Credit Risk Analyst

London Stock Exchange Group; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Camden Town seeks a Credit Risk Analyst to support the monitoring and analysis of credit risk exposures. Responsibilities include drafting reports summarizing financial data and presenting assessments to stakeholders. Candidates should have a degree in a relevant field and knowledge of the financial services industry. The role offers comprehensive benefits including healthcare and retirement planning.

Benefits

Healthcare

Retirement planning

Paid volunteering days

Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• A degree in finance, economics or related fields is preferred.
• Understanding of credit risk frameworks and financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze credit risk exposures continuously.
• Draft daily credit monitoring reports with key financial data.
• Support the Credit Risk function and maintain database systems.

Skills

Degree or equivalent in a relevant field

General knowledge of the financial services industry

Job description

Role profile

The Credit Risk team ensures that credit risk exposures are adequately monitored and modelled in order to take informed action, providing analysis and oversight of counterparty risk exposure derived from clearing, settlement, custody, payment, treasury and other group activities. The team also assesses counterparties to determine risk limits, utilising internal and external information sources. The candidate will support ongoing monitoring and analysis of risks.

Key responsibilities

• Perform ongoing monitoring and analysis of risk, identifying areas of credit risk exposures and escalating changes as appropriate.
• Learn role and responsibilities of a Credit Risk Analyst and provide support to the wider Group Risk function.
• Review all checklists and procedures on an ongoing basis and take responsibility for updates where required.
• Ensure understanding of applicable Group Risk policies.
• Draft Daily Credit Monitoring Reports summarising key financial and market data releases, significant changes in market data information including external ratings and share price fluctuations, breaches of clearing activity thresholds/limits and ensure appropriate escalation of any breaches and significant news stories to senior management.
• Analyse and interpret data to provide regular reports for stakeholders, identifying risks outside appetite.
• Draft and present Internal Credit Score (ICS) Assessments and any ad‑hoc analysis to the Credit Risk Working Group and LCH Ltd CRO covering different counterparty types such as banks, non‑bank firms, sovereigns and funds.
• Assess financial profile including balance sheet and income statement information, review of operational capability, rationale of the final ICS, peer comparison, and when applicable, exposure and limit summary.
• Complete routine risk reporting and production of management information to support decision making, ensuring escalation of applicable counterparty ad‑hoc news stories in a timely and accurate manner.
• Adhere to applicable risk control frameworks, policies and procedures in scope of own role.
• Ensure understanding of the KRIs and controls in place for the Credit Risk function.
• Maintain internal database systems with updated counterparty financial and ICS information, ensuring accuracy and updates are implemented in line with KRIs.
• Summarise and interpret Credit and relevant Market risk data from the Tableau dashboards.
• Support the Credit Risk and wider Group Risk team to deliver risk projects and activities.

Required skills

• Degree or equivalent in a relevant field.
• General knowledge of the financial services industry.

Benefits

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

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