Credit Risk Officer

Job Description:

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Job Description:
This job is responsible for analyzing credit and investigating existing and prospective clients and counterparts. Key responsibilities include focusing on but not limited to credit, market, and reputational risk; as well as adherence or monitoring of credit risk policies, risk appetite, and reporting, including but not limited to Top of House (TOH) and Line of Business (LOB) specific reports or regulatory related reporting.

Responsible for all aspects of the credit management of Americas (AMRS)-based Regulated Funds and Asset Managers.

Responsibilities:

• Manage a high-volume and fast-moving portfolio of AMRS-based regulated and alternative fund clients from on-boarding through to underwriting/credit approval and ongoing monitoring and oversight.

• Conduct detailed analysis of clients demonstrating a good understanding of investment strategies, liquidity, leverage and the trading products & associated risks, that the funds trade. 

• Assign internal counterparty risk ratings and recommend risk limits and guardrails based on clients’ risk profile

• Liaise with Legal to negotiate relevant documentation for trading activities.

• Perform ongoing monitoring of clients regarding changes in credit quality, adherence to risk appetite/limits and policies. 

• Support monitoring of adherence to industry risk governance, as well as monitoring for potential operational, reputational and market risk issues

• Coordinate and build strong working relationship with colleagues including Sales & Trading, 2nd Line Risk, Credit Risk review and Audit functions, and LOB management.

• Conduct ad-hoc portfolio reviews and prepare management information as required.

• Contribute to regulatory tasks and deliverables as required in respect of AMRS funds portfolio.

Candidate will have significant exposure to Global Markets personnel including Trading / Structuring / Sales, as well various support partners. Candidate must be comfortable working on transactions in a fast-paced capital markets/trading environment.

Skills:

• Credit and Risk Assessment
• Financial Accounting
• Issue Management
• Portfolio Analysis
• Risk Analytics
• Attention to Detail
• Business Intelligence
• Collaboration
• Interpret Relevant Laws, Rules, and Regulations
• Regulatory Compliance
• Oral Communications
• Presentation Skills
• Prioritization
• Project Management
• Written Communications

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of solid Commercial Banking experience

• Experience in financial analysis, structuring, underwriting and portfolio management

• Analytical/technical skills, including financial accounting, modeling and loan structuring

• Strong communication skills; ability to communicate vertically, horizontally, and externally

• Industry knowledge across multiple sectors     

Minimum Education Requirement: BA/BS Degree Desired

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week: 

40

Pay Transparency details

US - NY - New York - 115 W 42nd St - BANK OF AMERICA TOWER AT ONE BRYANT PARK (NY5362)

Pay and benefits information

Pay range

$120,000.00 - $178,000.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.

Discretionary incentive eligible

This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.

Benefits

This role is currently benefits eligible. We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.