Date live:07/08/2025
Business Area:Risk
Area of Expertise:Risk and Quantitative Analytics
Contract:Permanent
Reference Code:JR-0000065555
Shape the Future of Lending – Join Barclays as a Leveraged Finance Credit Officer. At Barclays, credit decisions fuel our growth and safeguard our future. As a Leveraged Finance Credit Officer, you’ll be at the forefront of high-impact transactions and investment strategy. This is your chance to make decisions that shape the health and trajectory of our lending portfolio. You’ll work across diverse industries, valuing businesses, modelling their financial future, and helping us understand who we’re truly lending to.
If you have a passion for deep-dive financial analysis and want to be part of high-stakes decisions, your impact starts here.

TO BE SUCCESSFUL AS A LEVERAGED FINANCE CREDIT OFFICER, YOU SHOULD HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH:

• Fundamental Credit Analysis – Assessing corporate creditworthiness across multiple sectors, including competitive positioning and risk factors.
• Financial Modelling & Valuation – Running detailed cash flow models and valuation assessments to support lending decisions.
• Portfolio Management Support – Providing analytical input on ongoing credit exposure, portfolio trends, and investment opportunities.

SOME OTHER HIGHLY VALUED SKILLS MAY INCLUDE:

• Financial Analysis Excellence – Strong command of interpreting financial statements, ratios, and market trends to drive actionable insight.
• Leveraged Finance Knowledge – Understanding complex capital structures and applying this lens to high-yield opportunities.
• Commercial Awareness & Sector Insight – Ability to contextualise data within wider industry trends and macroeconomic indicators.
  You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills
  Location: London
  Anchor days: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Analysis of complex financial information and business models of LevFin, SLF, and Hedge Fund clients to assess their creditworthiness, repayment capacity, and potential risks.
• Monitoring of the performance of the LevFin, SLF, and Hedge Fund portfolio, identifying and reporting early warning signs of potential credit deterioration.
• Evaluation of the risk profile of each application considering factors like industry trends, borrower financials, collateral, and market conditions.
• Documentation credit decisions and rationale in a clear and concise manner, adhering to internal audit and regulatory reporting standards.
• Development and implementation of strategies to mitigate identified credit risks and optimise portfolio performance.

To independently assess and make credit decisions for complex financing transactions within the LevFin, SLF, and Hedge Funds sectors, ensuring alignment with the bank’s credit risk appetite and regulatory requirements and contribute to the development and implementation of credit risk policies and procedures for the Specialised Sector.