Senior Associate - Risk - Private Credit Funds

Senior Associate - Risk (Private Credit Funds) Mumbai Experience : 6 - 8 Years of Experience MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS: - 6 - 8 years of post-qualification experience in Credit/Investment Risk, preferably across NBFCs, ARCs, Private Credit Funds, AMCs, Rating Agencies or Transaction Advisory. - Strong expertise in credit assessment, financial analysis, risk evaluation and investment underwriting, including leverage, cash flows, projections and sensitivity analysis. - Experience in Structured Finance, Special Situations/Distressed Credit, Infrastructure Finance, Real Estate Lending or Private Equity is highly preferred. JOB ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES: - We are looking for a dynamic and result oriented candidate for the risk division. - Evaluate investment proposals to highlight key risk areas in deals across diverse funds (Distress, special opportunity, real estate, and infrastructure). Responsibilities include: - i. Analysis of business risks (industry and company specific) - ii. Financial statement analysis to evaluate the credit worthiness of the company and highlight important financial strengths and weaknesses - iii. Industry analysis / Peer comparison - iv. Vetting assumptions in financial projections and perform sensitivity analysis of key assumptions - v. Highlight structural risks and recommend mitigating measures - vi. Review due diligence reports - Risk monitoring (Monthly/Quarterly/Annual) for invested portfolio and promptly alert senior management to significant risk issues. - Timely capturing of the news alerts and feeds relevant to the investee companies and the underlying industries. - Evaluating due diligence, debenture trust deeds and other documents and communicating observations to investment team. - Assisting the risk team in establishing processes/policies/ frameworks and ensuring proper controls across business groups. - Fostering a partnership among the various business and support groups to create a compliant business environment and culture. QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE: - 6 to 8 years of post-qualification experience preferably in Credit Rating, Credit/Investment Risk underwriting in Wholesale Banking/ NBFCs/ ARCs/Private Credit Funds/AMCs/Transaction Advisory/etc., across diverse sectors. - Prior experience in Structured Finance, Special Situations/Distressed Credit, Infrastructure Project Finance, Real Estate lending, Private Equity, etc. would be an added advantage. - Strong understanding of finance and accounting concepts, especially adjustments in cash flow and leverage metrics. - Ability to identify key characteristics and drivers of diverse sectors / businesses. - Knowledge of risk assessment and control. - Prior experience in credit risk assessment, credit research or equity research will be an additional advantage.