Senior Credit Risk Analyst – Hybrid, High-Value Exposures

SF Partners; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Competitive salary & benefits

Job summary

SF Recruitment is partnering with an established business in Leicestershire to recruit a Senior Credit Risk Analyst into its Finance team. The role focuses on deep financial analysis, assessing high-value exposures and delivering commercially balanced recommendations.

You will review financial statements, assess risk and provide actionable insights to senior stakeholders with strong emphasis on accuracy, controls and proactive risk management. Hybrid working available.

Qualifications

• Strong Credit Risk, Credit Control or wider financial risk experience.
• Confidence analysing financial statements and management accounts.
• Strong commercial judgement and analytical skills.
• Advanced Excel and confidence working with financial data.
• The ability to communicate and influence senior stakeholders.
• A proactive, organised and hands-on approach.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing financial statements, management accounts and wider financial information
• Assessing creditworthiness and identifying potential financial or trading risks
• Managing a portfolio of higher-value credit exposures
• Making recommendations around credit limits and risk
• Supporting annual and ad-hoc credit reviews
• Producing monthly credit risk reporting and MI
• Identifying trends, emerging risks and areas requiring action
• Engaging directly with customers/members and their Finance teams
• Supporting improvements across credit processes, controls and reporting

Skills

Credit risk experience

Financial statement analysis

Commercial judgement

Stakeholder influence

Analytical mindset

Education

CICM (advantageous)

Tools

Excel

Job description

SF Recruitment is partnering with an established business in Leicestershire to recruit a Senior Credit Risk Analyst into its Finance team. The role focuses on deep financial analysis, assessing high-value exposures and delivering commercially balanced recommendations.

You will review financial statements, assess risk and provide actionable insights to senior stakeholders with strong emphasis on accuracy, controls and proactive risk management. Hybrid working available.