Director, Credit Analyst, Hedge Funds
About the position Responsibilities • Responsible for the processing of potentially Sponsor and Hedge Fund clients' front-to-end BCA (Business Credit Analysis) based on candidate's professional growth. • Serve as a Credit Analyst point of contact, working closely with clients, relationship managers, legal and internal teams to manage internal compliance, booking and funding process. • Plan and conduct the overall credit process and proactive monitoring of credit events for assigned accounts. • Evaluation and understanding of risk associated with individual transactions, products, borrowers, and counterparties. • Ensure compliance of all internal and regulatory credit/other portfolio related policies in conjunction with GAM (Global Account Manager), Client Manager and related Financial Markets teams. • Monitor Risk Triggers, Covenants and other credit conditions and ad hoc credit reports appropriately - preparing reports, escalation, and take actions, as per policy/procedure. • Ensure Zero BCA overdues and work to minimize extensions. • Contribute to the excess report process, including, but not limited to proposing limit increases or reducing exposures and promptly addressing queries. • Participate regularly in account planning sessions to ensure familiarity with customer business. • Visit/meet customers to conduct credit due diligence of existing customers with credit lines as part of the annual credit review process. • Propose and assist with negotiation of credit terms for ISDA/CSA agreements through preparation of Credit Term Sheets (CTS). • Cultivate and maintain close relationships with stakeholders in Funds Risk, Legal, and Middle Office. • Conduct periodic portfolio reviews of assigned segment to assess creditworthiness and initiate ad hoc reviews for clients subject to adverse news or vulnerable to specific economic, market or regulatory events. • Proactively monitor market data and risk triggers across the assigned portfolio. • Take personal responsibility for complex transactions or complex relationships with assigned names. • Contribute to Stress Tests requests. Requirements • At least 10 years of credit analyst experience covering either or a combination of Sponsors or Hedge Funds. • Solid understanding of financial markets and investment funds, as well as their embedded risks associated with their investments and operations. • History of performing financial statement analysis is preferable, but not required. • Bachelor's Degree with concentration in Finance, Accounting and other related fields. • Advanced Certification is a plus (MBA/CFA). • Ability to effectively manage competing deadlines for projects in a dynamic work environment, with varying degrees of supervision. • Strong attention to detail and ability to notice discrepancies in data. • Strong verbal and written communication skills, with proven ability to work across cultures and within a dynamic environment. Benefits • Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations. • Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum. • Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns. • Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits. • A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning. • Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies. Apply tot his job