Credit Risk Assessment
Analyze financial statements, balance sheets, cash flows, and ratios of borrowers.
Assess repayment capacity, industry risks, business risks, and management quality.
Use internal rating models to assign risk grades to clients.
Risk Rating & Monitoring
Assign initial ratings to new loan proposals.
Regularly review and update ratings of existing borrowers.
Flag early warning signals for deteriorating credit quality.
Integrated Risk Management
Work with credit, market, and operational risk teams to ensure a holistic risk view.
Provide inputs for capital adequacy (Basel norms), provisioning, and portfolio stress testing.
Policy & Compliance
Ensure adherence to RBI guidelines, Basel III, and internal credit/risk policies.
Support internal audits and regulatory inspections.
Decision Support
Prepare detailed credit/risk rating notes for Credit Committees / Senior Management.
Assist in structuring credit facilities to mitigate risks (collateral, covenants, guarantees).
Fixed salary (less variable compared to sales).
Health & life insurance, PF, gratuity, paid leave.
Job security is usually stronger (risk functions are critical control roles).
Training & certifications support (like FRM, CFA, Credit Risk certifications).
Career growth into Senior Analyst → Risk Manager → AVP/VP – Risk Management.