Corporate Credit Analyst

Job Title: Corporate Credit Analyst

Location: NYC, NJ (Web Cam Interview)

Duration: Long Term (W2)

H1 Transfer/ GC/ Citizen

Job Description:

Business Overview:
Corporate Credit Management ( "CCM") is a transversal team in support of the approximately 800 Corporate Clients of the North American platform. The CCM team works to ensure coverage, monitoring & execution of all counterparty risk requests for the Corporate platform. Three functional pillars exist in the team including:
(1) Corporate Credit Team - consists of the Credit Analyst & Account Management organizations which provide sector/transaction specialized risk monitoring for the Corporate platform
(2) Transaction Management - Front Office liaison team for all functional teams. In addition, provides support on complex transaction and project management
(3) Corporate Credit Coordination - coordinates credit process/methodology topics throughout the CCM team and the Corporate platform



Responsibilities:
Responsible for the credit management of assigned corporate client relationships. Specifically:
• Manage and monitor the credit quality of a portfolio of assigned corporate clients including periodic review of borrower financial statements, covenant compliance reports, press releases and news articles, rating agency and equity analyst reports, industry trends, etc.
• Evaluate clients/transactions for risk-related changes
• Clients consists of US subsidiaries (i.e. "Contributors") of foreign companies (i.e. "Pilots")
• Perform credit analysis and prepare credit memoranda for assigned accounts including new transactions, annual reviews, renewals, amendments, waiver requests and financial updates
• Strong interaction with the Risk department, Coverage and Product teams including coordinating the credit process amongst the various Product and Risk Teams to ensure an efficient turnaround of transactions
• Maintain reporting related to the portfolio including pipeline tracking, exposure tracking, and other general reports
• Interact with internal and external auditors during loan examinations
• Interact with other bank branches to coordinate on client strategy
• ttend bank meetings and/or client calls with the Relationship Manager



Minimum Required Qualifications
• Degree in Finance or Accounting
• Solid knowledge of financial statement analysis and robust fundamental corporate credit analysis skillset
• Good knowledge of general banking products and banking practices including a strong understanding of loan structure, terms and credit agreements
• Projection/forecasting modeling skills
• Strong business writing skills
• Proficiency in Word and Excel
• C. 2 to 5 years of prior experience in corporate banking (preferably in corporate credit management) and/or at rating agencies



Preferred Qualifications:
• Master in Finance
• CFA (or CFA candidacy)
• Completion of formal credit training courses