Senior Credit Manager

Responsible for reviewing credit applications for Wholesale Banking

Evaluate individual credit requests (for new and existing) corporate clients

Ensuring all credit and other applications / requests submitted from Business are in line with ADIB credit policies and procedures, TM / RACs and other legal regulations

Present with recommendation to Senior Credit Officers

Responsible for reviewing all new finance requests, annual reviews, Interim requests and providing credit recommendation.

Ensure that facilities purpose and structure are in line with customer’s financing requirements and repayment capacity; optimize the risk return traded through efficient collaterals, financial covenants and terms & conditions

Establish effective communication with Business to understand the client’s needs and ensure that dealing due diligence (qualitative and quantitative) is robust

Make sure appropriate risks/mitigation analysis is in place, primary & secondary sources or repayment have been adequately identified, addressed, and can withstand the tenor on base and stressed case scenarios.

Ensure Credit Policy and TM/RAC adherence. Highlight deviations to the Regional Risk Manager and ensure that appropriate justification/mitigants are in place.

Conduct joint customer site visits with Regional Risk Manager when required in order to evaluate the quality of the management/operation and credit worthiness.

Monitor early warning indicators to identify potential problematic accounts. Report trigger breaches to the Regional Risk Manager. Prepare minutes to red flag meetings.

Ensure strict compliance with bank’s credit policies and procedures and central bank laws and regulations.

Monitor post disbursement, past dues and TOD reports and oversee collection of past due accounts in coordination with the business team. Manage delinquencies by recommending rescheduling / restructuring of facilities or transferring the account to Asset Remedial Management.

Participate in projects that streamline and improve existing processes including policy and process revisions.

Prepare and update Risk & Control Self-Assessment (RCSA), manage the quarterly credit self-assessment / control testing process and reporting for the unit ensuring timely submissions and tracking of corrective active plan.

Help prepare periodic portfolio reviews in line with scenario plan requirement and ongoing monitoring of action plan / triggers identified in the review.

Arrange and manage process for greenlighting of new transactions.

Any other assignment given by SCO’s and GCCO

Technical knowledge – Previous Corporate Banking / Credit experience preferred.

Minimum of 8-10 years of Corporate Banking experience