Corporate Credit Underwriter - Senior Vice President

Corporate Credit Underwriter – Senior Vice President Job Overview

The Global Leveraged Finance Underwriting Team (LFU) within Institutional Credit Management (ICM) is seeking a Portfolio Manager/Team lead to join its Analytics team. The Portfolio Manager is responsible for leading and coordinating a team of Analysts and Associates, providing quality assurance, timely delivery, and analytical rigor while being the primary contact for coaching and supervising the junior team. LFU Portfolio Managers will oversee the credit monitoring support for Citi’s Core Portfolio and also support underwriters in Citi’s credit approval and origination process for Core transactions, assisting clients in raising funds in the capital markets.

This senior level professional leads and drives a best in class Underwriting organization with a goal of materially enhancing Citi’s end to end Core credit management process through early problem recognition and timely response to credit challenges across the portfolio.

• Accountability for ensuring best in class credit risk analysis of the Core Portfolio, ensuring consistency with industry leading practices and compliance with all internal policies, standards, procedures, and regulatory expectations.
• Regular monitoring of the portfolio through writing annual and quarterly reviews.
• Portfolio management and early problem recognition.
• Participation in new originations, primarily for existing relationships.
• Coaching and training analysts and associates to develop their credit underwriting skills.
• Ensuring strict adherence to Citi’s policies, standards, and procedures.
• Supervise analysts and associates to perform periodic written reviews of the clients financial and operating performance, covenant compliance, management relationship strategy, and competitive position within its peer group.
• Review and analyze models used for valuation and to forecast the client’s operating and financial performance and be able to articulate assumptions and analysis to LFU Underwriters and risk.
• Ensure ongoing and timely feedback and coaching of junior team to sustain a strong credit culture and an unwavering commitment to excellence in analysis and execution.
• Evaluate and gain strong understanding of clients business, financial performances, and key credit drivers across various industries with the ability to raise issues and concerns as needed.
• Remain current on all relevant market trends and issues.

• Team player with strong work ethic who also works well with others.
• Strong writing, analytical, communication, and presentation skills.
• Experience in leading a team and in coaching and mentoring junior bankers.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to break down large amounts of data into concise, easy to understand credit recommendations.
• Thorough understanding of the credit and or portfolio management process.
• Strong awareness and adherence to the control environment including quality assurance and quality control.
• Proven culture carrier.

• 13+ years of credit or related corporate credit risk experience.
• MBA or CA or CFA.

This job description provides a high level review of the types of work performed. Other job related duties may be assigned as required.

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