Credit Risk Analyst

**JOB DESCRIPTION**
Come join a team where you can promote credit risk management, align activities with policies, engage with clients, and build a robust network for cross-selling

**Job Summary**:
As an analyst in the Corporate and Investment Bank - Credit Risk team, you will partner with other colleagues on executing transactions across acquisition & leveraged finance, vanilla and structured loans, derivatives and liquidity and cash management products for a diversified portfolio of institutional and corporate clients.

The CIB Credit Risk team works closely with business partners from the Commercial Banking, Corporate & Investment Banking, Debt and Equity Capital Markets, Markets and Wholesale Payments. It is the primary contributor and driver of credit analytics including risk rating determination, industry assessment (working with internal industry specialists) with a key focus on due diligence, structuring, negotiation, documentation, and approval of such transactions. Credit officers are also responsible for ongoing credit monitoring and review work for all client facilities.

**Responsibilities**:

- Support the management of exposures on an assigned portfolio of institutional and corporate clients across a range of industries in conjunction with seniors team members.
- Prepare forward looking credit memoranda, along with necessary financial modelling, to provide risk assessment views on both new transactions and for existing clients and their industries.
- Track market and industry developments and their impact on clients.
- Recommend and monitor internal credit ratings.
- Support senior team members with completing due diligence, structuring and documentation on new transactions.
- Interact with internal stakeholders including client coverage and product bankers.
- Prepare and monitor various credit and regulatory reporting requirements; and
- Support the team with ongoing ad-hoc initiatives and workstreams.

**Required Qualifications, Capabilities and Skillsets**:

- Undergraduate degree or post graduate qualifications in accounting, business, finance, or a quantitative related discipline.
- 1 plus year of experience gained in a credit risk or credit analysis role within institutional, investment banking, or corporate banking.
- Ability to take an active role in identifying key issues and concerns relating to clients, their industries and transaction structures.
- Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to demonstrate good time management and clarity in thinking when dealing with multiple work streams in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to foster relationships and confidently interact with origination teams and other internal stakeholders.
- Highly proficient in MS Excel with an ability to navigate through complex financial models, as well as other MS programs (PowerPoint, Word, Outlook etc)

**ABOUT US**

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

**ABOUT THE TEAM**

The Corporate & Investment Bank is a global leader across investment banking, wholesale payments, markets and securities services. The world’s most important corporations, governments and institutions entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. We provide strategic advice, raise capital, manage risk and extend liquidity in markets around the world.