Job Description

Job Summary:

• Credit analysis within the Corporates portfolio. Includes analysis of all aspects of risks related to taking any form of credit exposure to a client. Role includes risk analysis for new transactions, on-going monitoring of counterparty risk as well as monitoring of portfolio risk.

Responsibilities:

Strategy:

• Awareness and understanding of the Groupxe2x80x99s business strategy and model appropriate to the role.

Business:

• Awareness and understanding of the wider business, economic and market environment in which the Group operates as well as the products offered by the group.

Processes:

Credit Analysis - Timely drafting of credit analysis as directed by the relevant Team Leader. Such analysis should be Insightful, Relevant and Succinct (see Job Purpose) and include the following, inter alia:

• Discussion of the dynamics and nature of the Clientxe2x80x99s industry, including key risk aspects.
• Assessment of the Clientxe2x80x99s competitive positioning within its industry.

• Discussion of management strength, experience and track record and corporate governance more broadly; Articulation of the Clientxe2x80x99s strategy and an assessment of its clarity and associated execution risks.
• Assessment of funding strategy, financial policy, treasury activity (hedging, cash management) and liquidity.
• Development of a current / forward year base forecast performance expectation.
• Assessment of balance sheet strength, alongside cashflow and profitability vulnerability, via ratio analysis and/or stress testing.
• Discussion of other pertinent risk aspects, including country risk, fraud risk; parental and/or governmental linkage/support, relative ranking of indebtedness.
• Evaluation of risks associated with particular proposed transactions, where required.
• Completion of Group Mandate/BCA Part 1, Part 2, financial analysis/spreads, scorecards.
• Ensure use of appropriate calculator in alignment with Credit Policy for relevant approvals (e.g. Raptor, Group Aggregation Calculator).
• Complete ESRA (
• For Cat 2 lines, complete

and Cat 2 appropriateness * For Cat 2 lines, Credit Term Sheet updates based on RM/Risk/MDU feedback

• Supporting business on structuring deals
• Documentation support on credit aspects and working with CRC/LDU on BCA reworks
• Testing and Monitoring Covenants & Risk Triggers
• EAR & ASTAR reporting/updates to credit
• Seek pre-approval endorsements (where applicable)
• Preparing country specific regulatory checklists (where applicable)
• Credit stress testing
• CCRMC & FIRC Certification
• Preparation of other analysis as directed by the relevant Team Leader, such as Industry specific reviews, portfolio reviews, assessments of new prospects etc.

Risk Management:

To provide insightful, relevant, succinct and timely (see below) credit analysis of a portfolio of SCBxe2x80x99s clients (current or prospective).

This includes responsibility for proposing counterparty credit grades via the relevant scorecard, and ongoing monitoring for credit-material events. While the portfolio will be industry / geography specific in focus, the role extends to analysing other clients as may from time to time be required.

Insightful: Attuned to the needs of two audiences xe2x80x93 Client Coverage and Risk - the analysis should provide a forward-looking, focused opinion on the likely development of both business and financial risk elements in their industry / geographic context together with a calibrated articulation of key risks and potential mitigants thereto.

Relevant: As well as a holistic counterparty assessment, analysis should comment on structural elements relevant to SCBxe2x80x99s existing or proposed exposure such as guarantee and security arrangements.

Succinct: While always providing sufficient granularity to substantiate its conclusions and observations, the analysis should present opinion in as structured and succinct a manner as is practical.

Timely: While focused on the prescribed annual review cycle, analysis will also be required where material new exposure is being considered by Client Coverage. In addition, more summary analysis should be produced and disseminated quickly, where relevant.

• Additionally, for any BCA (Business Credit Application) submission it will involve the following:
• Critical review of Environment and Social Risk Assessments, Consistency and coherence review of the Approved Account Plan, Raptor (or equivalent), Client & Group Facility Summary & Structure (including Terms and Conditions)
• Active partnership with Client Coverage in completion of Risk Profile, Compliance Details, as well as proposed Covenants and Risk Triggers.
• Overall accountability for consistency and coherence of the complete BCA package submitted to Risk will rest with Credit Analysis and is a key element of this Job Purpose.

Governance:

• Awareness and understanding of the regulatory framework, in which the Group operates, and the regulatory requirements and expectations relevant to the role.

Regulatory & Business Conduct:

• Display exemplary conduct and live by the

. * Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.

• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Key stakeholders:

Internal Relationships:

• GAMs, RAMs, FAMs
• Risk
• Product partners
• CDD, where relevant
• Legal, Audit and Compliance, where relevant
• Physical Commodity Operations, where relevant

In respect of Clients where the role-holder is assigned as analyst:

• Proactive monitoring of key entity or industry wide events and/or developments, as well as of covenants and risk triggers where applicable.
• Partnering Relationship Managers in pursuing their client strategies through proactive idea generation, support in preparing materials for client discussion and through ensuring they are always fully briefed on key risk aspects.
• Partnering Risk through clear presentation of credit analysis and proposed credit grading, as well as through proactive and considered discussion of key risk aspects.
• Accompanying Relationship Managers on client visits, as part of general due diligence in respect of credit analysis.
• Acting as a broader point of expertise in respect of credit aspects with Product and others across SCB.

Other Responsibilities:

• Support CA Team Leaders and others in the team on ad hoc projects, strategic initiatives and exercises aimed at improving or enhancing the teamxe2x80x99s activities.
• Continually strive to share key relevant knowledge and learnings with others across the team.
• Provide credit specific coaching to newer or less experienced members of the team.

Our Ideal Candidate:

Educational Qualifications:

• Relevant University Degree
• Sound knowledge of accounting and financial principles gained by experience or qualification
• MBA or CFA qualifications advantageous, but not required
• Relevant language skills advantageous, but not required

Experience & Skills:

• Minimum of 5 yearsxe2x80x99 relevant experience gained either in banking, treasury or accounting environment
• Strong analytical ability, focused on the assessment and calibration of credit risk
• Strong verbal and written communication skills (in English), with proven ability to work across cultures and within a dynamic environment
• Able to hold credible dialogue at all levels of the organisation, as well as with clients
• Well organized, able to multi-task and balance competing demands

Role Specific Technical Competencies:

• Analytical strength
• Time management
• Financial Statement analysis
• Stakeholder management

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 160 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents. And we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.
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• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Be better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations
• Time-off including annual, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 weeks maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.
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