Risk, Credit Risk, Analyst, Dallas

Credit Risk Specialist

Divisional Overview The Risk Division is a team of specialists charged with managing the firms credit, market, liquidity, and operational risk. Whether assessing the creditworthiness of the firms counterparties, monitoring market risks associated with trading activities, or offering analytical and regulatory compliance support, our work contributes directly to the firms success. The division is ideal for collaborative individuals who have strong ethics and attention to detail. Credit Risk (CR) is responsible for managing the firms credit exposure to its trading and lending counterparties. Leveraging its extensive expertise in financial, credit, and risk analysis, CR ensures that credit exposure to our counterparts is managed within the firms risk appetite. Staffed with more than 360 professionals, CR operates through 12 different offices around the world and credit professionals work closely with many areas of the firm. Given this structure, CR professionals gain diverse financial experience and a broad perspective on how the entire firm functions. The interaction with numerous departments and the range of projects that ensue allow for a challenging, varied, and multi-dimensional work environment.

Responsibilities

• Assess the credit and financial strength of the firms Private Equity borrowers and counterparts by performing fundamental credit analysis.
• Review and approve loan transactions and determine appetite and regulatory ratings
• Coordinate with Global Banking and Markets, Legal, Operations and Compliance departments to approve derivatives business and ensure appropriate documentation, limits, and risk mitigants to protect against a counterpart default and minimize potential losses
• Analyze the risks inherent in the products GS transacts, including lending and derivative products
• Perform sector analysis regularly to assess portfolio concentration or trends
• Monitor, manage and report exposures at a counterpart, product, and portfolio level

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