A leading energy and commodities trading business is seeking a Credit Risk Analyst to join its London-based Credit Risk team on an initial contract basis.
Working closely with Credit Portfolio Managers and Front Office stakeholders, you'll be responsible for assessing counterparty creditworthiness, producing detailed credit reviews and supporting credit limit recommendations across a broad portfolio of trading counterparties.
Responsibilities
- Produce and present credit reviews on trading counterparties across the energy and commodities sector
- Analyse financial statements, annual reports and market intelligence to assess credit quality
- Make recommendations around credit appetite, limits and risk mitigation measures
- Partner with Credit Portfolio Managers and Front Office teams on new and existing business opportunities
- Monitor counterparties for material credit events and changes in financial performance
- Support the ongoing management of counterparty exposures across a diverse global portfolio
- Previous experience within Credit Risk, Counterparty Risk or Credit Analysis
- Strong financial statement analysis and credit assessment skills
- Experience writing and presenting credit reviews
- Ability to engage with both risk and commercial stakeholders
- Exposure to commodity trading, energy markets, utilities or trade finance would be advantageous
- Knowledge of ISDA, CSA, EFET or related trading documentation is beneficial
- Familiarity with Moody's, S&P or Capital IQ would be useful but is not essential
- Hybrid working, typically three days per week in the London office
- Opportunity to work directly with experienced credit and portfolio management professionals in a commercial trading environment
- Suitable for candidates from commodity trading houses, utilities, energy companies, trade finance or broader counterparty credit backgrounds
