Description:
Purpose of the role:
To manage credit risk by way of identifying, quantifying, and reporting on various forms of credit risk (e.g. pricing, volatility, and interest rate risk). To conduct ongoing research and understanding of financial markets to understand trends and risks to ensure informed credit risk recommendations. Prepare Credit reports, advising appropriate credit risk ratings, pricing, exposure and making investment recommendations with respect to the individual transactions.
Requirements:
B Com Degree (Finance/Accounting), BSc (Actuarial/Mathematics) or any related Commercial degree Post graduate Finance or Investment-related Degree, CFA, FRM, CAIA (Highly Advantageous) Minimum 4 year’s relevant experience in due diligence assessments of credit risk in Corporate Finance and Project Finance Deals. Minimum 4 years credit risk experience in both unlisted and listed credit is highly advantageous. Knowledge of Credit Assessment Techniques for various asset classes Knowledge of Financial Modeling and Valuation techniques Knowledge of compliance requirements for investments in Asset ManagementDuties:
To provide expert advice on credit risk factors that may influence investment decisions made on portfolios for both listed and unlisted investments. To participate in due diligence of investment considerations and to provide independent risk assessment detailed reports, with recommendations to the various committees to inform decision-making. To assess investment considerations against both the client mandates and the internal investment related and other applicable policies and processes, which assessment will form part of the overall risk assessment to inform decision-making. To conduct ongoing risk monitoring, at investment and portfolio level for reporting to Management, Client and Board (as required) To participate in ad-hoc credit and investment risk related projects and activities related to improving ways of measuring, managing, reporting and/or minimizing risk while ensuring maximized return on all portfolios. To participate in quarterly monitoring of investments (as required), including impairment calculations. To participate in ad-hoc requests from clients and/or management to provide input into the risks and opportunities for portfolio optimisation. Contribute to the enhancement of credit risk and investment risk processes to enable continued robustness of the organiation's risk management. To conduct ongoing research and understanding of financial markets to understand trends and risks to ensure informed credit risk recommendations.Competencies and skills:
Knowledge of systems used in investments in order to perform and apply analytical skills Valuation techniques for various as
07 Mar 2025;
from:
gumtree.co.za