Senior Analyst, Structured Credit - GPTA Credit

bp•Houston, TX

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Analyst – Structured Credit, GPTA Credit is responsible for managing the credit risk arising from ordinary course trading activities within GPT – both within their core assigned portfolio and as required as a backup to other portfolios within or across regions. This is a commercially-enabling role that must drive business forward while maintaining transparency, control, and an appropriate risk/reward balance. Structured products financial deals are in scope, with a development path toward more complex financial structures and contract negotiations. The Senior Analyst will partner closely with other credit professionals, Front Office, Legal, Contracts, Structured Trade Finance, and other professionals in support of regional and global growth strategies, providing a risk management lens to decision making. Given the breadth of knowledge and experience provided by this role, candidates are expected to demonstrate a capability and passion for continued professional development, allowing them to support increasingly complex transactions and own increasingly sophisticated interactions and to form part of the future talent and leadership pipeline for the broader credit team and trading organization.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required
Prior experience in corporate credit risk management, structured trade finance, or a related function within a financial institution, commodity trader, utility, or similar
Exceptional attention to detail and rigorous and timely follow-through on all role accountabilities.
Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to work with people at all levels throughout the various functional areas of the organization
An innovative attitude that adopts the opportunity to add value by devising new approaches or solutions that achieve commercial outcomes without sacrificing prudent risk control
An ability to work autonomously and to engage effectively as part of a team, quickly absorbing new areas of information and experience under the demands of a fast-paced environment

Nice To Haves

Two or more years of credit experience in a financial institution, trading business or similar.
Prior knowledge and hands-on experience monitoring a portfolio of counterparties trading in financial or physical products for the gas, oil, NGLs, power, LNG, or Low Carbon sectors
Strong analytical and financial skills – including working with financial models and fluency with financial derivatives and documentation

Responsibilities

Underwrite commodity-based structured solutions for the oil and gas producer space: model company financials, audit client corporate models, analyze financial statements, assess credit ratings.
Develop a strong understanding of the key drivers of credit exposure within a trading relationship, including vulnerabilities of each counterparty's liquidity, capital structure, and competitive position
Facilitate day-to-day Front Office transaction requests and advise on credit risk mitigation solutions where appropriate
Establish credit and tenor limits to proactively facilitate trading and commercial growth (with awareness of associated risks and control accountabilities always coming first)
Understand the use of contractual terms, letters of credit, guarantees, lien structures and similar protections to unlock value and deliver positive commercial outcomes
Monitor credit risk compliance and maintain related data within the credit systems, calling out any issues or concerns
Foster cross-functional awareness of key credit exposures and portfolio-level concerns to ensure sound and transparent decision-making around material credit decisions
Develop constructive relationships that enable the open and timely flow of information and intervention (whether to address emerging opportunities, risks, or strategic matters)
Assist with global credit initiatives/projects as required