Credit Risk Analyst

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Working with one of the top financial clients, this role calls for a Credit Risk Analyst – Collateral Management (Capital Markets) who will primarily be focused on the effective and efficient mitigation of counterparty credit risk. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing counterparty credit risk as well as for demonstrating innovation and a proactive approach to risk mitigation by highlighting inefficiencies, risks and implementing improvements. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills as this role will involve close partnership and interaction with a wide range of areas, including credit, middle office, legal, front office, settlements, and corporate treasury. As a result the successful candidate will be required to possess strong communication skills.
Senior Analysts within Collateral Management are accountable for the following core responsibilities, but are not limited to:

Responsibilities:

Daily monitoring of client portfolios, issuing and receiving collateral calls to ensure the firms credit risk is mitigated
Ensure margin tickets are accurately entered into the collateral system
Extensive interaction with clients
Ensure process reviews are conducted in accordance with Global Short-term Markets Policy
Resolution and escalation of collateral issues
Reconciliation of repo collateral statements upon margining disputes
Contribute their own ideas to make a difference and add value to the group
Ongoing, proactive risk management via staying abreast of risk issues in the capital markets and assessing impacts on the client’s exposures
Seek opportunities to increase operational efficiency and lower operational risk through process reengineering
Performing a number of control functions, ensuring the integrity of the client’s processes.
Establish an environment that promotes respect for the individual employee and adheres to the policies and guidelines of the client
Desired Skill-Set:

5 years of capital market experience or relevant collateral management experience
Strong communication skills
Self-starter with a high degree of initiative and the ability to learn and adapt quickly
Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
Nice to Have:

CFA and/or FRM