Financial Analyst or Senior Financial Analyst - 29142

Emerald Group Ltd.; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services firm in the City of London is seeking a candidate for a role focused on producing high-quality credit assessments for (re)insurers and supporting credit rating activities. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree and at least one year of experience in insurance linked securities, structured finance, or capital markets. Strong analytical skills and effective communication with senior management are essential for success in this position.

Qualifications

• Minimum entry requirement is a Bachelor's degree.
• Additional qualifications like MSc, MBA, CFA, are an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Produce timely, high-quality credit assessments on a portfolio of (re)insurers.
• Support credit rating activities for insurance companies.
• Engage with senior management to gather information for credit rating assessments.

Skills

Credit assessment

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

MSc, MBA, CFA, ACA/ACCA, Actuarial

Job description

Overview

Key Duties (Including but not limited to)

• Produce timely and high-quality credit assessments on a portfolio of (re)insurers, as well as producing accurate and informative documentation to support the credit decision
• Support the credit rating activities for securities and insurance companies rated by the ILS Group while ensuring that the company's quality, timeliness and compliance standards are consistently met or exceeded
• Contribute creative solutions to analytical challenges faced by the ILS Group with bespoke transactions in accordance with ratings criteria and methodologies
• Engage in regular interaction with senior management of (re)insurers and requirement to attend company meetings, with support from more senior colleagues, to obtain relevant information to support the credit rating assessment

Qualifications required

• Bachelor's degree is a minimum entry requirement
• Additional relevant professional qualifications are an advantage (MSc, MBA, CFA, ACA/ACCA, Actuarial, etc.)

Experience required

• Developed knowledge of (re)insurance within the wider financial service industry
• One or more years' experience in insurance linked securities (ILS), structured finance, capital markets with a focus on the insurance industry