BP

Structured Credit Advisor

BP$90K — $130K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required
  • Prior experience in corporate credit risk management or structured trade finance
  • Strong knowledge of commodity trading, preferably in energy and derivatives
  • Experience applying statistical measures of credit risk
  • Strong analytical skills including fluency with financial models and derivatives
  • Excellent interpersonal skills for cross-functional collaboration
  • Ability to exercise independent judgment in complex situations

Responsibilities

  • Underwrite structured solutions for oil and gas producers while assessing credit exposure
  • Advise on structuring credit for large transactions and financing facilities
  • Collaborate with Origination and Legal to negotiate key credit clauses
  • Utilize contractual tools to manage credit risk and enhance commercial outcomes
  • Monitor compliance with credit limits and report any issues
  • Champion risk management and portfolio exposure controls
  • Assist in recovery efforts on distressed credits

Benefits

  • Hybrid working model with flexibility between office and remote work
  • Opportunities for professional development and training
  • Collaborative work environment with various departments
  • Potential for impactful participation in complex trading transactions
Full Job Description

Entity:

Finance


Job Family Group:

Finance Group


Job Description:

The Structured Credit Advisor – Structured Credit, Gas & Power Trading Americas (GPTA) is responsible for managing the structured credit risk arising from trading and origination activities within GPTA - and as required as a backup to other portfolios within or across regions. This is a commercially enabling role that must drive business forward while maintaining transparency, control, and an appropriate risk/reward balance. Primary focus is on complex structured transactions and facilities (e.g., producer hedging, power offtakes) rather than more standard physical and financial “flow” trading.

The Credit Advisor will focus on credit underwriting for structured deals, evaluation and optimization of relative risk/reward inherent in different structures, deal documents negotiations, as well as risk management of stressed and distressed transactions. Candidates need to be comfortable with making or escalating decisions in a fast-paced environment. They will partner closely with Origination, Legal, Contracts, Structured Trade Finance and other colleagues across regions to support regional and global growth strategies, providing a risk management lens to decision making. Candidates are expected to demonstrate a capability and passion for continued professional development, allowing them to stay abreast of current market practices and support novel transaction structures.

Key Accountabilities
  • Underwrite commodity-based structured solutions for the oil and gas producer space. Master the key drivers of credit exposure within a trading relationship, including vulnerabilities of each counterparty's liquidity, capital structure, and competitive position

  • Advise on credit structuring for large or long-term complex transactions, financing facilities, and credit policies and frameworks working alongside Front Office, Legal, Contracts, Structured Trade Finance, and other functions

  • Work with Origination and Legal to develop and negotiate key credit-related clauses in various contracts

  • Understand the use of contractual terms, letters of credit, guarantees, lien structures and similar protections to unlock value and deliver positive commercial outcomes and collaborate with Structured & Trade Finance to externalize credit risk

  • Monitor ongoing compliance with credit limits and terms, maintaining related data within T&S's systems and calling out any issues or concerns

  • Champion risk management and portfolio-level exposure controls and demonstrate a balanced but opportunistic mindset, working proactively to facilitate commercial growth

  • Support recovery efforts on distressed credits

  • Develop relationships with various groups in T&S that enable the open and timely flow of information and interventions

  • Provide back-up for team lead or other team members on an as-needed basis

  • Actively contribute to the training and professional development of the junior team member

Essential Education & Experience
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required

  • Prior experience in corporate credit risk management, structured trade finance, or a related function within a bank, other types of financial institutions, commodity trader, or similar

  • A relentless commitment to excellence, including exceptional attention to detail and rigorous and timely follow-through on all role accountabilities

  • Strong knowledge of commodity trading, preferably in energy and derivative products

  • Experience with the application of statistical measures of credit risk and portfolio management

  • Strong analytical and financial skills, including fluency with models and financial derivatives (or similar variable exposures common to trading businesses)

  • Excellent interpersonal skills with confidence to work with partners across the organization

  • Demonstrated comfort and ability exercising critical thinking and independent judgment when advising on complex transactions, distressed credits or when revisiting legacy credit risk management approaches amidst changing internal or external conditions

  • A committed team player who is also comfortable working autonomously and under the demands of a fast-paced work environment

  • A strong appreciation for the rigorous controls and operations required in a regulated environment




Travel Requirement

No travel is expected with this role


Relocation Assistance:

This role is not eligible for relocation


Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working


Skills:

Analytical Thinking, Business Acumen, Collaboration, Commodity Risk Management, Creativity and Innovation, Curiosity, Data visualization and interpretation, Decision Making, Exposure Management, Internal control and compliance, Market Knowledge, Market Risk Management, Operational Risk, Portfolio analytics, Problem Solving, Resilience, Sentiment and Trends, Thought Leadership, Trade discipline and compliance, Trade execution and management, Trading and shipping data knowledge, Trading Fundamentals, Trading knowledge, Trading risk controls

About BP

BP p.l.c. is a British multinational oil and gas company headquartered in London, England. It is one of the oil and gas "supermajors" and one of the world's largest companies measured by revenues and profits. It is a vertically integrated company operating in all areas of the oil and gas industry, including exploration and extraction, refining, distribution and marketing, power generation, and trading. BP's origins date back to the founding of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company in 1908, established as a subsidiary of Burmah Oil Company to exploit oil discoveries in Iran. In 1935, it became the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company and in 1954, adopted the name British Petroleum. In 1959, the company expanded beyond the Middle East to Alaska. British Petroleum acquired majority control of Standard Oil of Ohio in 1978. Formerly majority state-owned, the British government privatised the company in stages between 1979 and 1987. British Petroleum merged with Amoco in 1998, becoming BP Amoco plc, and acquired ARCO and Burmah Castrol in 2000 and Aral AG in 2002. The company's name was shortened to BP p.l.c. in 2001. From 2003 to 2013, BP was a partner in the TNK-BP joint venture in Russia, and from 2013 until Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, held a nearly 20% stake in Rosneft.
Learn more about BP
Size
65,900 employees
Market Cap
$104.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$20.3 billion
Founded
1909
5 Year Trend
-2.9%
Revenue
$180.3 billion
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