Credit Risk Analyst

Job description

  Salary
Competitive
·  Role area
Financial Services
·  Contract type
Fixed Term Contract
·  Job reference
HRGCK335854
·  Location
Bolton
BL1 4AG
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As a Credit Risk Analyst, you will support the Argos Financial Services store card business within the area of credit strategy. You will assist in the monitoring, evaluating, communicating, testing and reporting on all aspects of the credit strategies and scorecard/decision systems associated with this discipline. This is a 12-month Fixed Term Contract to cover a maternity leave.

You will have a direct impact on our customers as you will develop, implement and monitor the Credit Risk Strategies as well as respond to customer queries via the operational departments. In this role, you’ll report into a Credit Risk Manager.

You will be joining Argos Financial Services where our aim is to make life better every day for Argos customers. We help customers afford and protect what matters most, offering products and services including Credit, Warranties & Insurance. We are part of Sainsbury’s Bank, part of the wider Sainsbury’s Group, we’re an exciting and growing organisation and as our customers seek more innovative services and technology, being part of one of the UK’s most trusted brands brings our colleagues exciting opportunities to fulfil their potential. Here, you can be part of something bigger and help to create a new approach that puts the customer at the heart of everything we do.

As a Credit Risk Analyst, you will:

Monitor the relevant strategies and scorecard/decision systems through appropriate reporting.
Ensure the accuracy of reports through appropriate checking and validation.
Assist the development and maintenance of reporting using appropriate tools.
Analyse and interpret reports in line with business requirements.
Identify areas for business improvement and assist with their implementation.
Assist with the implementation and testing of new strategies/scorecard/decision systems.
Assist in the upkeep of documentation of the relevant strategies and scorecard/decision systems.
Effectively communicate within and between your own team and other functions.

As a Credit Risk Analyst, you will have:

Proficiency in Excel.
Good communication skills.
The ability to work on your own initiative, in a fast-paced, changing environment.
An analytical thought process, with good problem solving skills and attention to detail.
The ability to access information from a variety of sources and accurately interpret results of reports produced.

As well as the opportunity to join a great team you will also receive a competitive salary and holiday entitlement as well as a range of other great benefits including bonus scheme, pension and retail discounts.

As this role involves working within a regulated environment any offer will be subject to satisfactory background checks including criminal record check, credit check and employment references.