Credit Underwriter jobs at Bank Of America in Germany, Frankfurt

Job Description:

Job Description:

Job Title: Credit Risk Officer

Corporate Title: VP

Role Description:

Global Banking & Markets includes corporate banking, investment banking and sales & trading. The group provides services to large corporations, government entities and institutional investors. These services include mergers and acquisition advice, equity and debt capital raising, corporate lending, sales and trading in fixed income, commodities, currency and equities, risk management, research, and liquidity and payments management.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the Global Banking & Markets product spectrum.
• Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the portfolio at the client, industry, and macro level to assess risk and craft value added solutions that balance risk.
• Assess the credit worthiness, including due diligence of prospective borrowers and/or trading counterparties and establish appropriate terms and conditions to mitigate risk.
• Structure transactions and negotiate credit documentation including; credit agreements, amendments, derivative documentation.
• Ensuring granularity of the portfolio with specific reference to targets for net country/credit capital, legally binding commitments, total exposure and asset quality.
• Establish appropriate internal risk ratings for clients and implement accurate adjustments throughout the client’s credit life cycle.
• Develop, maintain, and manage internal relationships with business partners including Corporate and Investment Bankers, Sales & Trading, Risk Management, Syndications, and Legal.
• Participate in strategic projects to support business goals.
• Providing leadership and management within the team, comprising Associates and Analysts.

What we are looking for:

• Credit skills and risk judgement/Knowledge of EMEA market and specific industry sectors, structuring and documentation.
• Corporate Finance perspective and drives deal selection, screening and transaction management process.
• Accomplished negotiator with good foundation in relative value assessment and risk mitigation techniques.
• Understanding of credit risk sensitivities in the portfolio and risk drivers of the exposures.
• Sound product/technical and process knowledge across lending and derivative (FX, rates, commodities and equities) products.
• Ensuring that the portfolio and credit management process are at all times rated "satisfactory" by internal auditors, the Credit Review group and external Regulators.
• Acting as an agent of change/improvement, influencing corporate policy/procedure and projecting a positive strategic vision.
• Commercial mindset to support value added discussions with the clients and Relationship Managers.
• Extensive credit risk experience at a major international financial institution, analysing, assessing companies in different sectors and structuring transactions.

Skills that will help:

• Fluency in use of all Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills with ability to resolve issues in a professional and timely manner working in a team.
• Strong organizational skills with ability to prioritize and work under pressure to ensure to meet deadlines.
• Fluency in English. Additionally, German language skills would be beneficial.

We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements.

Job Title:Credit Risk Officer

Job Description

GCIB Credit is responsible for analysing and delivering credit underwriting debt financing solutions and derivative strategies for medium and large corporate clients of GCIB & Global Markets (GM). GCIB includes corporate banking and investment banking and GM includes sales & trading. The group provides services to middle-market and large corporations, government entities and institutional investors. Services including mergers and acquisition advice, equity and debt capital raising, corporate lending, sales and trading in fixed income, commodities, currency and equities, risk management, research, and liquidity and payments management.

Responsibilities

• Perform financial and credit analysis, risk rating analysis ensuring adherence to prevailing credit policy and procedures for an assigned portfolio.
• Independently assess credit worthiness, perform intensive qualitative and quantitative due diligence of prospective borrowers and/or trading counterparties and establish appropriate terms and conditions to mitigate risk
• Structuring transactions, underwriting and negotiating credit documentation designed to meet both client and investor needs including credit agreements, amendments, derivative documentation.
• Ensuring granularity of the portfolio with specific reference to targets for net country/credit capital, legally binding commitments, total exposure and asset quality.
• Establish appropriate internal risk ratings for clients and implement accurate adjustments throughout the client’s credit life cycle.
• Ensuring that the portfolio and credit management process are at all times rated "satisfactory" by internal auditors, the Credit Review group and external Regulators.
• Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the product spectrum and portfolio at the client, industry, and macro level to assess risk and craft value added solutions balancing risk.
• Develop, maintain, and manage internal relationships with business partners including Corporate and Investment Bankers, Sales & Trading, Risk Management, Syndications, and Legal.
• Participate in strategic projects to support business goals.
• Providing provide appropriate coaching and development to junior teammates.

