Team Member - Credit Analysis (Corporate) at Workforce Group

Workforce Group is a Management Consulting and Outsourcing Professional Services Firm. Following its inception in July 2004, Workforce Management Centre Limited (Workforce) has built an enviable reputation as the leading indigenous management and professional services consulting firm in Nigeria. Drawing from its Deep Domain Expertise, in the area of organizational effectiveness and employee performance, the Company is positioned to assist businesses across diverse sectors of the economy in their quest to create sustainable value for their stakeholders.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Team Member - Credit Analysis (Corporate)

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time

Job Summary

• Assists the Team Lead Credit Risk Analysis (Corporate) to provide independent credit risk analysis and recommendations, quantitative and qualitative risk evaluation (score or rating) and highlight potential risk of the borrower and loan product

Duties & Responsibilities

• Responsible for risk evaluation of loan applications within the Commercial & SME credit analysis space with guidance from the bank’s credit policy and manuals.
• Ensure timely and quality credit assessment and decision are made.
• Evaluation and recommendation of credit proposal to senior Credit Analyst for approval or decline;
• Calculate and provide total, qualitative and quantitative risk rating or score for loan applicant with proper and supporting evidence/documents;
• To provide detailed and timely reports on a weekly and Monthly basis on the Credit Analysis activities
• Undertake special duties/assignments as directed by the Senior Credit Analyst, Head Credit Analysis (Commercial & SME), CCO and CRO.;
• Review and provide feedback to the business unit about the completed loan application form and risk ratings. If anything is missing or not clear in the application, ensure to inform the same at very first and get the completed application with all required supportive documents for the credit risk analysis;
• Evaluate whether proposals meet sound business criteria and credit risk falls within acceptable parameters, approve and recommends appropriate credit facilities including terms and conditions of facilities.;
• Builds relationship with BDMs and Relationship Officers to improve quality of business proposals and turnaround time on credit evaluations.;
• Evaluate the Environment and Social impact of borrower's activities on the environment and assess the E and S risk rating of customer's;
• Identifies, quantifies and evaluates sources of risk in relation to profitability of business proposals and financial viability of bank clients as a whole, interrogates/probes. Based on risk rating grade/score, responsible to recommend approval or rejection of the loan proposal.

Requirements 

• A First Degree or equivalent in any discipline 
• 3 - 4 years of post qualification experience in risk management or related area within financial services industry             

Job Knowledge:

• knowledge of CBN policies and regulatory guidelines
• knowledge and understanding of UBN's credit policy
• Knowledge and experience of market segments;
• Basic accounting and financial analysis knowledge;
• Basci credit writing and presentation knowledge
• Knowledge of best practices
• Mandatory knowledge of CBN Prudential Guidelines
• Knowledge and experience of other relevant regulatory policies and guidelines
• Credit Risk/Analytical Skills
• Knowledge of portfolio management
• Strong Product Knowledge
• Knowledge of credit policies and credit processes
• Good knowledge of market base and customer base 

Skills / Competencies :

• Study of CBN policies and other regulatory guidelines
• Ability to Study and interprete the bank's credit policy
• Ability to study and learn about the differnet market segments
• Good numerical ability
• Ability to learn very fast and adapt to new environment
• Integrity and discretion
• Entrepreneurship
• Analytical skills/problem solving  
• Resilience, tenacity and integrity
• Interpersonal skills
• Communication (oral and written)
• General Management/administration
• Coaching/Leadership/Influencing
• Initiative/entrepreneurship/taking ownership
• Team Building/conflict management
• Organization & Coordination Skills
• General management/administration
• Good technical skills - MS Office Suite

Job Requirement:

• Analytical Skill, Ms Office

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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