Job Purpose

To oversee a team of Credit Analysts in assessment of credit proposals for MSME, Wholesale and Agribusiness.

Main Responsibilities

• Delivery of a professional service to the business units, by assessing and evaluating credit facilities (new and/or existing) based on sound credit & financial principles, which supports to minimizing of risk to the bank.
• Supervise Credit Analysts in submission of balanced credit opinions for approval of/decline of credit applications.
• Provide technical support to Credit Analysts including couching to improve quality of the credit proposals recommended for approval.
• Ensure the team observes SLA and without jeopardizing the quality of credit proposals
• Provide direct (specialist/ professional) credit assessment and evaluation to whether the credit proposal meets criteria and counter-party credit risk falls within acceptable parameters, and independently recommend appropriate credit proposal including terms or conditions where necessary to ring fence exposure.
• Identify, quantify and evaluate sources of risks and where possible provide mitigation
• Interrogate information obtained to gain a thorough understanding of business parameters, which create profit/value as well as the associated risks
• Be able to defend own judgement in a manner which does not negatively affect the business relationship.
• Utilize industry and market information available to identify and understand contextual threats to existing and potential clients.
• Build a smooth working relationship with business counterparts to improve quality of business proposals and turnaround time on credit evaluation
• Jointly be responsible together with business partners, for all credit facilities recommended for approval
• Detect and evaluate shifts or changes in key risk parameters in a business relationship or industry and evaluates the implications of such changes on continued business dealings.
• Take and/or recommend remedial /appropriate actions for deteriorating exposure identified during review process
• Submit all papers meant for Credit / Board Committees to Senior Manager, Credit ensuring ample time for review
• Manage performance of the Credit Analysts and provide support for performance improvement
• Approve credit proposals within mandated discretionary limit exercising highest integrity in the process.

Skills and Knowledge

• Knowledge of Bank Credit Products
• Ability to appropriately structure a deal.
• Detailed knowledge of credit analysis techniques
• Understanding of the various Industry Sectors (i.e. Government/Parastatals, manufacturing, wholesale, Agribusiness and retail.
• Excellent understanding of credit and associated risks
• Good interpersonal skills in a Business or Credit environment
• Analytical and numerate
• Communications and presentation skills
• Negotiation skills

Qualification and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent in Commerce, Economics, Finance or any relevant Business-related fields
• At least 5 years Proven experience in a Credit role at senior management level gained within the Bank or other banks

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