Credit Risk Analyst
AuditFriendly Careers • Montreal, QC • Full Time
Posted on Wed, Sep 23, 2026
Location: Montreal, QC
Responsibilities:
- Prepare and present annual credit reviews and new requests to credit committees
- This process includes comprehensive analysis on the counterparty and comparison with its peers, recommendation of rating using internal rating models, and expression of credit opinion.
- Analyze capital markets and corporate banking transactions with regulated funds and agency principals.
- Capital markets: derivatives (swaps, foreign exchange, credit and equity derivatives), repo, securities lending, prime services.
- Corporate banking: import and export trade finance transactions, and syndicated loan participations.
- Coordinate all aspects of the credit risk process in liaison with Coverage, Business, and other Functions.
- Review counterparty credit exposure excesses on financial institutions reported by the Credit Risk Control team.
- Co-ordinate with Legal Department to execute legal documentation by providing credit-sensitive terms.
- Review all legal documentation during annual review, ensuring all necessary documents are in place (including guarantees) and being familiar with the products covered under ISDA/CSA, PSA/ISMA, and SLMA.
- Work closely with Relationship Managers, Traders, Market Risk, Legal and Operations personnel to structure transactions to mitigate diverse forms of risk.
- Support all business lines credit requests / transactions for clients.
- Effectively handle multiple tasks and review several files simultaneously through effective prioritization of requests (in conjunction with immediate supervisor) and sound organizational skills.
- Participate to internal exercises to review exposures and ensure data quality for counterparties.
- Keep up to date with industry risks/trends, including credit, regulatory, and legal issues.
Minimum Required Qualifications:
- BS/BA required (with finance or economic background preferred).
- 5+ years’ experience in capital markets or credit risk analysis
- Self-starter and highly motivated to learn about derivatives and other capital markets products.
- Clear communication skills to firmly and confidently express credit decisions & opinions.
- Ability to organize time and meet deadlines/deliver requests on time.
- Ability to work in a team environment: interacting with other credit analysts, relationship managers, front office and clients.
- Proficiency in Word and Excel.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledge in capital markets products and related legal documentation (ISDA, CSA, GMRA...)
- Formal credit training on funds within a financial institution
- MS, MBA, CFA or FRM is a plus
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