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LatAm FIG Credit Officer (Lima)
Apply Now- Analyze counterparty risk for SME banks and non-regulated/regulated microfinance institutions
- Guide and supervise the regional Investment Officer team in its credit assessment work
- Review credit applications, perform investment criteria checks and confirm credit ratings
- Approve credit applications in accordance with the company’s underwriting standards
- Perform on-going monitoring of outstanding transactions, investees, and risk-relevant market and sector developments
- Field visits, as necessary; to conduct local market diligence
- Undertake ad-hoc analyses as appropriate
- Represent the independent credit function in the LATAM region, by also contributing to global consistency in our client's assessment approach
- Minimum 8 years' professional experience in risk management and / or fixed income or equity research covering the financial services sector (previous experience with an asset manager specializing in development-related sectors of emerging economies would be a plus)
- Broad exposure to SME banks and microfinance institutions in the Latin American emerging economies where the company operates
- Well-developed technical knowledge and analytic capabilities across the full-range of corporate, strategic business, and fixed income and equity investment underwriting risks
- Superior written and oral communication skills with relevant track record in English and Spanish
- Strong competence in the use of presentational and quantitative tools
- A graduate degree in finance, economics or business administration (further professional accreditation in risk management or financial analysis preferred)
- Highly reliable, flexible and self-reliant personality with good intercultural skills
- A team player with prior experience in coordinating or managing teams, and interest in impact investments
Last updated at: April 22, 2018 6:52 pm