Shift Pattern: Standard 40 Hour Week (United Kingdom) Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Corporate Grade: E - Associate Reporting Line: (UK Division) Risk - 1st Line Location: UK-London Worker Type: Permanent Overall Purpose: LME Clear is a genuine risk management organisation and the primary function of the credit risk area is to protect the safety and soundness of the LME market. You will be supported and surrounded by other risk-focused professionals as you learn new skills, advance your career, and see the impact of your efforts every day. As a Credit Risk Analyst (Associate), you are responsible for the analysis and assessment of the quality of LME Clear’s credit exposures. You are expected to ask the right questions, learn and find solutions that enhance our risk management tools and processes. You will have the opportunity to interact and understand the interrelationships with all areas within Risk Management accomplished in collaboration with Market Risk-, Liquidity and Collateral Risk-, Quantitative Risk- and Enterprise Risk Management. You will also interact with members, counterparts, regulators, and other LME departments. This means you will build relationships with internal and external stakeholders across the industry. The ability to work with colleagues at all levels throughout the organisation and with outside entities is vital. Responsibilities : Assess the credit quality, assign credit ratings and help manage the portfolio of LME Clear’s and LME’s credit exposures Conduct credit risk assessment on acceptable collateral types (mainly sovereigns, MDBs), counterparties (members, investment counterparties, service providers, etc.) and clients. Report-building with proficient excel- / macro- and Power BI skills that transform data into actionable credit risk insights. Monitoring /reporting on credit risk issues. Ensure monitoring of early warning indicators to identify changes to credit worthiness – follow appropriate escalation procedures and recommend appropriate changes to conditions and limits Ensure credit risk management systems have appropriate functionality and data capture Conduct credit risk assessment on acceptable collateral types (mainly sovereigns, MDBs), counterparties (members, investment counterparties, service providers, etc.) and clients. Industry and country risk analyses. Assist in the development and implementation of credit scoring models to rate LME members, investment counterparties, sovereigns, warehouse companies and critical service providers. Contribute to the development of credit policies and risk frameworks Prepare papers on specific issues for Risk Committee and Executive Committee presentation. Present to Risk- and Executive Committees Liaise with external and internal stakeholders to ensure risk assessments are understood. Qualifications Required : Degree or equivalent in quantitative finance, mathematics, economics or related discipline. Preferred Knowledge and Experience: Working experience in Financial Institutions and knowledge of the LME/ HKEX Experience in data analysis and reporting – ability to work with large amount of numbers and number crunching - affinity for numbers and attention to detail. Knowledge of PowerPoint, Excel, SQL, VBA, Power BI and Python Understanding of Accounting; preferably pursuing CFA / FRM certification Experience with Financial Institution credit analysis Skills Required: Strong and confident communicator both verbally and in written form. Good understanding of credit risk Ability to prioritize workload in order to meet deadlines and to manage expectations. Good judgment and decision making ability. Strong numerical competency. Effective critical analysis and reasoning skills. The LME is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. In recruiting for our teams, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of education, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity, expression & reassignment, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs. In doing so, we want every LME employee to feel our commitment to showing respect for all and encouraging open collaboration and communication.