Graduate Client Analyst at Stanbic IBTC Bank

Stanbic IBTC Bank is a leading African banking group focused on emerging markets globally. It has been a mainstay of South Africa's financial system for 150 years, and now spans 16 countries across the African continent.

Client satisfaction is absolutely central to our continued growth and success, and our Corporate Coverage division drives and protects this essential business function within Standard Bank. As a motivated and talented Client Analyst. We want you to work closely with our key clients, helping them to optimise financial performance through the full range of standard bank services and products

Job Title: Client Analyst

Job ID: 12561
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Division: Corporate Banking Coverage
Position Category: Corprate Banking Africa

Position Description

• Conduct ongoing research and analysis to enable the Relationship Managers to fully understand the clients’ business, context, and identify potential business opportunities for the bank.
• Interpret the research findings and analytics.
• Make recommendations regarding potential opportunities or risks so that the Relationship Manager is able to proactively identify solutions or mitigate commercial risks.

Key Activities

• Conduct research on clients, their business, operations and performance, as well as trends in their specific industries at the request of the Managers: Client Coverage
• Compile and analyse information regarding sales activity and business pipeline.
• Interact and liaise with clients with the purpose of providing or requesting information, to assist in the deal execution and/or gathering critical information for the bank.
• Ensure that the client information is updated in all the relevant information systems, and when out-dated, liaise with clients to gather the updated information.
• Compile and analyse reports on client profitability, product profitability and provide input to the budget planning and performance management process.
• Support Managers: Client Coverage in the credit process including credit applications, PCC (paper preparation), excess management, and compliance related issues to achieve zero write-off of debt, zero operational loss issues and other relevant workflows between credit and coverage.
• Ongoing review of client base for potential High Risk clients.
• Develop and prepare credit paper for submission to the Product Credit Committee (PCC) in conjunction with the Manager: Client Coverage.
• Develop and prepare appropriate documentation to complete annual credit review in conjunction with the Manager: Client Coverage.
• Act as escalation point for any identified risks to Manager: Client Coverage.

Required Skills and Qualifications
Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or business related field.
• A post graduate business degree will be considered an advantage.

Experience

• 1 to 2 years in the Banking, Financial Services or Business Consulting.
• Experience in conducting research and analytics, supported by strong computer proficiency skills.

Required Competencies
Result

• Updated and ongoing client and industry information, which can be used to identify opportunities and risks.
• Provide the Managers: Client Coverage with analysis that can be used to inform their account management plans.
• Provide ongoing assistance to Managers: Client Coverage in the implementation of the agreements.
• Updated client information that can be used for analysis and marketing purposes.
• Ensure updated and accurate information that can be used for budget planning or performance analysis.
• Assist in conducting an efficient credit process.
• Consistent client deal enablement at required standard.

Application Closing Date
4th March, 2014

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