Mii

Counterparty Risk Analyst

Mii

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: London • United Kingdom

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Job Level

Junior

About the role

  • Conduct in-depth online research on registered corporate entities utilising various sources including corporate registries, industry databases, and trade press, to uncover ownership structures and financial standing to evaluate company risk profiles.
  • Plan and conduct interviews with the management/representatives of subject entities and well-placed reliable and insightful market sources to gather qualitative insights.
  • Utilise proprietary and third-party tools and own critical reasoning to determine and assign in-house counterparty risk ratings and credit recommendation aligned with business exposure contexts.
  • Produce clear, structured reports covering subject entity ownership, operations, financials, market and risk assessments that support customer decision-making on near-term business transactions, delivered to agreed deadlines and output objectives.
  • Maintain high-quality output aligned to our data quality and editorial standards.
  • Build a network of well-placed, insightful market contacts, fostering a trust-based relationship around shared critical insight, supporting product integrity and brand value.
  • Maintain regular contact with customers to maintain knowledge and a proactive approach to support due diligence needs.
  • Develop as a regional and sectoral subject matter expert, supporting customer calls and networking events.
  • Represent the counterparty operations team in cross-functional collaborations and conferences.

Requirements

  • Critical thinking and analytical skills, and a passion for company and financial due diligence
  • Highly articulate, with excellent verbal communication and interviewing skills
  • Excellent “business English” writing skills, and the ability to create clear, succinct long-form reports
  • An inquisitive, and analytical mindset, combined with critical reasoning
  • A highly methodical, thorough and detail-focussed work ethic
  • Strong stakeholder management and time management skills.
  • A flexible, can-do attitude with the ability to work independently and meet tight deadlines with high-quality output.
  • A customer-first approach with ability to adjust priorities to changing circumstances with no adverse impact on customer expectations and relationships
  • Proven experience in either business intelligence, consultancy and due diligence, market research, maritime trade and operations or journalism is desirable.
  • Fluency in Arabic or in at least one other language relevant to commercial shipping and to the requirements of the UK-based team
Benefits
  • Day off for your birthday
  • Work anywhere policy (up to 4 weeks per year, subject to approval)
  • Up to 4 days paid volunteering
  • Balanced working
  • Healthcare Insurance Plan
  • 20 days of annual leave
  • 14 days of outpatient sick leave
  • 60 days of hospitalization leave (inclusive of 14 days sick leave)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
critical thinkinganalytical skillsfinancial due diligencereport writingmarket researchstakeholder managementtime managementbusiness intelligenceconsultancymaritime trade
Soft Skills
verbal communicationinterviewing skillsdetail-orientedflexible attitudeindependent workcustomer-first approachrelationship buildingmethodical work ethicinquisitive mindsetcritical reasoning