Sr Consultant, Credit & Political Risk (Credit Risk Analyst)

About the role

We are seeking a highly analytical Credit & Political Risk professional to support the assessment and ongoing management of credit and political risks across a diverse portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and interpret financial statements, cash flow forecasts, and operating metrics to assess counterparty creditworthiness.
• Evaluate corporate, sovereign, sub-sovereign, and project-related financial risks, including liquidity, leverage, and profitability.
• Conduct trend, peer, and stress analyses to identify emerging credit risks.
• Leverage credit and equity research to analyze industry trends, competitive landscape, and market dynamics.
• Assess country, sovereign, and political risks, including macroeconomic trends, fiscal and external vulnerabilities, regulatory frameworks, and geopolitical developments.
• Incorporate political risk considerations into credit assessments, ratings, and exposure recommendations.
• Monitor changes in political, economic, and regulatory environments and assess potential impacts on assigned exposures.
• Develop, enhance, and maintain credit risk and political risk models, scoring tools, and rating methodologies.
• Contribute to the design of stress testing, scenario analysis, and early warning indicators.
• Ensure models and frameworks are well-documented, robust, and aligned with internal risk governance standards.
• Perform ongoing monitoring of assigned credits, including covenant analysis, limit management, and review of financial updates.
• Prepare credit reviews, risk memos, and monitoring reports for internal committees and senior management.
• Support portfolio analytics, including concentration, correlation, and exposure analysis.
• Collaborate with underwriting, structuring, portfolio management, and senior risk leaders.
• Present risk assessments, conclusions, and recommendations clearly to credit committees and internal stakeholders.
• Participate in cross-functional initiatives to enhance risk analytics and decision-making tools.

Requirements

The ideal candidate combines strong financial analysis skills with a solid understanding of political and sovereign risk, and the ability to translate complex data into clear risk insights for senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; MBA or master’s degree in finance, economics or accounting a plus.
• License/Certification/Designation: CPA/CFA a plus.
• Experience: 10+ years developing risk models, scorecards, or quantitative analytical tools.
• Knowledge, Abilities And Skills:
  • Strong foundation in financial statement analysis and credit evaluation.
  • Experience working with risk models, scorecards, or quantitative analytical tools.
  • Knowledge of sovereign, political, and emerging market risk factors.
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Prior underwriting credit authority.
  • Advanced proficiency in Excel; experience with analytics tools, databases, or programming strongly preferred.

Skills

• Strong foundation in financial statement analysis and credit evaluation.
• Experience working with risk models, scorecards, or quantitative analytical tools.
• Knowledge of sovereign, political, and emerging market risk factors.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Prior underwriting credit authority.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel; experience with analytics tools, databases, or programming strongly preferred.

Benefits

• Medical/dental/vision, life insurance, short and long term disability coverage.
• Paid time off with newly hired associates receiving a minimum of 18 days paid time off each full calendar year pro-rated quarterly based on hire date, nine paid holidays, 8 hours of Lifetime paid time off, 8 hours of Unity Day paid time off, 401(k) with company match, company-paid pension plan, business casual attire, and more.

Pay

The national salary range for Sr Consultant, Credit & Political Risk : $122,000.00-$214,000.00

Schedule

Full-time