6 Months contract Credit Risk Analyst (Financial institutions)

Job Responsibilities:

• Actively identify credit risks and provide recommendations to mitigate settlement risks.

• Prioritize new license applications to support the firm's growth strategy, with special focus on South Asia markets.

• Lead and drive new credit risk solutions as the payments landscape has evolved to more complex business models.

• Proactively engage with business partners and provide solutions to mitigate the credit risks of new Fintech players that are not well capitalized.

• Actively manage the AP collateral portfolio

• Identity key risks relating to the new payment flows and propose new collateral options to mitigate these risks.

• Provide training, strategic support and recommendations to empower Account Executives with predetermined collateral options.

• Contribute to the key market initiatives and ensuring that proper processes are in place to support credit due diligence and ongoing monitoring.

• Provide proactive insights and scenario modeling to effectively manage the settlement risks of AP portfolio.

• Initiate ideas in automating and enhancing risk management tools for effective ongoing monitoring and ensure timely response to market shifts.

• Drive process efficiency and support key project initiatives.

• Ensure Credit Risk Policy and Procedures are adhered to when assessing new clients and renewals of existing clients.

• Responsible for coordinating global monthly, quarterly, and ad hoc dashboard and reporting for management.

• Support cross-functional collaboration by contributing and providing appropriate advice from a credit perspective.

• Lead complex projects and meetings, deliver presentations

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's in Finance or equivalent and knowledge across Financial Institutions, Corporate and Fintechs. MBA or CFA preferred.

• Minimum 10+ years of relevant experience, including at least 5 years managing the collateral portfolio and analyzing banks/non-bank financial institutions or corporates/fintechs in Asia Pacific.

• Experience at both understanding and managing quantitative credit rating models (Banks and Corporates).

• Ability to clearly articulate results after analyzing large scales of data to senior management as the basis for making key credit decisions.

• Good eye for details noting discrepant financial trends in data analytics.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present clear and concise recommendations to management.

• Able to effectively manage competing deadlines to meet business expectations and projects in a fast paced environment.

Interested applicants please send your resume in MS Words format to Joanna.Tan@ambition.com.sg and attn it to Tan Joanna (R1104661).
Short listed candidates will be notified
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