Senior Credit Risk Analyst - Commodities (Maternity Cover)

• Assess the creditworthiness of APAC counterparties through detailed financial analysis and internal rating assignments, presenting credit files and limit requests to the Credit Risk Committee.
• Monitor credit exposures, limits, and risk indicators across a live portfolio of counterparties, responding to Front Office queries on trade exposures and limit availability.
• Negotiate credit, collateral, and payment terms in trading agreements — including ISDAs and physical master agreements — in collaboration with Legal and Front Office.
• Track credit events and market developments affecting the counterparty portfolio, and escalate material risks appropriately.
• Develop credit risk frameworks for new products and markets, and support cross-functional projects across commercial and risk functions.
• Analyse major transactions and present materials to senior risk and group-level committees, interfacing with risk methodology teams.

Requirements

• Familiar with energy commodities markets, products, counterparties, and (waterborne) physical trade cycle
• Good knowledge of credit support instruments (including SBLCs, and able to review formats)
• At least 5 years of credit risk experience in a commodities trading house or financial institution, with coverage of both physical and paper instruments