Overview
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
– The role entails supporting credit risk management teams of global banks in counterparty credit risk assessment of financial institutions.
– The key activities include research and analysis of global financial institutions to assess their credit strength.
– Prepare detailed credit risk assessment reports that involve analysis of factors such as the operating environment, business strength, financial strength, management strategy, market-implied parameters and external support. Prepare / update financial models or financial spreads through a combination of market databases and company filings.
– Assign credit ratings by using the client’s proprietary framework and make subjective adjustments as necessary.
– Should be able to defend his/her views on the counterparty / covered entity when challenged by senior stakeholders and clients.
– Track market events closely and assess implications on the coverage portfolio
– Support project managers on ad hoc projects.
– Other activities may include preparing industry and country research reports, maintaining and updating financial models and company/industry specific databases and preparing news flows.
– The role may also require training and mentoring colleagues on specific aspects of credit risk.