Director / Executive Director, Credit Department - SMBC

A position has arisen for an experienced candidate to join the Credit Department, Asia Pacific Division in Singapore as a Credit Officer.

The Credit Officer will be responsible to assess applications for loans, credit grading and credit strategy for a portfolio of project and structured finance transactions in the renewables, infrastructure, transportation and energy sectors. The coverage will span across three regions including Southeast Asia, South Asia and Oceania.

Responsibilities:

• To independently review and assess several types of credit applications submitted by business units; prepare concise and adequate executive summary to seek approval from relevant authorities. Analysing the creditworthiness of borrowers, project developers, sponsors, and corporate entities involved in each transaction.
• To establish an adequate action plan for credits likely to deteriorate to minimize credit costs.
• To manage and maintain the accuracy of registration of credit monitoring system and client database, and to instruct business units to modify data if necessary.
• To conduct credit portfolio analysis in terms of countries, corporate groups, industry commodity / segments, currency risks, internal grading, type of financial product, etc. from time to time.
• To monitor and proactively control credit exposures under large scale companies and/or certain sectors for increased concern on concentration risks, in cooperation with other relevant teams / departments.
• To discuss direction of potential deals with business units following head office's credit policy and credit appetite.
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.
• This role does not have an approval authority initially but will be considered in future depending on performance and experience.

Key requirements:

• Min. 5-7 years' experience in credit analysis or risk management preferably within Project Finance and/or in the energy and infrastructure sector.
• Strong working experience in assessing and managing credit risk for large-scale projects.
• Strong ability in articulating complicated financing transactions and implied risks in a clear and concise manner to a diverse range of stakeholders
• Tertiary degree/ qualification in a related field, e.g. degree in finance and accounting or economics.
• Chartered Financial Analyst or Chartered Accountant qualification is an added advantage).
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office (especially Excel) preferred.
• Excellent organizing and planning skills. Team player attributes.
• Excellent communication skills (written and spoken)
• Keenness to learn, demonstrate genuine interest in the energy and infrastructure markets across the APAC region. Strong learning agility, with a strong interest/knowledge of APAC energy and infrastructure markets

Location: Singapore, SG

Posted Date: 10/14/2024