Credit Analyst

Job description / Role

Within the Credit department, the role will be responsible for reviewing credit facility proposals for Corporate and Private Banking customers. The role will provide analyses and assess the risk of the borrowers, proposed credit structures, security/collateral, exposure levels and the adherence to established policies, guidelines and credit procedures.

Role Description:
- You will perform credit assessments and comply with established/approved credit risk policies, guidelines, procedures and relevant laws and banking regulations. You will coordinate with the Relationship Managers for the timely receipt of customer documents and other information required to evaluate the credit worthiness of the proposed borrowers.
- You will assist in the assessments on credit proposals by preparing reports and analysis of the various credit risk facets. You will assign final risk ratings, including borrower rating and facility ratings, based on the underlying assessment.
- You will liaise with Centralized Credit department in Doha to process applications and with the Credit Administration department in Singapore.
- You will ensure all obligors are assigned the appropriate credit ratings, and ensure annual and watch-list reviews are done and updated on timely basis. In addition, you will support the Head of Risk, Singapore in preparing recommendations to extend, decline, or request further structuring/guarantees/collaterals to the transactions to minimize credit risk and meet QNB Group credit risk standards
- You will also assist in the development and preparation of regular and ad hoc credit risk reporting and support the Head of Risk, Singapore in making further enhancements to the risk management framework.

Requirements

The successful candidate will possess at least a Bachelor degree (or equivalent) with at least 5 years of relevant experience in a major bank’s risk function. He/she must demonstrate proficiency in risk concepts, banking products/operations/systems, pertinent regulatory requirements, International Accounting Standards and related pronouncements. In addition, an understanding of credit risk methodologies and/or other complex financial risk modelling would be highly desirable.

Please consider that QNB will only accept direct applications - No applications from recruitment agencies will be considered.

About the Company

QNB Group is the biggest bank in Qatar, and a leading financial institution in the Middle East and Africa is hiring.

QNB Group’s presence through its subsidiaries and associate companies now extends to more than 30 countries across 3 continents, providing a comprehensive range of products and services. The total number of staff is more than 28,000 operating from over 1200 locations.

QNB will assist you to take charge of your career with rich and varied opportunities to experience different parts of our global business and develop a valuable portfolio of skills and knowledge.