Credit Risk Officer/ Credit Analyst (Banking)

Credit Risk Officer/ Credit Analyst (Banking)

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On behalf of our client, a leading financial institution in Zürich, we are looking for a Credit Risk Officer with very good understanding of Credit Portfolio Management.

Overview of the project:

• This role will support Credit Portfolio Management team with the following main team responsibilities:
  • Providing transparency on the credit portfolio and identify risk (e.g. concentration)
  • Defining, reviewing and monitoring of the Credit Risk Appetite Framework
  • Providing expertise for risk appetite planning and stress testing
  • Providing analytics on the credit portfolio to stakeholders
  • Validating reports and ensuring data quality
  • Providing subject matter expertise in several divisional and group led initiatives/projects

Responsibilities:

• Support the team in its business-as-usual responsibilities:

• Develop and assess views of the Divisional credit risk portfolio composition and its risk drivers
• Monitor emerging issues in credit risk and changes in the market,
• Support country risk framework; cover report sign offs, challenge and enhance current status quo and address Credit Portfolio Management requirements in Divisional and Global projects
• Support regulatory or internal/external auditor queries and delivery of regulatory or audit remediation

• Support projects as subject matter expert on credit portfolio management This program will implement an automated and streamlined Lombard offering on a state-of-the-art risk platform. Tasks to be covered can range from gathering/documenting business requirements, testing or facilitating discussions on the target operating model.

Skills:

• At least 5 years' experience in credit risk management, preferably in credit portfolio management (including credit stress testing, concentration risk management and development of risk appetite framework) or as a credit officer
• University degree in finance or another quantitative major

• High analytical skills, ability to understand complexities within the credit portfolio and the impact of data sourcing and exposure calculations
• Independent and systematic working style, high degree of flexibility, hands-on approach and high drive for innovation and changes
• Excellent skills in MS-Office, particularly Excel and handling of large data sets
• Superior written and communication skills in English

Beneficial skills:

• Basic coding skills in at least one programming language is an asset
• Experience in Wealth Management products
• German language skills

Interested in this opportunity? Kindly send us your CV today through the link in the advert. However should you have any questions please contact Sophia Biafora on +41 44 229 99 40.

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