Credit Analyst

Depending on experience this role is for Assistant Officer level candidates. 

About the Bank

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited was established through the merger of The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd with Chuo Mitsui Trust and Banking, Ltd. on April 1, 2012. We are one of the largest asset managers in Asia and number one among Japanese financial institutions by AUM, with approximately $850 Billion USD in AUM. The Bank provides an assortment of financial solutions and manages a broad spectrum of financial products across its global branches.

The Americas Division (“AD”) was established in the Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited, New York Branch) (“SMTBNY”) to perform corporate functions and supervise U.S. entities. Established under the AD are the “Global Banking Unit (“GBU”), Americas Division” and “Global Markets Unit (“GMU”), Americas Division” which performs business functions. The Specialty Finance Department (“SFD”) is responsible for originating, booking and monitoring credit facilities for both bilateral and syndicated loan transactions. SFD focuses on building and monitoring portfolio assets in 3 main product areas: Project Finance, Trade and Commodity Finance and Aviation.

Your Role Overview:

Responsible for credit evaluation and deal maintenance for transactions in Trade and Commodity Finance and/or Aviation Finance.

Your Duties and Responsibilities

1. Reviews potential assets in assigned products/industries and prepares credit applications and makes investment recommendations.
2. Ensures compliance with applicable investment guidelines and directives from Head Office and Branch Management.
3. Monitors assigned assets/products/industries to maintain credit quality through asset/product/industry appropriate measures, i.e., financial analysis and trends, cross-sectional analysis, cashflow analysis and market value/liquidity.
4. Prepares all applications and reports and makes recommendations on all amendments, refinancings and other ongoing activities.
5. Responsible for all Head Office and Branch monitoring and reporting requirements, including rating review, business review of documentation, regulatory review, booking and financial and portfolio review requirements, with support from Operations Analyst as designated.
6. May conduct business development activities.
7. May conduct or support deal structuring activities.
8. Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by management.

1. Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Economics or equivalent with 2+ years related experience.
2. Good knowledge of finance and basic accounting.
3. Good knowledge of commonly used research resources, including Bloomberg, EDGAR, and rating agencies.
4. Excellent organization skills and detail oriented.
5. Proficient in Microsoft 365 (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and Access) and some modeling capabilities.
6. Excellent oral and written communication skills.
7. Basic knowledge of loan markets and alternative investments.

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We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. SuMi Trust provides reasonable accommodations for employees and applicants with disabilities consistent with applicable law. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application please inform HR.