BP
5 days ago
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Job Description:
A Credit Research Advisor for Trading & Shipping (t&s) is accountable for fundamental credit views and analysis in support of t&s’ commercial and credit portfolio management strategies. These include the development of counterparty-specific credit ratings and reviews. This role will partner closely with local and global credit staff in support of business and growth strategies. As well as with other credit research staff across regions to align underwriting approach and inform industry or portfolio level risk management outlooks and reviews.
Key Accountabilities
Accountabilities will include but not be limited to the following:
- Analyse counterparties and assign credit ratings across coverage portfolio, taking into consideration evaluation of financial statements, industry knowledge and expertise and relevant qualitative factors.
- Prioritize and organize counterparty credit models and reviews in a manner which fosters a real-time understanding of critical industries and counterparties and provides the capacity to support time-sensitive information requests, front-end structuring and credit risk appetite decisions and crisis response in the event of a distressed exposure.
- Follow-up on emerging news and events which may impact coverage universe in a self-directed manner, including timely, proactive communication of observations and views.
- Understand impact of BP’s place within a counterparty’s overall capital structure and reflect insights in analysis and in discussions with local credit staff – including assisting as required in developing a relative value view of fair return for resulting risk profile.
- Demonstrate a balanced but opportunistic approach, with control accountabilities always coming first but with an ongoing eye for circumstances which may present commercial origination openings for t&s as well.
- Maintain counterparty ratings and reference data within t&s’ credit systems in an accurate and timely fashion.
- Maintain strong, constructive working relationships and open lines of communication with local and global credit staff within BP and with key contacts within counterparty universe.
Requirements
- Bachelors degree, preferably in Finance or Accounting, along with a strong business/analytic mind set.
- Significant experience in credit research, including multiple industry sectors and geographies and both investment grade and high-yield credits.
- Fluency with respect to financial modeling and credit rating standard methodology, including key drivers of financial strength and key financial vulnerabilities across multiple sectors, including sovereigns.
- A comfort level in working autonomously, sometimes under high-pressured and fast-paced circumstances, and often in the face of ambiguity/limited information – and the personal courage to express a view on the best information available to inform decisions.
- Great teammate with excellent interpersonal skills and a comfort level in working effectively with people at various organizational levels within BP.
- A steadfast commitment to excellence and to enabling sound business growth.
Desirable Experience & Qualifications
- Work-out / distressed asset experience, preferably within banking.
- Relative value credit experience within a buy-side investment firm or similar.
- Project finance experience.
- Extensive credit research experience across globe.
- Multilingual, fluent in 2nd language, preferably Spanish and/or Portuguese.
- Postgraduate, professional designations (e.g. CFA, CPA, FRM, PEng)
Why Join Our Team?
At bp, we provide an excellent working environment and employee benefits such as a great work-life balance, tremendous learning and development opportunities to craft your career path, life and health insurance, medical care package and many others!
We support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and exciting environment! We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to crafting an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform crucial job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Don’t hesitate to get in touch with us to request any accommodations.
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