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Senior Credit Analyst

Prax

Weybridge

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GBP 50,000 - 80,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a Senior Credit Analyst to join their dynamic team. This role involves conducting comprehensive credit limit reviews and ensuring effective risk mitigation strategies for trading counterparties. You will provide essential administrative and analytical support to the Head of Credit Risk while managing relationships across global offices. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and have a passion for finance, this opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact in a leading organization within the oil and gas sector.

Qualifications

5+ years of experience in credit analysis across multiple business streams.
Strong understanding of credit insurance policies and reporting requirements.

Responsibilities

Manage order release processes and ensure liabilities are secured.
Conduct regular credit reviews for global entities and assess credit risks.

Skills

Credit Analysis

Risk Mitigation

Financial Statement Analysis

Relationship Building

Process Improvement

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance or related field

Tools

Credit Monitoring Systems

We are seeking a Senior Credit Analyst responsible for conducting credit limit reviews across all Prax Group entities. This includes ensuring appropriate credit risk mitigation is in place for trading counterparties, setting and managing credit limits, and analysing risks—particularly for larger, uninsured customers.

The role also provides key administrative and analytical support to the Head of Credit Risk and the wider Credit/OTC team. It involves handling open credit risk requests from our global offices in London, Houston, Singapore, and South Africa.

Key Responsibilities

Manage the order release process in line with company policy, ensuring all liabilities are appropriately secured.
Monitor, approve, and report on open account credit limits.
Ensure credit exposure monitoring systems are effective and that all counterparties operate within approved limits across a diverse portfolio, including UK retail, wholesale, and fuel card customers.
Conduct regular credit reviews for global entities, including those in the USA, Singapore, and South Africa.
Assess and approve discretionary limit requests.
Manage credit insurance policies, including the notification of overdue accounts and coordination with insurance brokers to obtain required limits.
Handle administrative aspects of claims reporting.
Evaluate potential transactions for credit risk exposure and recommend appropriate mitigants or alternative structures to reduce or eliminate risk.
Monitor industry developments that could impact the creditworthiness of trading partners.
Analyse financial statements of counterparties and prepare comprehensive credit reviews, including recommendations on credit limits.
Recommend improvements to credit limit monitoring and approval processes where applicable.

Required Skills and Experience

Minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Credit Analyst, ideally within a company operating across multiple business streams.
Strong understanding of credit insurance policies, including standard terms, conditions, and reporting requirements.
Demonstrated ability to lead or contribute to process improvements and ensure systems remain best-in-class.
Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, with excellent relationship-building skills across internal departments and external stakeholders.

Desirable Skills and Experience

Knowledge of physical and financial oil trading.
Proficiency in analysing financial statements to assess counterparty creditworthiness.
Familiarity with commodity trade finance instruments, such as Letters of Credit (LCs), Standby Letters of Credit (SBLCs), and Performance Guarantees.
Understanding of commercial insurance policies, including Property Damage & Business Interruption, Environmental Liability, Storage, and Public & Product Liability.

Seniority level

Seniority level
Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type
Full-time

Job function

Job function
Finance and Accounting/Auditing
Industries
Oil and Gas

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