Senior Credit Analyst Latam

Summary:

Challenging position in Credit Risk Analysis (“CRA”). CRA New York analyzes and recommends counterparty credit exposures, which are proposed by the bank’s business units in the Americas. The Latam Credit Analyst is assigned to a team with primarily focus on Latam corporate transactions, but may also work on other files as needed.

Key Responsibilities:

Responsible for Latam corporate files. Assist, as needed, on Latam project finance and financial institutions on specific aspects.

• Upon receipt of a credit request generated by the Front Office (commercial unit), the Credit Analyst reviews it for completeness, interfacing with the originators to obtain whatever additional documents, cash flow projections, industry data or other information is necessary for a thorough understanding of the risk.

• Writes a comprehensive credit analysis, evaluating the borrower’s balance sheet and income statement, cash flow statements and projections, the structure of the transaction, exposure size and risks and mitigants in the proposal.

• Reviews and recommends the borrower’s credit rating using the bank’s internal rating model.

• Works with supervising Sector Head to determine a final recommendation to be presented to Senior Management and Credit Committee.

• Manages the completion of the file under the supervision of the Sector Head in order to meet deadlines.

• Verifies data inputs (including risk ratings, profitability assumptions) within several databases and works with commercial units to resolve issues, if any.

• Works on various ad hoc portfolio or counterparty research requests.

Qualifications/Education Required:

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or related field

Experience Required:

7+ years of experience