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Credit Analyst resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what credit analysts actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most credit analysts should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Credit Analyst with a background in financial statement analysis and risk assessment, experienced in preparing credit reports and risk ratings that support sound lending decisions. Comfortable working across consumer and commercial lending books, with a solid grasp of Australian lending regulation and internal credit policy. Known for attention to detail when reconciling financial data against stated repayment capacity.
Key skills
- Financial analysis and modelling
- Risk and internal controls
- Regulatory compliance (NCCP Act, APRA prudential standards)
- Data analysis and reporting
- Credit risk management software (Moody's Analytics)
- Excel financial modelling
- Power BI dashboarding
- ASIC company and title searches
- Banking core systems
- Stakeholder management
Experience: example bullet points
- Analysed financial statements and credit histories across consumer and business loan applications, assigning risk ratings that directly informed approval decisions.
- Prepared detailed credit reports for loan managers, setting out repayment capacity, collateral position and recommended terms.
- Monitored an active loan portfolio for early warning signs of default, flagging at-risk accounts ahead of missed repayments.
- Conducted field visits and background checks to verify client and collateral information, improving the reliability of risk assessments.
- Applied lending regulations and internal credit policy consistently across assessments, supporting clean outcomes in internal and external audits.
Education
Bachelor degree in commerce, finance, economics or a related field is the typical entry pathway, with a substantial share of analysts also holding or working toward postgraduate qualifications or industry certification through bodies such as FINSIA or CPA Australia.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- NCCP Act
- Responsible lending obligations
- APRA prudential standards
- ASIC searches
- Credit risk rating
- Moody's Analytics
- Equifax
- Illion
- Basel III
- Loan portfolio monitoring
- Financial statement analysis
- Banking core systems
- Power BI
- AFCA
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.