Senior Credit Officer

Description

• Effective administrative management of the credit facilities (mandate as allocated by Manager: Credit) in compliance with the Bank’s credit policy and procedures and containment of credit risk as per BSC
• (RB6)

Duties

• Customer Focus
• Responsible for ensuring that clients are handled in a professional manner, the information provided is correct and clients are correctly referred
• Client relationship management for loan accounts
• Sales Focus
• Responsible for identifying cross-selling opportunities and to refer such opportunities and leads to the sales area
• Credit Administration
• Evaluation of credit applications, with reference to risk factors:
•     Financial analysis
•     Financial structuring
•     Credit evaluation and assessment
• Collateral
• Ensure all applicable documentation for credit applications are received from sales
• Responsible to ensure that documents for entry are completed correctly with the required authorisation and signatures
• Monthly/quarterly/annual revision of account exposure
• Daily referral processes
• Excess memorandum submitted to centralised Credit Office
• Responsible for preparing reports and standard statements / Ensures that monthly returns/reports are submitted to centralised Credit Office
• Responsible for ensuring that contracts are complete and legally correct (only if no dedicated Collateral area in branch)
•  Responsible for ensuring that differences between source documents and the system are corrected and that lists are filed
• Responsible to ensure that costs are recovered in accordance with the prescribed guidelines
• Achieving credit control assessment targets / audit
• Completion of all applicable documentation for overdraft facilities: existing customer
• People Management
• Ensure that the right people are placed in the right positions in order to reduce workload, overtime and staff turnover
• Effectively plan and conduct formal and on the job trainings to ensure that sufficient expertise are available to perform the job
• Sufficient knowledge of staff and their duties to do effective evaluation in accordance the Banks guidelines

Requisites

• At least 4 years general banking experience
• Knowledge of Products and Services, Credit principles
• Knowledge of Business & Administration Procedures
• Computer literacy essential (Word, Excel)
• Budgeting and planning skills.
• Excellent Leadership skills and interpersonal relationship skills
• Skill in analyzing and evaluating financial information
• Qualification
• Grade 12
• Credit Diploma
• MDP/LDP – progress to obtain

Notes

• Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted