Role Description
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Oversee the review of credit memos, financial statement analysis, and proposed credit structures. Provide recommendations on corporate credit risks, ensuring alignment with credit policies and regulations.
Core Responsibilities
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Conduct comprehensive reviews of credit memos and attachments, ensuring compliance with bank policies, credit risk guidelines, and regulatory requirements.
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Conduct thorough investigations to ensure no major negative indicators exist regarding the client.
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Verify that credit requests align with internal credit policies and CBE regulations, ensuring all submissions meet the required criteria for approval.
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Oversee detailed analysis of financial statements to assess creditworthiness, using industry benchmarking, financial ratios, and other financial models.
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Evaluate and recommend optimal credit structures for corporate clients, balancing client needs with the bank's risk appetite.
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Continuously monitor the bank’s credit portfolio to identify and address potential risks, ensuring adequate measures are in place for portfolio health.
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Prepare regular reports on credit portfolio health, risk concentration, and sectoral exposure for presentation to senior management.
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Regularly monitoring any early warning sign received from Credit administration and/or EWS unit on continuous basis and take the necessary action or escalate to the direct manager if needed.
Technical Competencies
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Advanced Credit Analysis.
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Proficiency in managing large credit portfolios.
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Skilled in conducting stress tests and scenario analyses
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Comprehensive knowledge of local and international credit risk regulations.
Requirements / Qualifications
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Minimum 8 years of relevant experience.
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Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or statistics from accredited university.
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Advanced level of Microsoft office.
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Full Credit Course is a must.