(Japanese Speaking) Analyst - Commercial Rating and Underwriting

at  American Express

DESIRED SKILLS

• Experience as a credit analyst or underwriter dealing with commercial exposures ranging from small business to middle-market to large, multinationals.
• Thorugh understanding of fundamental financial analysis including the ability to review corporate financial statements to determine the ability of the obligor to honor its credit obligations.
• Comfort with GAAP/IFRS accounting standards, corporate valuation, and forecasting.
• Familiarity with quantitative credit models (such as Moody’s, Riskcalc, CreditEdge, etc and knowledge of how to interpret the outputs, and when deviation from the model has appropriate rationale.
• Comfort with public agency ratings and supporting analysis.
• Understanding of current macroeconomic trends and how to provide recommendations to improve the PD estimation based on the business cycle.
• Experience preparing company-specific and industry-wide credit memorandums.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 0-2 years experience rating and/or underwriting at a leading financial or rating agency.
• Bachelor’s degree from a top tier university with high GPA and a degree (or substantial coursework) in finance, accounting, economics, or statistics.
• Chartered Financial Analyst program candidacy a plus.
• Proficiency with MS excel, VBA a plus.

QUALIFICATIONS

We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:

• Competitive base salaries
• Bonus incentives
• Support for financial-well-being and retirement
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location)
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
• Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)
• Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
• Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
• Career development and training opportunities

Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.
Job ID 24021503

• Analyst will be based in Singapore and will be responsible for rating and underwriting credit exposures for the Japan market. Fluency in Japanese is a must as you will be required to read Japanese financial statements and also liaise with Japanese stakeholders in spoken Japanese.
• Fundamental analysis incorporates a thorough review of business, financials, industry and country risks coupled with support from internal and external rating model outputs. Assessment includes understanding of the need for credit extension, profitability of the relationship and program structures.
• As an Analyst, you will have the opportunity to interact with various teams across the firm including front office sales, business unit risk partners, and credit administration to perform their critical role.
• As an Analyst, you will also be part of CRU Analytical and Operational Excellence team which is responsible for developing analytical frameworks, quality controls and colleague learning & development processes.