Credit Risk Analyst – Commercial Rating & Underwriting

Job Description - Credit Risk Analyst – Commercial Rating & Underwriting (25002451)

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With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities and each other. Here, you’ll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that’s unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.

The Central Rating and Underwriting Team sits within the Credit and Fraud Risk division and forms the institutional credit risk management function. The CRU team plays the critical role of assessing and managing the risk of institutional exposures across all business units within American Express, and in all regions globally.

How will you make an impact in this role?

In addition to determining the internal credit rating which drives the probability of default of each exposure, CRU also calculates the loss given default of these obligors while underwriting card programs. Credit Risk Analysts in CRU are responsible for rating and underwriting credit exposures in their assigned region, industry, and business line. Fundamental analysis incorporates a thorough review of business, financial, industry and country risk coupled with support from internal and external rating model outputs. Assessment includes understanding of the need for credit extension, profitability of the relationship and program structures. CRU Analysts interact with various constituents across the firm including front office sales, business unit risk partners, and credit administration to perform their critical role.

Minimum Qualifications

• Fluency in English and Italian mandatory; other Western European language would be advantageous.
• Bachelor’s degree/equivalent in Finance or a related subject.
• Understanding of fundamental financial analysis including the ability to review corporate financial statements to determine the ability of the obligor to honour its credit obligations.
• Understanding of GAAP/IFRS accounting standards, corporate valuation, and forecasting.
• Comfortable determining appropriate credit capacity, structuring of facilities, and risk mitigation techniques.
• Experience in fundamental rating and/or underwriting of commercial enterprises at a financial institution or rating agency (1-2 years).
• Familiarity with quantitative credit models (such as Moody’s RiskCalc, CreditEdge, S&P - Capital IQ, Experian, etc.) and knowledge of how to interpret the outputs, and when deviation from the model output.
• Comfortable preparing company-specific and industry-wide credit risk memorandums.
• Excellent judgment in making sound rating and underwriting decisions to maximize profitability and mitigate risk.
• Understanding of banking regulations, particularly those imposed by Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.
• Understanding of current macroeconomic trends and how to provide recommendations to improve the Probability of Default estimation based on the business cycle.
• Familiarity with lending activity in UK, European and global markets.

We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:

• Support for financial-well-being and retirement.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location).
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need.
• Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location).
• Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location).
• Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program.
• Career development and training opportunities.

Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.

Additional Note for US Applicants: American Express does not currently utilize the AI capabilities of its application management platform in making employment decisions.

If you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position you may contact us by emailing RecruitmentOperationsServicing@aexp.com Please indicate if you would prefer a response via email or phone. US applicants may also contact us by using the US Toll Free number 1-833-707-1981.