Hedge Fund Credit Analyst

Core Job Requirements Include:

• Conducting Hedge Fund and Fund of Hedge Funds due diligences, including completing due diligence reports and client ratings
• Preparing annual reviews, setting limits, managing exposures, opining on transactions, negotiation of legal terms, and active monitoring of risk.
• Negotiating credit terms of Legal agreements (ISDA, GMRA, Clearing agreements etc.)
• Managing client credit lines and transaction parameters
• Monitoring of portfolio and addressing daily overshoots across all applicable metrics
• Building proficiency with all systems used by the Group.
• Development, testing and delivering solutions relating to assigned projects and goals as applicable.

• Assessment - Performing hedge fund and fund of hedge funds due diligence including the review of relevant documentation, analyzing investment and operational risks, performing background checks, arranging and attending on-site due diligence meetings and drafting well-written, cogent, due diligence documents.  Provide analysis and assist in opining on transactions and associated risks and limits.

• Monitoring – Maintain a deep understanding of the counterparty risks metrics and exposures. Active continuous monitoring across a broad range of metrics and indicators and management of counterparty exposures in accordance with developing market conditions, counterparty risk profile and defined risk appetite. Following up on limit, threshold and policy breaches. Maintaining up to date risk information and the ongoing monitoring of hedge fund performance and creditworthiness.

• Mitigation - Enforcing procedures designed to mitigate against losses in the event that a hedge fund defaults, including assisting in negotiating credit terms of legal documents (e.g. ISDA ATEs), negotiating and opining on Independent Amounts or margin requirements.