Credit Analyst

Itchyfeet; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Itchyfeet is seeking an experienced Credit Analyst to join its Risk team, responsible for assessing, monitoring, and managing credit risk across lending, trading and investment activities. You will contribute to informed credit decisions while ensuring compliance with lending policies and regulatory requirements.

You will critically assess valuation assumptions, cash flows, collateral structures, and risk indicators; build relationships with business stakeholders and advise on credit matters to

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Commerce or related discipline.
• 5-7 years' experience in credit assessment and lending within banking/financial services.
• Strong understanding of financial statements, repayment structures, collateral management and credit processes.

Responsibilities

• Critically assess valuation assumptions, cash flows, loan-to-value ratios, debt-service and interest-cover metrics, and collateral arrangements.
• Design or challenge security packages and collateral structures, including intercreditor terms and enforcement priorities.
• Make credit decisions and recommendations in line with lending policies and regulatory requirements.
• Identify and mitigate credit risks through appropriate security structures and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Skills

Credit risk analysis

Financial statement analysis

Decision making

Education

Finance/Accounting degree

Job description

Our client is seeking an experienced Credit Analyst to join their Risk team, responsible for managing a portfolio of counterparty credit risks associated with lending, trading, and investment activities. In this role, you will play a key part in assessing, monitoring, and managing credit risk within the approved risk appetite. Your expertise will contribute to making informed credit decisions and recommendations while ensuring compliance with relevant lending policies and regulatory requirements.

Job Duties:

• Critically assess valuation assumptions, sustainable cash flows, loan-to-value ratios, debt-service and interest-cover metrics, lease profiles, tenant quality, vacancy, break options, and marketability.
• Design or challenge fit-for-purpose security packages, guarantees, cessions, mortgages, or other collateral arrangements, including intercreditor terms and enforcement priorities.
• Make credit decisions and recommendations in line with applicable lending policies, regulatory requirements, and sound credit risk principles.
• Identify and mitigate credit risks through appropriate security structures, facility conditions, and ongoing portfolio monitoring.
• Build strong relationships with business stakeholders and act as a trusted advisor on credit matters.

Job Requirements:

• Essential: Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Commerce, or a related discipline.
• Essential: 5-7 years' experience in credit assessment, credit risk decisioning, and lending within banking or financial services.
• Essential: Strong understanding of financial statements, repayment structures, collateral management, and credit processes.
• Desirable: Education in real estate (ideally UK), property finance, or structured lending.
• Behavioural Competencies: Examining Information, Making Decisions, Checking Things, Convincing People, Articulating Information.
• Technical Competencies: Credit Delivery, Legal Knowledge, Loan Assessment & Approval, Risk Reporting.

What You’ll Love:

Our client offers the chance to work alongside dedicated professionals in a collaborative environment with a passion for creating growth. You will find career-enhancing opportunities in a supportive workplace that values the contributions of its employees, allowing you to forge meaningful relationships with colleagues and clients alike.