, and external customers – ensure regular touchpoints to understand business
• Assist Finance on resolving non-payments formulating plans for resolution using credit contacts
• Provide back up support for other credit analyst as required
• Engage in special projects as requested including working with multiple departments and driving forward business enabling resolutions where possible. Leading global and local projects where applicable.
• Perform and assist in review and approval of customer credit limits within own DOA approval authority and prepare recommendation for credit lines above authority for approval including, analysis, trends, business rationale
• Track and stay abreast of market changes related to counterparty and/or industry developments that may impact counterparty’s creditworthiness
• Report and interpret various credit reports to keep Credit and management abreast of exposure and risk within established tolerances
• Provide Credit Service coverage
• Manage Margining process with other credit analyst
Secondary Responsibilities:
• Assist Market Risk where needed:
Daily Management report to analyse VAR, P&L, and position and provide commentaries to senior management
Skills, Experience and Qualifications:
Essential:
• Bachelor’s degree required
• Excellent analytical and numerical capabilities
• A keen attention to detail
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Proactive, self-motivated, and able to work under tight deadlines
• Computer literate with demonstrable knowledge of MS Office applications
• Ability to work under time-sensitive business and reporting deadlines
• Team player, with good interpersonal skills, working across diverse multi-disciplinary environments
• Remains positive and rational when faced with challenging issues
• Ability to present sensible expected outcomes without always having all the data
• Looks at problems from different angles to test out the best solution
• Ability to develop internal and external stakeholder relationships
• Learning mindset - interested in developing further technical and non-technical skills
• Resourceful and able to multi-task with ease
Desirable:
• Trading knowledge, including concept of mark to market and related exposure, rights under contracts, and bankruptcy
• Product knowledge in oil, gas and/or petrochemical markets