Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria Recruits Credit Analyst Nigeria 2014

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We are recruiting to fill the following position:

Job Title: Credit Analyst

Job ID: 410088
Job Function: Consumer Banking
Job Location: Nigeria - SCB

Job Description

• Responsible for assessing credit risk of assigned portfolio of SME BANKING with a view to minimizing loss and maximizing Risk Adjusted Revenues.
• Product management & development of SME portfolio.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• To analyse customers risk using credit skills, ratio analysis, cash flow projections using CreditMate platform, evaluation of parent support policies, credit grading and judgement of management and strategy.
• To jointly structure facilities with Relationship Managers to meet individual client’s needs with a view to maximizing earnings and minimizing risk and bad debts.
• To understand customer needs and inherent credit risk and act upon them.
• To carry out research work and analyse market information so as to counter competitive pressures.
• To ensure that all credit conforms to Group and Local Credit Policy.
• Monitoring of credit quality and risk with the Relationship Managers and SCS Team by highlighting early warning signs of credit deterioration.
• Maintenance of Corporate database e.g. spread.
• Obtaining and analysis of financial statements and raising appropriate concerns.
• Recommending minimum pricing ranges/risk margins using scorecard Methodology.
• Regular review of credit worthiness of clients using credit grading techniques
• Train attached staff in order to assist in meeting customer requirements and to increase their efficiency, competency and productivity
• Product management & monitoring of SME portfolio.
• Ensure you remain alert to the risk of money laundering and assist in the bank’s efforts in combating it by adhering to the key principles in relation to: Identifying your customer, knowing your customer, reporting suspicions, safeguarding records and not disclosing suspicions to customers.

Qualifications & Skills
a) Knowledge:

• Minimum qualification 1st degree plus professional qualification CA/ACCA/CIMA/CIS and any other relevant diplomas/degrees.
• Full CSAP within a year of moving into the role
• A good understanding and analysis of financial statements, cash flows and their impact on businesses.
• An in-depth knowledge of advanced lending techniques, Group products, trade finance, investment instruments and of Bank’s policy, rules and procedures.
• Good knowledge of business conditions, banking and Commercial Law.

b) Experience:

• At least 2 years lending experience in responsible positions.
• Expertise in credit structuring, evaluating risk, financial analysis and industry analysis.
• Strong lending, negotiating and decision making ability.

Mode of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note: 

• When the page opens, at the Location dropdown, select Nigeria - SCB and click Search, then click Credit Analyst 

Application Deadline: 24th December, 2013