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Unsecured Credit Risk Senior Analyst

Virgin Money UK PLCUnited Kingdom

30+ days ago

Job type

Full-time

Part-time

Job description

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Our Unsecured team sits within the wider Credit Risk function and is responsible for delivering insight on the portfolio and make recommendations on strategies and policies.

As a Credit Risk Senior Analyst, you’ll report into an Unsecured Credit Risk Manager, with core responsibilities of producing and collating credit data, producing relevant and insightful management information into the performance of the portfolio and making recommendations to manage the credit quality of the portfolio. Through reviewing the data produced you will have the opportunity to identify themes and trends, collaborating with business stakeholders and subject matter experts to build your knowledge and deliver insight.

What you’ll be doing

Supporting the Credit Risk Manager by producing meaningful insights and analysis to understand emerging portfolio trends across unsecured portfolios.
Working collaboratively with Commercial, Finance, and Risk colleagues to inform key stakeholders of current and future impairment outlooks.
Continuous optimisation of credit strategies; providing challenge and creating recommendations on existing strategies, policies or processes as appropriate.
Drive a culture of continuous improvement, rationalising processes, improving sophistication and addressing complexity across all aspects of the credit risk lifecycle.
Maintaining internal governance frameworks, policies, and regulatory guidelines, ensuring they are embedded in the business to promote good risk practices.

We need you to have

Strong experience in producing analytics, with coding background in SAS or SQL.

Good knowledge of Credit Risk in Financial Services.

Previously worked in an analytical role within Financial Services.

A sound understanding of data structure, data manipulation technique alongside credit risk strategies.

Effective attention to detail, ensuring analytics produced is accurate and robust.

Brilliant communication skills, enabling you to build networks and relationships with internal parties and be a team player.

It’s a bonus if you have but not essential

Technical skills in other data management tools / coding languages used for conducting portfolio analytics, such as Python or R.

Experience in creating reports and insight in Power BI.

Understanding of Unsecured portfolios including Credit Cards, Personal Loans or Overdrafts.

Generous holidays - 38.5 days annual leave (including bank holidays and prorated if part-time) plus the option to buy more.

Up to five extra paid well-being days per year.

20 weeks paid, gender-neutral family leave (52 weeks in total) for expectant parents and those looking to adopt.

Free private medical cover, income protection and life assurance.

Flexible benefits include Cycle to Work, wellness and health assessments, and critical illness.

And there's no waiting around, you'll enjoy these benefits from day one.

Feeling insatiably curious about this role? If we’re lucky to receive a lot of interest, we may close the advert early and would hate you to miss out.

We're all about helping you Live a Life More Virgin , so happy to talk flexible working with you.

Applications Close : 31 May 2025 (4pm BST)

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Analyst and Quality Assurance

Industries

Financial Services and Banking

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