Associate Principal, Credit Analyst, Financial Institutions

Standard Chartered; Nanchital; Presencial; MXN 400,000 - 600,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

An international bank in Mexico, Veracruz, is looking for a Credit Analyst with expertise in risk assessment and portfolio management. You will lead credit reviews and analyze market dynamics to support financing solutions. Ideal candidates are skilled in credit risk management, financial forecasting, and have excellent data analysis abilities. The position offers a competitive salary, flexible working options, and a culture that values continuous learning and diversity.

Servicios

Core bank funding for retirement savings

Medical and life insurance

Flexible working options

Proactive wellbeing support

Continuous learning culture

Formación

• Proficient in financial forecasting, modeling, and quantitative analysis.
• Experience conducting holistic client due diligence.
• Strong data analysis and visualization skills.

Responsabilidades

• Lead comprehensive credit reviews and risk assessments.
• Deliver insightful credit portfolio analysis.
• Prepare financial spreads and recommend credit ratings.
• Collaborate with Relationship Managers and Risk management.

Conocimientos

Understanding of credit risk management lifecycle

Financial forecasting and modeling

Client due diligence experience

Knowledge of financial services regulatory landscape

Data analysis and visualization skills

Working efficiently under pressure

Descripción del empleo

Job Summary

Our Credit Analysts have extensive knowledge of our risk assessment and portfolio risk management framework which they use to support our Account Managers with credit reviews, ongoing risk monitoring and client creditworthiness. They also assess Standard Chartered’s risk appetite against market and economic conditions across the different markets and asset classes.

About our Banking and Coverage team

Our Banking and Coverage team owns and leads the management and development of our Client Relationships globally. They work across our global network with product partners to deliver working capital, financing, trade, cash, and market solutions for our clients. The solutions include varied products and services, from sustainable trade finance to credit derivatives, to mergers and acquisitions advisory.

About Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB)

For more than 170 years we’ve support clients with their transaction banking, financial markets, corporate finance and borrowing needs and provide solutions to nearly 20,000 clients in the world’s fastest-growing economies and most active trade corridors.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead comprehensive credit reviews and continuous risk assessments of financial institution clients to ensure robust creditworthiness evaluations aligned with evolving market conditions.
• Deliver timely, insightful, and concise credit portfolio analysis, integrating quantitative and qualitative data to inform risk decisions effectively.
• Prepare and document detailed financial spreads, recommend credit ratings consistent with internal scorecards, and maintain vigilant monitoring for credit‑relevant events or early warning signals.
• Collaborate closely with Relationship Managers, Coverage teams, and Risk management to design and implement credit originations, risk mitigants, and portfolio management strategies.
• Conduct thorough client fraud risk assessments adhering to Standard Chartered's defined standards, clearly outlining residual risks and corresponding mitigants.
• Provide credit intelligence to identify viable business opportunities compatible with our risk appetite, supporting Relationship Managers and Product teams in crafting tailored financing solutions.
• Analyse market dynamics and sector‑specific factors affecting clients, including industry risks, competitive positioning, funding strategies, treasury policies, and cash management.
• Carry out in‑depth cash flow and liquidity analysis using ratio analysis and stress testing techniques to evaluate balance sheet resilience and profitability vulnerabilities.
• Assess reputational risks with attention to sustainability and climate‑related risk factors, integrating these considerations into credit evaluations.
• Proactively support regulatory and compliance adherence in credit processes, ensuring all documentation and risk reporting meet the highest standards.

Skills and Experience

• The ideal candidate will demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the credit risk management lifecycle in financial institutions, including portfolio monitoring, risk identification, and mitigation techniques.
• Proficient in financial forecasting, modelling, and quantitative analysis to anticipate and evaluate credit risks effectively.
• Experience conducting holistic client due diligence, incorporating behavioural insights and preferences to help evolve and enhance product offerings and services.
• Broad product knowledge spanning Markets, Transaction Banking, and Corporate Finance sectors, enabling integrated credit solutions that address client needs comprehensively.
• Familiarity with the financial services regulatory landscape, understanding compliance obligations, and adapting credit assessments accordingly.
• Strong data analysis and visualisation skills to communicate complex credit information clearly and support decision‑making processes.
• Capable of working efficiently under pressure in a dynamic and fast paced environment, maintaining accuracy and sound judgment when managing multiple priorities.
• Demonstrated competencies in strategic thinking, collaboration, customer focus, decisiveness, and a commitment to driving vision and purpose within a team context.

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market‑leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, Global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first‑aiders and all sorts of self‑help toolkits.
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values‑driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.