Sr. Credit Risk Analyst

ACT Group•New York, NY

4d•$100,000 - $150,000•Onsite

About The Position

As a Senior Credit Risk Analyst, you will join our Global Risk team in New York and oversee credit risk activities across the Americas. Working closely with senior traders and the Global Risk Director, you will help shape our risk framework while supporting business growth in a fast-paced commodity trading environment. In essence, your role involves assessing and managing counterparty credit risk across existing and prospective clients, partnering with traders to evaluate new opportunities, emerging markets, and trading strategies, and developing and enhancing credit risk frameworks, models, and monitoring tools. You will provide timely risk insights and recommendations to support commercial decision-making, monitor portfolio exposures, and oversee the interaction between credit, market, and operational risks. Additionally, you will lead Risk & Compliance Committee (RCC) reporting, support senior leadership with risk updates and strategic recommendations, manage trade credit insurance programs across the Americas portfolio, and collaborate with technology teams to improve risk systems and analytics.

Requirements

5-7 years of experience in credit risk within commodity trading or a leading financial institution.
A Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, or another quantitative discipline.
Strong credit analysis and financial assessment capabilities.
A data-driven approach to problem-solving and decision-making.
Experience managing counterparty risk in a dynamic trading environment.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to build trusted relationships with traders, leadership, and external partners.
Intellectual curiosity, a continuous learning mindset, and the ability to thrive in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

Assess and manage counterparty credit risk across existing and prospective clients.
Partner with traders to evaluate new opportunities, emerging markets, and trading strategies.
Develop and enhance credit risk frameworks, models, and monitoring tools.
Provide timely risk insights and recommendations to support commercial decision-making.
Monitor portfolio exposures and oversee the interaction between credit, market, and operational risks.
Lead Risk & Compliance Committee (RCC) reporting and support senior leadership with risk updates and strategic recommendations.
Manage trade credit insurance programs across the Americas portfolio.
Collaborate with technology teams to improve risk systems and analytics.