Senior Credit Analyst
Location: Calgary
Contract: 12 months, with a view to extend.

Description:

This position is responsible for managing daily counterparty exposures and business relationships within the controls and credit risk appetite set out in the Credit Policy, Standard & Procedures. Success in this role requires strong technical financial analytical skills, initiates collaboration, cultivates and manages counterparty and internal stakeholder relationships, manages business risk within established policies and procedures, and fosters good business acumen. The role requires the independent ability to complete complex credit review requests, quickly decision counterparty credit limits, ratings and terms, provide input on contract negotiations, mitigate with collateral, monitor and produce reporting from various ETRM's and Credit tools, and ownership of quantitative scoring models. This role will take ownership of individual counterparty relationships and ensure that all business segments are monitored and supported within the approved guidelines of the Credit Policy, Standard & Procedures.

Roles & Responsibilities:
*Review and ensure daily credit exposures are within pre-approved counterparty credit limits and tenors, and manage all business segments in compliance with the Credit Policy, Standard and Procedures
*Perform ongoing credit intelligence and interpret internal and external market and business challenges, and recommend best practice to manage counterparty and credit risk portfolio
*Complete complex credit reviews for recommendation and approval by the Supervisor and Senior Finance Leadership Team
*Review and provide inputs towards daily, monthly and quarterly reporting and monitoring requirements
*Own, monitor, and manage the quantitative credit scoring models and benchmarking for the portfolio
*Negotiate and monitor counterparty and portfolio risk mitigation strategies and business contracts language
*Solid understanding of commodity trading and markets including the counterparties involved.
*A primary subject matter expert and enabler at the working level available to liaison with the business on new counterparty requests, credit requirements and deal structures
*Detail-oriented with knowledge of ETRM systems and trade data structure
*Motivation and ability to build strong internal stakeholder relationships and external counterparty contacts

Competencies:
*Fosters Collaboration
*Presentation skills
*Develop strong internal and external business relationships
*Technical/Professional Expertise
*In depth knowledge of the business and commodities
*Strong financial analysis, credit, and market analytic skills
*Strong command of the contracts used to support the business
*Communication
*Communicates clear and concise in a respectful and timely manner
*Agility
*Quickly able to make effective decisions

Qualifications
Bachelor of Commerce Degree with Finance or Accounting major preferred
CFA designation considered an asset
8-12 years of relevant experience, preferably in the energy industry and/or banking

About Petroplan

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