Credit Analyst Michael Page AE – Dubai

The key responsibilities are the following:

• Perform detailed and thorough credit risk analysis of new and existing corporate counterparties, in particular Trading houses (from large to small boutiques)
• Follow and review risk trends and market news
• Renew credit applications prior to due date
• Support new business development and client coverage across the targeted client base in EMEA
• Collaborate with team members to support the corporate strategy.
• Oversee middle office to ensure payments, collaterals, waivers and covenants etc are carried out in a timely manner
• Work closely with corporate banking departments to develop new FI clients to meet departments’ requirements and cross-sell the wider products and services provided by the bank and to maximize the interest of the bank.
• Ensure that the highest standards of internal practices are followed by working closely with the Legal & Compliance, Internal Audit, Risk Management and Human Resources departments
• Onboarding clients, customer due diligence and ensuring KYC files are completed and updated when and if need be

The ideal candidate should have the following:

• Minimum 3-4 years’ experience as a credit analyst.
• Experience working with the commodity trading sector, ideally cross commodities in an international bank
• Strong experience in credit analyses of trading houses and credit risk awareness
• Strong product knowledge, particularly when assessing the risks for the Commodity Finance stages (ie prepayments, inland storage, shipments, receivable financings etc)
• Experience in cash flow modelling is a plus
• Fluent french speaker is a plus

Excellent exposure and reputable organization