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Hong Kong, Hong Kong

VP – Credit Analyst (Financial Institutions)

Our client, a premier global bank based in Hong Kong is looking for a VP – Credit Analyst HK with expertise in credit analysis. He/She will manage credit exposure to Financial Institutions (FIs) located in Asia ex-Japan (AeJ), primarily across Greater China. This is a key role in a small team thus providing significant visibility and opportunities for growth for candidates.

Please contact Sophia Lin on +65 6850 7206 or email your cv directly in word format with job reference no.12436 to corporategovernance@theedgepartnership.com

Please note that due to the high number of applications only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you do not hear from us in the next 5 business days we regret to inform you that your application for this position was unsuccessful.

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Key responsibilities

  • Undertake due diligence visits to counterparties, lead credit conversations and collect credit information
  • Conduct in-depth credit research & analysis on financial institution counterparties including analysis of business risk, historical/projected financials and write high quality credit memos
  • Independently take credit decisions on derivative and financing trade approvals with an understanding of the potential credit exposure of the trades to be executed
  • Continuous monitoring of counterparties in the portfolio including news search, regulatory & industry developments and company’s interim financial performance.
  • Investigate credit limit breaches by speaking to Sales, Operations and Credit Risk Analytics team, determine the cause and escalate as per Credit Policies.
  • Prescribe credit terms and financial covenants for legal documents such as ISDA, CSA, GMRA, GMSLA, etc.
  • Participate in presenting sector and industry reviews in global credit committees.
  • Participate in global projects on enhancing the credit risk control framework.

Role requirements

  • Minimum 8 years’ experience analyzing Financial Institutions within an Investment Bank or Commercial Bank with a focus of Chinese Financial Institutions across Greater China
  • Fluency in spoken and written Mandarin is required as this role will mainly manage credit exposure to Chinese Financial Institutions (FI) counterparties across Greater China
  • Strong knowledge of derivative products
  • Experience with derivative legal documents such as ISDA Master Agreement, Credit Support Annex (CSA), Global Master Repurchase Agreement (GMRA) and Global Master Securities Lending Agreement (GMSLA)
  • Prior experience in analyzing corporate counterparties would be an advantage.
  • Good organization and time management skills. Should be able to work under time pressure
  • Good inter-personal and strong verbal communication skills. Should be at ease in communicating with Sales and external clients
  • Strong problem solving and decision-making skills
  • A Degree from an accredited University