Contract Credit Risk Analyst — Energy & Commodities

Oliver Bernard; Greater London; On-site; GBP 101,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

Oliver Bernard is seeking a Contract Credit Risk Analyst to join its Energy & Commodities division on a contract basis. You will assess counterparty creditworthiness and support risk mitigation across trading and commercial teams.

The role requires strong financial statement analysis, familiarity with credit frameworks, and the ability to produce clear risk assessments. Prior KYC experience is beneficial; INSIDE IR35 applies.

Qualifications

• Experience analysing financial statements and assessing counterparty creditworthiness.
• Understanding of credit risk frameworks, limits and risk mitigation.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to produce clear credit assessments.
• Degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Analyse creditworthiness of counterparties using financial statements.
• Prepare Credit Approval Requests and recommend credit ratings and exposure limits.
• Suggest risk mitigations: cash deposits, bank guarantees, group guarantees and insurance.
• Monitor credit limit utilisation and counterparty exposure; identify breaches.
• Conduct KYC assessments and maintain counterparty data across systems.
• Produce regular and ad hoc Credit Risk reports for stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Trading, Commercial, Treasury and Legal teams to mitigate exposure.

Skills

Credit risk

Financial analysis

Credit limits

KYC

Education

Finance/Economics/Accounting degree

Job description

Oliver Bernard is seeking a Contract Credit Risk Analyst to join its Energy & Commodities division on a contract basis. You will assess counterparty creditworthiness and support risk mitigation across trading and commercial teams.

The role requires strong financial statement analysis, familiarity with credit frameworks, and the ability to produce clear risk assessments. Prior KYC experience is beneficial; INSIDE IR35 applies.