Credit Risk Manager

The Edge Partnership; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Edge Partnership is seeking a Credit Risk Manager to join our client’s Singapore-based operations. The role focuses on independent financial analysis, risk assessment, and setting mitigation strategies for trading activities across Asia Pacific.

You will prepare risk advisories, evaluate business proposals with due diligence, and deliver dashboards and risk reports to senior management. Strong analytical and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or Engineering.
• 7–12+ years of experience in risk/finance control.
• Strong analytical skills with knowledge of commodities products and markets.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Perform independent financial analysis and recommend credit limits and mitigation measures.
• Prepare risk advisories circulated to trading teams.
• Evaluate business proposals and conduct due-diligence with credit reports.
• Review annual budgeting and limit approvals for profit centres.
• Monitor economic, political, and market events to calibrate risk decisions.
• Produce weekly/monthly credit and counterparty risk dashboards.
• Collaborate with Legal, IT, Finance and Compliance for execution.
• Present Enterprise Risk Scorecard and Risk Dashboards to Country Teams.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Team player

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Our client, a well- established global commodities trading firm with a strong presence in Asia is looking to expand their business within the Asia Pacific region. The company is looking for a Credit Risk Manager to join them.

Job Responsibilities:

• You will carry out independent financial analysis and recommend the appropriate limits and mitigation measures that can be put in to his/her superior(s).
• You will need to prepare risk advisories regularly and this will be circulated across the organization to sensitize trading team on various risk issues.
• You will evaluate business proposals received from global business and country teams, understand the proposed business model and limits rationale, perform necessary due-diligence, evaluate credit reports from independent agencies (BVD, Moody’s, etc.),
• You will review the annual budgeting exercise where the credit team will review and approves limits for the company’s profit centres.
• You will need to understand the latest economic, political and market events to appropriately calibrate review decisions in response to externalities. Timely analysis and circulation of weekly / monthly credit & counterparty risk dashboards for specific products assigned is essential.
• You will work closely with other departments such as Legal, IT, Finance and Compliance for effective execution of the role.
• You need to present the Enterprise Risk Scorecard, Risk Dashboards, Risk Appetite Framework, etc. To engage closely with Country Teams which have profit centres that require regular review due to high concentration of risk.

Requirements:

• Possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Engineering etc.
• At Least 7 -12+ years relevant experience in risk and/or finance control related fields
• Possess strong analytical skills and proven knowledge in commodities products and markets
• Great team player with good written and verbal communication skills
• Should be able to communicate and interface with all levels of the organization and external agencies / contacts including statutory bodies

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