Credit Underwriter – Leveraged Finance

Overview

As an Associate in Leveraged Finance Credit, you support the end-to-end credit lifecycle for leveraged transactions, collaborating with senior team members to assess risk and enable financing for corporate and sponsor-led deals. You will engage in due diligence, forecasts, model building, and credit memos, while gaining broad exposure to the bank’s product suite and cross-functional stakeholders. The role offers growth through strategic projects and deep portfolio understanding in a dynamic, collaborative environment.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive benefits
• flexible working arrangements
• opportunity for learning and development
• supportive workplace culture
• onsite facilities (gym, wellness)
• diversity and inclusion

Responsibilities

• Assist with due diligence reviews, forecast assessment, model building, and credit memorandum drafting
• Provide guidance on drivers of loan returns and profitability
• Develop deep understanding of client, industry, and macro risks to form informed risk opinions
• Maintain timely monitoring of risk ratings, financial reports, compliance, forecasts, and annual reviews
• Ensure adherence to credit policy and procedures
• Learn core loan and derivative documentation
• Engage with stakeholders across Leveraged Finance, Financial Sponsors, Investment Banking, Corporate Banking, Sales & Trading, Legal, and Risk
• Participate in strategic projects supporting team and business goals

Key requirements

• Experience with a major financial institution
• Corporate credit background; leveraged finance exposure preferred but not required
• Credit risk awareness and understanding of risk appetite, exposures, and ratings
• Ability to extract and assess information relevant to credit quality
• Proactive, curious, and adaptable attitude
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Office applications

• Positive and proactive attitude
• Analytical curiosity
• Willingness to learn and adapt
• Excel/financial modeling
• Credit risk analysis
• Forecasting and data interpretation

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