Lead Counterparty Risk Analyst

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Come build your future, while being the reason millions of people find a brighter financial future with Discover.

Job Description:

What You’ll Do

Responsible for the independent identification and management of counterparty credit risk of new and existing Payment Services partner relationships across the Discover Global Network for DN, DCI and Pulse including key Acquirers, Issuers, Networks, Processors, Merchants, and other business partners. Responsible for analyzing the credit risk of these partners utilizing detailed financial statement analysis, and for independently conducting negotiations regarding required mitigation and contract terms. Responsible for independently evaluating new initiatives and products to identify counterparty risks. Responsible for providing training and guidance to less experienced team members.

Actively manages and escalates risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management.

How You’ll Do It

• Analyzes portfolio of assigned partners for financial stability utilizing detailed financial statement analysis for both US domestic and international partners.
• Analyzes new business processes and products to identify where direct and indirect financial risk is present in the transaction flow and recommends strategies to mitigate the risk.
• Innovate, close gaps, streamline processes and assist with projects both internal to the team and within Payments Risk.  Provide training and guidance to less experienced team members.  Provide support to team members on partner facing calls.
• Sets strategy and leads mitigation discussions through relationship lifecycle, including due diligence, collections, and bankruptcy.
• Collection and follow up to request financial statements for all partners in assigned portfolio.

Qualifications You’ll Need

The Basics

• Bachelor’s in business administration and management, Accounting, Finance, Economics, International Business or related field.
• 4+ years of experience in Analyzing the Financial Statements of businesses using GAAP
  and/or IFRS.
• 4+ years of experience in Commercial Credit or Acquiring, Payments, or related experience.
• In lieu of education, 8+ years of experience in Analyzing the Financial Statements of businesses using GAAP and/or FRS, OR Commercial Credit or Acquiring, Payments, or related experience.

Physical And Cognitive Responsibilities:

• The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable a qualified individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position as required by federal, state, and local laws:
• Primarily remain in a stationary position.
• No required movement about the work environment to complete the major responsibilities of the job.
• Primarily performed indoors in an office setting.
• Ability to operate office equipment such as but not limited to computer, telephone, printer, and calculator.
• Ability to communicate verbally.; Ability to communicate in written form.
• Travel up to 10% of the time.

Discover will not sponsor or transfer employment work visas for this position.  Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

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Compensation:

Benefits:

We also offer a range of benefits and programs based on eligibility. These benefits include:

• Paid Parental Leave

• Paid Time Off

• 401(k) Plan

• Medical, Dental, Vision, & Health Savings Account

• Short and Long Term Disability, Life, and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurances

• Recognition Program

• Education Assistance

• Commuter Benefits

• Family Support Programs

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Learn more at mydiscoverbenefits.com.

What are you waiting for? Apply today!

All Discover employees place our customers at the very center of our work. To deliver on our promises to our customers, each of us contribute every day to a culture that values compliance and risk management.

Discover is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Discover is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other legally protected status. (Know Your Rights & Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision)

Discover complies with federal, state, and local laws applicable to qualified individuals with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to search for a position, to complete an application, and/or to participate in an interview, please email HireAccommodation@discover.com. Any information you provide regarding your accommodation needs will be kept confidential and will only be used to determine and provide necessary accommodation.

At Discover, we are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable workplace through our Fair Chance Hiring practices. Fair Chance Hiring means that we base our hiring decisions on an applicant’s qualifications rather than their criminal record. All our positions are subject to Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. Our applicants go through a background check, and we follow all applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Hiring Ordinance (LA County Fair Chance).

Applicants must be 18 or older at the time of hire.