Credit Analyst, Japanese skills - CareerVite, LLC

Major global financial institution seeks bilingual Japanese Credit Analyst.

The main function of this position is to provide analytical and administrative support to the senior members of the Japanese and Asian Corporate Banking Department.

This individual will support Relationship Managers in preparing credit applications, reviewing quarterly loan reports, conducting regular credit reviews of loans in the portfolio, providing research and analytics, assisting RMs in preparing client materials and other administrative tasks as required.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct analysis and research on the performance of borrowers to assess historical performance and future projections; ie. Cash flow analysis, risk capital calculations
• Gather support documentation to structure deals, liaise with middle and back office for KYC purposes, and assist in drafting prescreen memos for the Credit Department.
• Conduct quarterly and annual reviews of loan portfolio and handle a variety of system and procedural issues related to the borrowers such as internal grading, monthly/quarterly reporting, and other ad hoc projects.
• Assist with amendments, dividend transactions, loan closings and funding, and other credit events that may impact the borrower.
• Support in the preparation of client materials (presentations, proposals, RFPs, term sheets, etc.).
• Undertake research and analytics related to specific sectors, regions or loans, and stay abreast of current market conditions.
• Provide ad hoc reports for management.

Qualifications:

• Formal credit training preferred.
• 1-2 years of experience working at a corporate bank or other financial institution.
• Some knowledge of banking and prior internships at a bank or financial institution preferred.
• Highly proficient MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills are required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business or Accounting preferred or equivalent education and training.
• CFA Level I a plus preferred.
• Japanese language skills (business level) preferred.