Credit Analyst

Job Title: Senior Credit Research Analyst Pay rate: PAYE £400 per day including holiday pay or Umbrella Company inside IR35 - £475 per day Contract Length: ASAP - 31st October 2024 (possibility of extension) Location: Canary Wharf Our client is a global integrated energy organisation based in Canary Wharf. We are looking for a Credit Analyst with bottom up experience to join the Trading & Shipping (t&s) for a short term temporary assignment to start immediately. You will be accountable for fundamental credit views and analysis in support of t&s’ commercial and credit portfolio management strategies, including the development of counterparty-specific credit ratings and reviews. To align their underwriting approach and inform industry or portfolio level risk management outlooks and reviews. Responsibilities: * Analyse counterparties and assign credit ratings across coverage portfolio. Proficient analysis of counterparties in complex industries, with complex organizational or ownership dynamics or experiencing financial stress/distress. * Prioritize and organize counterparty credit models and reviews in a real-time understanding of critical industries and counterparties. Proactive identification and escalation of emerging trends within the portfolio which warrant potential interventions or forward underwriting adjustments. * Follow-up on emerging news and events which may impact coverage universe in a self-directed manner, including timely, proactive communication of observations and views. * Understand impact of t&s’ place within a counterparty’s overall capital structure and reflect insights in analysis and in discussions with local credit staff. * Maintain counterparty ratings and reference data accurately and timely. * Strong, constructive working relationships and open lines of communication with local and global credit staff and with key contacts within counterparty universe. What we are looking for: * 7 Years + experience in credit research, including work-out / distressed asset experience, multiple industry sectors and geographies and both investment grade and high-yield credits. * Financial modelling and credit rating best practice, including key drivers of financial strength and key financial vulnerabilities across multiple sectors, including sovereigns. * Relative value credit experience within a buy-side investment firm or similar. * Project finance experience. And credit research coverage/experience across globe. * Proficiency in MS apps (Power BI, Sway, Stream, Power/Flow, Fluid, Whiteboard, Teams, Visio), Matlab, VBA, Python, data science tools. * Desirable - Postgraduate, professional designations (MBA, CFA, CPA, FRM, PEng) We consider every CV that is submitted to us, however please note that time constraints and high volumes of CVs we are only able to get back to those applications that are successful. If we have not contacted you within 48 hours, unfortunately your application has not been successful and we wish you all the best in your job search