Credit Review Manager - Bank

Independent Credit Review Manager for one of the leading commercial banks in Saudi Arabia

Employment title : Independent Credit Review Manager

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Department: Risk Management

Typically reports to: CRO/Credit Risk Head

Job Responsibilities:

- Perform on-going monitoring of assigned reviewable lines of business to proactively surface existing and emerging risks, evaluate the effectiveness of corresponding credit controls, and provide feedback and recommendations to the Business.

- Proactively adjust sampling/testing as needed in accordance with changing risk environment.

- Build a thorough understanding of the credit risk and control fundamentals of the assigned reviewable lines of business through a close working relationship with Line management.

- Stay abreast of industry and regulatory trends to understand where risk may exist in assigned reviewable lines of business

- Escalate/elevate issues following established protocols and recommendations to the Business in-between scheduled review report issuance.

- Plan and lead reviews, as well as participate on other CCR reviews as requested.

Educational Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in finance, accounting, and/or economics /MBA/CA

Professional Experience:

- At least 15 years experience in a private/PSU bank with at least 10 years of experience in independent credit reviews and corporate banking with basic knowledge of all banking products (Treasury, Trade, syndications).

Personal requirements:

- Strong credit risk management skills with hands on experience in portfolio management, credit analysis, loan structuring/underwriting, risk ratings, and remedial management.

- Strong knowledge of credit risk policies and processes

- Demonstrated ability as an independent thinker who is able to challenge conventional wisdom and exercise sound judgment in relation to credit risk and banking transactions.

- Strong verbal and written communication skills.

- Willingness to develop supervisory/people management experience, with demonstrated ability to coach and lead individuals and teams to deliver high quality results against specified objectives

- Strong communication skills

- Fluent in English

- Detail and deadline oriented

Remuneration: 135,000 US Dollars per annum

Interested candidates can send their resume to jobsinsaudiarabia2@gmail.com