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

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 authorization and signatures
• Monthly/quarterly/annual revision of account exposure
• Daily referral processes
• Excess memorandum submitted to centralized Credit Office
• Responsible for preparing reports and standard statements/Ensures that monthly returns/reports are submitted to centralized 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