Our client is a leading multinational investment and financial services firm with a global footprint and a strong reputation for delivering long-term value to clients. They are seeking an experienced Supplier Credit Risk Manager to join their Risk function and play a key role in overseeing the financial resilience of critical third-party suppliers across international markets.
Main Responsibilities
- Lead financial due diligence and credit assessment of strategic and critical suppliers during onboarding and periodic review processes.
- Monitor and assess the financial health of an assigned supplier portfolio through financial statements, market intelligence, public disclosures and management engagement.
- Develop and maintain financial risk assessment methodologies, tools and scorecards to support proactive supplier risk monitoring.
- Leverage data and technology solutions, including AI where appropriate, to enhance risk identification and move toward near real-time monitoring capabilities.
- Produce clear and concise credit papers, risk summaries and recommendations to support stakeholder decision-making.
- Recommend and maintain internal supplier financial risk ratings based on quantitative and qualitative analysis.
- Present supplier financial risk insights and emerging themes to governance committees and senior stakeholders on a regular basis.
- Act as a subject matter expert and primary point of contact for supplier credit risk queries across the business.
- Build strong working relationships across Risk, Procurement, Finance and business teams to support broader strategic objectives.
- Contribute to the ongoing enhancement of third-party risk frameworks, policies and governance processes.
Requirements
- Professional qualification CFA, ACA, FRM, ACCA or equivalent
- Experience in credit risk, counterparty risk, supplier risk, corporate credit analysis or financial risk management within financial services, asset management, banking, consulting or a ratings environment.
- Strong understanding of financial statements and corporate financial analysis across multiple sectors.
- Experience conducting financial due diligence and preparing structured credit assessments.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
- Proficiency in Excel and financial modelling; experience with risk systems, dashboards or scorecards is advantageous.
Package
- Competitive salary and performance-related bonus.
- Comprehensive benefits package.
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
- Career development and professional qualification support.
For more information please contact Simon Morris in Morgan McKinley
