Credit Analyst

Company Description

Vitol is a leader in the energy sector with a presence across the spectrum: from oil through to power, renewables and carbon.  From 40 offices worldwide, we seek to add value across the energy supply chain, including deploying our scale and market understanding to help facilitate the energy transition. To date, we have committed over $2 billion of capital to renewable projects, and are identifying and developing low-carbon opportunities around the world.

Job Description

Our Credit Analysts serve as vital members of Vitol Group’s Finance Matrix. The Houston Analyst team, comprised of 5 individuals, is part of a global team of 20 high-achieving credit specialists from the banking sector and the energy industry. Houston Credit Analysts are responsible for the assessment and management of Vitol’s credit risk with counterparties located in the Americas, in tight coordination with the credit teams based in London and Singapore. Credit Analysts support the different matrices - crude oil and products, power and gas, LNG, renewables, for an assigned portfolio of counterparties and projects, working closely with trading, legal, compliance and other finance functions. The role is a critical enabler and promoter of business activity and calls for the right mix of credit expertise and commercial thinking. Flat team structure allows access to all management levels deemed necessary to ensure sound and complete judgment over credit risk. Vitol’s Finance organization couples a dynamic and challenging work environment with a team eager for growth, learning, and career development.

Successful candidates will:

• Have a genuine desire to build relationships across a global business
• Have strong quantitative, analytical and critical thinking skills
• Continually assess, challenge and improve processes
• Be comfortable undertaking new concepts and ideas associated with a fast-paced, dynamic business
• Have a strong sense of accountability and ownership of key deliverables
• Be a proactive communicator who is eager to share and receive information
• Earn the trust of others by continuously demonstrating the ability to follow-through

Specific Job Duties Include: 

• Performing quantitative and qualitative assessments of counterparts and proposing adequate credit limits
• Providing support to commercial teams on the assessment of credit risks
• Negotiating of credit provisions within commercial and credit support agreements
• Providing surveillance of the portfolio, notifying Credit and Trading managers of any significant event,
• Implementing adequate risk mitigation solutions
• Supporting commercial and business development teams in the structuring and monitoring of complex structures across the region    
• Preparing global sectorial exposure reports for senior management team
• Managing and developing relationships with credit teams of trading counterparties

Qualifications

• 3+ years of credit risk management experience in an energy business, leading financial institution or credit rating agency
• Graduate in an analytical discipline
• Exposure to commodities trading, notably power and gas, is preferred
• Proficiency in Spanish and/or Portuguese is a plus

Additional Information

Work Environment

• This job operates in a professional office environment. Because of the collaborative, fast-paced, and high energy nature of our business, Vitol requires team members to work from our fully-equipped office

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