Credit Coordination Associate - NYC or Houston

Company Overview

Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (CA-CIB) is the corporate and investment banking subsidiary of Credit Agricole SA group, one of the largest banks in the world.

CA-CIB’s Americas Credit Coordination department is seeking a Credit Coordination Associate.

The position will provide strong support to the Coverage teams by contributing in and coordinating the credit process and ensuring high quality work product is provided to decision makers in advance of relevant committees. Further, the position will aid in client portfolio management.

This is a full-time position located in New York City or Houston
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Assemble requests from various Coverage teams (Chicago, New York, Canada, LATAM, MNC, Tech, TMT) by:

• Summarize the transaction in memo form prior to business and credit committees, including profitability, structural analysis, adherence to the bank’s policies and procedures, and client strategy
• Coordinate committee scheduling with Coverage, various product groups, risk department, and head office (when applicable)
• Act as central point of contact for questions and information requests related to a transaction
• Engage internal systems to input authorization details and ensure accurate booking

Each client is reviewed at least once per year by the Risk Department; as such, the analyst will:

• Manage the review process for all clients
• Ensure timely delivery of relevant information to all internal stakeholders
• Liaise with the international network and product teams as needed
• Analyze the key credit risks affecting the client
• Manage and recommend changes as needed with regards to overall client exposure
• Use internal systems to input all authorization details to ensure ongoing booking accuracy

Portfolio monitoring:

• Process amendments
• Limit anomalies related to past due annual reviews and past due internal ratings
• Regularly review internal ratings with the goal of identifying any changes in advance

• Bachelor’s degree
• 2+ years of banking experience
• Basic accounting skills
• Experience with a financial institution’s internal credit-related systems and processes
• Strong communication skills
• Excellent multi-tasking and organizational skills
• Experience with Microsoft Office suite