About Barclays UK:
Barclays is a British multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in London. It is a universal bank with operations in retail, wholesale and investment banking, as well as wealth management, mortgage lending and credit cards. It has operations in over 50 countries and territories and has around 48 million customers. As of 31 December 2011, Barclays had total assets of US$2.42 trillion, the seventh-largest of any bank worldwide.
Job Summary: The Corporate Credit Manager will be charged with;
· Acting as a credit professional expert to the relationship team and the conduit to the Credit Risk function for sanctioning purposes.
· Responsible for developing practical and appropriate credit solutions (i.e. lending structures) through understanding customers’ needs.
· Delivering high quality and consistent, credit applications, making recommendations.
· Monitor and control nominated accounts within designated portfolios.
· Maintain integrity of Commercial Credit Risk System (CCRS) data ensuring financial information is updated.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Understanding the Credit/ Solutions Development: 30%
· Assess a customer’s business through the analysis of Business and Credit risks associated with the provision of the bank’s products and services to the customer.
· Develop high quality credit solutions with the view of obtaining fast credit approval from Credit teams.
· Be the joint contact for credit management purposes for accountants, solicitors and other professionals.
3. The Credit Process: 30%
· Preparation of Commercial Credit Risk System (CCRS) applications with paper attachments for recommendation to the Sanctioners
· Work directly with the sanctioning office for all credits that are outside local Risk Management or the Relationship Manager’s personal discretion.
· Attend customer meetings with the Relationship Manager if credit related issues are to be discussed/ need to be resolved.
· Review and sign facility letters and co-ordinate execution of documentation and draw down of facilities.
4. Portfolio Management- Monitoring and Control: 30%
· In charge of the management of all financial information produced by customers.
· Responsible for managing the end to end process for risk reports, challenging Relationship Managers where control lapses or potential risk has been identified
· Monitor and Control quality of portfolio using ‘Condition of Sanction’ triggers where possible. Discussing with Sanctioners deteriorating trends and trigger events if they give cause for concern, advising the Relationship Manager simultaneously.
5. Staff Management: 10%
· Support the Team Leaders in delivering effective performance development for individuals within the team.
· Drive proactive application of Barclays Guiding Principles both personally and throughout the team and coach and support colleagues within the Team.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
· The applicant should preferably hold a good University degree in any of the following fields: Commerce, Accounting, Economics, Statistics, Business Administration or Finance.
· Possession of a relevant master’s degree and/or related professional qualification will be an added advantage e.g. ACCA, CPA, CFA, etc.
· At least three years’ experience in the commercial lending specifically in origination, credit analysis and credit risk structuring of transactions covering multiple industry sectors.
· Excellent knowledge of commercial banking credit and associated risks
· Working knowledge of commercial legal environment.
· Proven ability as self-starter.
· Excellent communication skills (both oral and written)
· The Corporate Credit Manager should have significant knowledge of Commercial Credit Risk System (CCRS) or a similar system to analyse, monitor and report on credit applications.
· Extensive knowledge of Commercial Credit Risk System (CCRS) and other bank systems.
· Detailed knowledge and understanding of credit and financial analysis techniques.
· Internal instructions/procedures including Head office instructions, Barclays Africa Whole Sale Credit Risk Standards and Control Framework.
· Products and services frequently used by customers
· Awareness of legislation affecting the Bank and customers having the highest regard for confidentiality.
· Possess excellent analytical and numerical skills
· Excellent Communications and presentation skills
· Commercial Credit Risk System (CCRS) and IT skills
· Good negotiation Skills
· Excellent inter-personal skills
· Effective time management and planning skills
How to Apply:
If you feel challenged by any of the above positions, and believe you can deliver on key deliverables as outlined above, upload your application letter, current curriculum vitae and photocopies of academic certificate to our recruitment website detail below:
Barclays is an equal opportunity employer that recruits, develops and promotes people on merit, and rewards outstanding performance, regardless of background and gender.
For queries contact us on 0417122453 or email: barclays.uganda@barclays.com
Deadline: 1st September, 2015