Senior Manager Credit Approval Job Opportunity – DFCU Bank

Organization: DFCU
Bank
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Reports to: Head
Credit & Special Asset Management
About US:
DFCU bank is a fast
growing commercial bank offering a variety of innovative products and services.
DFCU Limited was started by the Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC) of
the United Kingdom and the Government of Uganda through the Uganda Development
Corporation (UDC) under the name of Development Finance Company of Uganda
Limited. Later restructuring brought in DEG (of Germany) and International
Finance Corporation (IFC) as equal partners with CDC and UDC, each having a 25%
stake in the company. Its objective was to support long-term development projects
whose financing needs and risk did not appeal to the then existing financial
commercial lending institutions.
Job Summary:   The Senior Manager Credit Approval will lead
the approval team and will be responsible for having independent credit sign
off on all credits and deal driven credit applications, perform financial
analysis and also in-depth credit assessment/evaluation review whilst providing
credit approval for all credit, covering various products extending customers
within the delegated authority limit.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Formulate, review and update the Bank’s credit policies and
    procedures
  • Approve credit applications within delegated authority
  • Review and update the new guidelines / regulations / policies
    released by the regulatory bodies and Head Office applicable to the Bank’s
    credit risk management
  • Responsible for processing evaluation on credit applications and
    preparing credit opinion/ recommendation / commentary for senior
    management when higher level of approval authority is required.
  • Provide advice to business units in structuring credit / loan
    transactions and perform credit analysis.
  • Identify and highlight exceptions against the Bank’s lending policy
    / standard terms and conditions being offered to credit applicants
  • Periodically representing the Credit Department in meetings and
    forums as may be assigned by Head of Credit.
  • Manage and monitor loan portfolio, ensure credit quality and full
    compliance of Bank’s policies and lending guidelines
  • Perform credit review

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
  • The applicant for the DFCU Bank Senior Manager Credit Approval job
    placement must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Banking, business or
    related subjects
  • Credit certification
  • Seven years of experience, five of which have been in Credit
    Approval/Analyst function within corporate banking field, previous
    experience in corporate banking will be considered as well
  • Strong understanding of mid cap /large corporate
  • Well-versed in traditional banking and trade products, as well as treasury
    and more complex solutions
  • Fluent in English, Strong English writing skills and credit sense
How to Apply:
All candidates who
so wish to join the banking sector in the aforementioned capacity are
encouraged to send their applications with detailed CVs including present
position and copies of relevant professional/academic certificates (University
Transcript, O & A level) to: Vacanciesbank@dfcugroup.com
Deadline: 25th September 2018
NB: dfcu
Bank does not solicit/accept payment in cash/kind from prospective candidates
in exchange for shortlisting or job placement. Any candidate who engages in
this kind of transaction is aiding and abetting fraud and will be automatically
disqualified.
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