Portfolio Management/ Credit Risk

My client a top investment bank has an active headcount to hire a VP of trade portfolio management/ risk to join their London office. This within European trade finance.

The Role:

You will join a small team purely dedicated to the portfolio management of trade finance assets
Role involves leading the development and implementation of portfolio management structures across trade finance deals/ assessing the clients risk/ reward of transactions and working on the development of new trade products/ business strategies/ risk transfers
This is a relatively senior role and you will liaise closely with the Credit Risk committee/ Lending Commitment Committee and legal teams
In this role you will carry out monitoring of deals and transactions/ actively manage the balance sheet, develop tools and analytical methods for the portfolio
This is a technical/ structuring role which requires both a strong understanding of UK/ European trade finance transactions/ but also a strong understanding of credit risk/ portfolio risk appetite/ portfolio management
You will work as deputy head of the desk and have full responsibility for the team when the ED- Head of desk is away. You will also be expected to take on management responsibilities and train and educate junior staff

The Candidate:

Essential to have both skills and in depth understanding of Trade Finance and Credit Risk/ portfolio management/ portfolio analysis.
Essential to have experience of structuring trade finance assets/ analysing them and delivering risk reports/ portfolio analysis and valuations
Good knowledge of pricing methodologies/ capital/ Basel II/ and experience of structuring sell down/ funded and unfunded hedging deals
Successful candidate must demonstrate strong analytical skills in portfolio modelling and performance
This is a demanding role and requires solid experience of UK/ European trade finance deals- as well as strong credit/ portfolio and document skills and good experience of letters of credit/ invoice discounting but also good communication skills to interact with senior members of the bank from various teams
Good interpersonal skills/ good work ethic and ability to work in a flexible, innovate manner is important

This is an urgent hiring requirement and my client is looking to hire as soon as possible and is conducting interviews as we speak. If you are interested please send your CV immediately to structuring@selbyjennings.com http://www.selbyjennings.com or call 0207 0194139 to discuss.

Type: Full-time

Location: London

Category: Risk Jobs

Apply Email: risk@selbyjennings.com