What we are looking for

• Credit risk experience at a major international financial institution, analysing, assessing companies and knowledge of EMEA and specific industry sectors, structuring transactions and documentation.
• Knowledge of analysing and assessing mid-market corporates, including understanding market practices on structuring and documentation for such mid-market corporates, across different industry sectors
• Effective credit skills, risk judgment and broader risk awareness and understanding of the wider business, market and regulatory environment in which the bank operates, and how that impacts client and portfolio’s credit profile and ability to defend rigorously a fact-based point of view.
• BA/BSc degree (or equivalent); Finance, Accounting or Economics would be beneficial.
• Sound product/technical, documentation and process knowledge across lending, trade finance and derivative (FX, rates, commodities and equities) products.
• Acting as an agent of change/improvement, influencing corporate policy/procedure and projecting a positive strategic vision.
• Commercial mindset to support value added discussions with effective interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills, and attention to detail and accuracy.
• Fluency with use of Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel; including ability to prepare and/or review company specific financial models in Excel.
• Strong organisational skills with ability to prioritise and work under pressure, drive deal selection, negotiate solutions, strong transaction management process, and proactively manage credit risks.
• Fluency in English required. Additionally, another European language skills, especially German will be considered highly beneficial.

UK

• Private healthcare for you and your family plus an annual health screen to help you manage your physical wellness with the option to purchase a screen for your partner
• Competitive pension plan, life assurance and group income protection cover if you become unable to work as a result of a disability or health reasons
• 20 days of back-up childcare including access to school holiday clubs and 20 days of back-up adult care per annum
• The ability to change your core benefits as well as the option of selecting a variety of flexible benefits to suit your personal circumstances including access to a wellbeing account, travel insurance, critical illness etc.
• Access to an emotional wellbeing helpline, mental health first aiders and virtual GP services.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program for confidential support and help for everyday matters
• Ability to donate to charities of your choice directly through payroll and the bank will match your contribution
• Opportunity to access our Arts & Culture corporate membership program and receive discounted entry to some of the UK’s most iconic cultural institutions and exhibitions.
• Opportunity to give back to your community, develop new skills and work with new groups of people by volunteering in your local community.

We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements.

Job Description:

Job Title:Credit Risk Analyst/Associate - Corporates Credit

Analyst or Associate

Role Description

GCIB Credit is responsible for analysing and delivering credit underwriting debt financing solutions and derivative strategies for medium and large corporate clients of GCIB & Global Markets (GM). GCIB includes Corporate Banking and Investment Banking and GM includes Sales & Trading. The group provides services to middle-market and large corporations, government entities and institutional investors. Services including mergers and acquisition advice, equity and debt capital raising, corporate lending, sales and trading in fixed income, commodities, currency and equities, risk management, research, and liquidity and payments management.

Responsibilities

• Perform financial and credit analysis, risk rating analysis ensuring adherence to prevailing credit policy and procedures for an assigned portfolio.
• Independently assess credit worthiness, perform intensive qualitative and quantitative due diligence of prospective borrowers and/or trading counterparties and establish appropriate terms and conditions to mitigate risk.
• Structuring transactions, underwriting and negotiating credit documentation designed to meet both client and investor needs including credit agreements, amendments, derivative documentation.
• Ensuring granularity of the portfolio with specific reference to targets for net country/credit capital, legally binding commitments, total exposure and asset quality.
• Establish appropriate internal risk ratings for clients and implement accurate adjustments throughout the client’s credit life cycle.
• Ensuring that the portfolio and credit management process are at all times rated "satisfactory" by internal auditors, the Credit Review group and external Regulators.
• Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the product spectrum and portfolio at the client, industry, and macro level to assess risk and craft value added solutions balancing risk.
• Develop, maintain, and manage internal relationships with business partners including Corporate and Investment Bankers, Sales & Trading, Risk Management, Syndications, and Legal.
• Participate in strategic projects to support business goals.

What we are looking for

• BA/BSc degree (or equivalent); Finance, Accounting or Economics would be beneficial.
• Relevant prior experience in financial services, preferably roles within credit risk management, where you have demonstrated an ability to identify, assess, monitor, control and mitigate credit risk.
• Credit skills and risk judgment and ability to defend rigorously a fact-based point of view.
• Knowledge and keen interest to learn about issues related to industry risk, transaction risk and awareness of country risk factors, reputational risk and operational risk.
• Ability to quickly absorb and follow internal credit policies and procedures; demonstrated ability to continuously learn and adapt with a proactive work ethic.
• Commercial mindset to support value added discussions with effective interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills, and attention to detail and accuracy.
• Understanding of credit risk sensitivities in the portfolio and risk drivers of the exposures.
• Keen interest in finance, macroeconomic and geopolitical issues.
• Fluency with use of Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel; including ability to prepare and/or review company specific financial models in Excel.
• Strong team player & organisational skills with ability to prioritise and work under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Effective interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills both written and verbal with ability to be concise and with attention to accuracy and detail.
• Fluency in English required. Additionally, other European language skills, especially Germanwill be consideredhighly beneficial.

We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements.