Specialist- Credit Control & Sanction

Join the UAE’s largest bank and one of the world’s largest and safest financial institutions. Our focus is to create value for our employees, customers, shareholders and communities to grow through differentiation, agility and innovation. We are looking for top talent and your success is our success. Accelerate your growth as you help us reach our goals and advance your career. Be ready to make your mark a top company, in an exciting & dynamic industry.

JOB PURPOSE:

The role is responsible for managing of credit limits relating to credit facilities and guiding the team members in the day-to-day transactions with respect to limit encoding & control. Further, he/she is responsible for ensuring that the team complies with the approved terms and adheres to policies, process and procedures of FAB Head office, representative offices, international branches and regulators

• Authorize / Process/ Encode credit limits and to ensure accurate detailing into the Banks Systems along with maintenance of Banks & Country Limits as per Credit Approvals Maintaining accuracy with regards to application of interest rates, commissions, fees and charges.
• Authorize / Process / Prepare day to day transactions – Loan memos, Processing tickets, PPC discounting/ settlements, SVC etc
• Authorize / Process memos for provisioning of accounts, customer grade changes, suspension of interest and passing relevant write-off entries.
• Authorise /Process limits for approvals received from Credit for Initial CA / Annual Review/ Extension Memo / Interim & Administrative Memo
• Authorise / Process Bulk upload for limit extensions for Corporate, PCG, Investment Banking Clients and FI limits
• Authorise /Process downgrade, upgrade of counterparties in system and Central Bank as per Credit Approval
• Authorise /Process and prepare monthly reports such as CBRB mismatch report and mismatch in ORR between credit application and GLCMS.
• Authorise /Process RB code in both systems GLCMS and T24 and give confirmation to stakeholders on limits before closing of account.
• Ensure 100% satisfaction rating by internal customers by providing superior service quality, manage internal customer relationships and ensure that queries and exceptions are addressed efficiently with proactive measures.

• Authorize / Prepare Liability/No Liability Certificates / Letters.
• Ensure timely response to service and support requests, queries, escalations and deficiency reports.
• Stay abreast of latest developing concepts, new regulations by the UAE Central Bank, other legal entities and Corporate Credit guidelines
• Ensure adherence to published Standard Operation Procedures (SOP), Service level agreements (SLA’s) and understanding of relevant products, procedures and Delegation of Authority (DOA) of the Bank.
• Support Team Leader (TL’s) in distributing work among team members and ensure smooth flow of day-to-day transactions.
• Assist TLs in monitoring work submission channels (emails and other workflow management systems in use) for daily task allocation within the Unit, to ensure task completions and update internal stakeholders accordingly.
• Authorize / Prepare instruction memos to Loan operations for disbursement, changes in repayment, settlements, maintenance and collection of various fees etc
• Authorize / Prepare instruction Memos to Client Service (CS) team for release of excess margin held against facilities as per approved terms.
• Authorize / Prepare instruction memos for amendment of interest rates of overdraft pricing linked to fixed deposits, deferring loan instalments, extending loan maturity date etc.
• Authorize / Process / Encode Bank and Country limits as per approval
• Authorize / Process upload of interest rates codes in Bank systems
• Prepare various reports as and when requested by HO-CCU & Sanction/HO-CAD/Senior Management
• Undertake special projects/assignments as and when requested by Line Manager/ HO-CCU& Sanction / HO- CAD/ Senior Management.
• Report KRI’s and Operational loss incidents in a timely manner.
• Proactive engagement with key stakeholders and ensure operational continuity without any process breach
• Recognize and highlight process enhancement opportunities.
• Provide guidance and on the job training for staff, conduct knowledge sharing sessions and monitor performance of the team.
• Ascertain adequate training of team members
• Ensure adequate back-ups for self and team members during leave period
• Timely archiving of transactional documents as per Unit’s process.
• Maximize available manpower to meet business deliverables.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Policies, Systems, Processes & Procedures
• Follow all relevant departmental policies, processes, standard operating procedures, and instructions so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner.
• Demonstrate compliance to organization’s values and ethics at all times to support the establishment of a value drive culture within the bank.
• Continuous Improvement
• Contribute to the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement and sustainability of systems, processes and practices considering global standards, productivity improvement and cost reduction.
• Reporting
• Assist in the preparation of timely and accurate statements and reports to meet department requirements, policies and quality standards.
  
  

Minimum Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree or related discipline.

Minimum Experience

• Relevant experience in the banking sector with at least 2 years in similar positions of progressively increasing managerial responsibilities in the credit facility function.