Credit Analyst - Commodities

Campion Pickworth; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment bank in London is seeking a Credit Analyst with expertise in commodities, particularly Agriculture and Metals. The successful candidate will be responsible for conducting credit analysis, providing trade approval recommendations, and managing relationships with clients and internal teams. This role offers the opportunity to develop within a prestigious organization in the financial sector.

Qualifications

• Experience in credit analysis, particularly in commodities.
• Strong quantitative and qualitative analysis skills.
• Ability to build relationships with clients and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop deep industry expertise to support credit assessments.
• Provide risk-based recommendations on trade requests.
• Build strong relationships with clients and business partners.

Skills

Credit analysis

Risk assessment

Relationship management

Quantitative analysis

Job description

About the job Credit Analyst - Commodities

Our client, a Tier I Investment Bank, are looking to recruit a Credit Risk Analyst within their EMEA Commodities division

The role is focused on assessing innovative hedging/financing solutions across a variety of businesses, including commodity product trading (primarily focused on Agriculture and Metals products via OTC and Futures) and specialised lending.

You will be responsible for all aspects of the credit management of a diverse portfolio of counterparties operating in the Agricultural and Metals commodity sectors (including producers, trade houses, storage providers and corporates etc.)

This will give you the opportunity to develop your career at a leading investment bank based in London.

Key Responsibilities:

• Credit analysis: Develop deep industry expertise to support quantitative and qualitative credit assessments. Prepare accurate and rigorous written analysis, distilling the counterparty risk profile and providing the basis for setting internal ratings and recommending credit limits. Onboard new clients and maintain a portfolio of clients through annual credit reviews.
• Trade approval recommendations: Respond in a timely manner to provide risk-based recommendations and decisions on new trade requests.
• Relationship management: Build strong working relationship with external clients, internal business partners, Risk counterparts, Legal and Operations teams.