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Business Credit Specialist

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Job Summary:

Responsible for assessing SME and Commercial financing applications, identifying key credit risks, and recommending prudent credit decisions to support sustainable business growth and asset quality management.

Job Accountabilities:

Credit Evaluation & Risk Assessment

  • Conduct independent and objective credit assessments of SME and Commercial credit applications, including new, renewal, enhancement, and review requests.

  • Evaluate borrowers' business models, financial performance, repayment capacity, industry outlook, management capability, and key risk factors.

  • Perform comprehensive credit due diligence, identify emerging risks, recommend appropriate mitigants, and formulate balanced credit recommendations for approval authorities.

  • Assess credit structures, financing terms, collateral coverage, covenant packages, and security arrangements to ensure prudent risk management.

Portfolio Monitoring & Asset Quality Management

  • Monitor assigned credit portfolio to identify early warning signals, deterioration in credit quality, industry vulnerabilities, and emerging risks.

  • Recommend timely remedial actions and risk mitigation measures to preserve asset quality and minimize potential credit losses.

  • Support periodic portfolio reviews, risk assessments, and regulatory reporting requirements where applicable.

Business Advisory & Stakeholder Engagement

  • Partner closely with Business Units to develop sound financing structures and commercially viable solutions that align with the Bank's risk appetite.

  • Provide independent credit perspectives and constructive challenges to strengthen financing proposals and credit submissions.

  • Ensure timely turnaround of credit evaluations and responses to internal stakeholders while maintaining quality and consistency of assessment.

Policy, Governance & Compliance

  • Ensure all credit evaluations comply with the Bank's credit policies, risk framework, delegated authority limits, regulatory requirements, and applicable guidelines.

  • Maintain a balanced approach between business growth, risk management, profitability, and asset quality objectives.

  • Contribute to continuous enhancement of credit processes, evaluation standards, and risk management infrastructure.

Job Requirement:

  • Bachelor's Degree in any discipline. Those with CCP/PCP are an added advantage.

  • Minimum 5 years in credit processing, analysis and evaluation or exposure in sales marketing of SME/commercial loans.

  • Capable of working independently with minimum supervision, possess strong credit analytical skills and able to work under tight deadlines.

  • Good written and communication skills.

  • Strong knowledge of credit risk assessment, financial analysis, loan structuring, and risk mitigation techniques.

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