Monroe Consulting Group Indonesia, an Executive Recruitment firm, is partnering with a leading organisation in the Professional Services sector to hire a Credit Analyst. This opportunity is based in Indonesia and offers the chance to contribute to a pioneering environmental investment platform focused on sustainable financing and impact-driven investments.
Position Overview
The Credit Analyst will support the establishment and ongoing management of the fund's credit assessment and portfolio monitoring framework.
The role plays a critical part in ensuring sound underwriting, risk management, and investment decision-making across the fund's lending activities.
Key Responsibilities
Fund Setup and Credit Process Development
- Work with the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) to establish the fund's credit assessment framework, including financial modelling templates, Investment Committee documentation, risk-rating tools, and covenant monitoring systems.
- Assist the CIO and CFO in translating credit policies into practical underwriting procedures, checklists, and risk-limit monitoring tools.
- Assess initial lending opportunities alongside the Head of Origination & Portfolio Management and CFO, ensuring credit proposals are prepared for Investment Committee review ahead of the fund's first close.
- Support investor due diligence by preparing credit process documentation, pipeline information, and supporting materials for the data room in collaboration with the Investor Relations and Fund Finance & Operations teams.
Credit Analysis and Financial Modelling
- Review borrowers' audited financial statements, management accounts, cash flows, and debt repayment capacity, incorporating information gathered through field due diligence.
- Develop and update financial models covering key business drivers, including production volumes, yields, harvest cycles, pricing, foreign exchange exposure, working capital requirements, and downside scenarios.
Investment Committee Support
- Prepare credit assessment papers and presentations under the CIO's guidance, clearly outlining key risks, mitigating factors, proposed loan structures, and pricing recommendations.
- Ensure credit proposals comply with the fund's lending policies, concentration limits, and risk thresholds.
- Incorporate environmental and social assessments, including mangrove-related lending requirements, in coordination with the ESG Lead.
- Document Investment Committee decisions, approval conditions, and follow-up requirements.
Portfolio Monitoring and Risk Management
- Monitor borrower performance through regular financial statements, operational and harvest reports, borrowing-base information, and controlled account records.
- Track financial and non-financial covenant compliance, maintain borrower risk ratings, and identify early-warning indicators or potential breaches for escalation to the CIO.
- Coordinate with the Head of Origination & Portfolio Management on portfolio reviews, borrower performance, and field monitoring activities.
- Prepare periodic credit reviews, risk-rating assessments, and portfolio analysis for the Investment Committee.
- Provide credit and portfolio information to support investor and senior lender reporting.
Credit Documentation and Systems
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date credit files, financial models, and Investment Committee documentation.
- Develop and manage the fund's portfolio monitoring database or system to support effective tracking, reporting, and recordkeeping.
Key Requirements
Qualifications & Experience
- 3-6 years of experience in credit analysis, corporate finance, leveraged finance, private credit, or transaction services, with exposure to preparing credit proposals for formal approval.
- A bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related discipline.
- CFA studies or an equivalent professional qualification would be an advantage.
- Legally eligible to work in Indonesia.
- Exposure to mid-market lending in Southeast Asia, particularly in agribusiness, aquaculture, fisheries, or seafood-related supply chains.
- An interest in impact investing and environmental and social risk management frameworks.
Technical / Functional Expertise
- Strong accounting knowledge and financial modelling capabilities.
- Experience reviewing audited financial statements, management accounts, cash flows, and debt repayment capacity.
- Ability to develop and maintain financial models covering production volumes, yields, harvest cycles, pricing, foreign exchange exposure, working capital requirements, and downside scenarios.
- Experience with credit assessment frameworks, risk-rating tools, covenant monitoring, portfolio analysis, and credit documentation systems.
- Knowledge of lending policies, concentration limits, risk thresholds, and portfolio monitoring processes.
Soft Skills & Leadership Competencies
- Strong written and verbal English skills and fluency in Bahasa Indonesia.
- Ability to prepare clear, well-structured credit papers and presentations.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively with investment, finance, origination, investor relations, and ESG stakeholders