Assistant Manager - Credit Risk (UAE National)

In line with the UAE Government’s strategy in empowering and developing nationals, Emirates NBD is committed to welcoming the young generation into an innovative, modern and supportive work environment to contribute to the nation's success. We are looking to find the best UAEN talent to join our ENBD family. Job Description Organization Unit Purpose Appraisal, assessment & control of credit exposures Control function, which ensures group takes on assets which meets the Group’s standards on lending in terms of risk Setting up up of credit limits for clients and delegated approval limits Set up Credit policies which allow us to process credit proposals from Business Units (Wholesale Banking, BUB, PB - UAE & International) within agreed timeframe / turn-around time and ensure response levels. On going measurement of credit risk Assessment of provisions, portfolio health etc Job Purpose Evaluate credit proposals submitted by the Wholesale banking business units. Analyse and submit recommendations to management Evaluate credit risk and suggest mitigating measures where possible Ensure to maintain good quality of the Corporate Credit portfolio of the accounts/ BUs allocated Ensure that lending proposals are in compliance with policies & UAE CB regulations Close monitoring of portfolio of one / more CBUs (depending on size of CBU) especially accounts on border line i.e. OLEM / Substandard to ensure that they do not get into non performing category Advise BUs with respect to managing of difficult accounts and monitor their progress Review and make appropriate recommendations for provisioning of weaker accounts with respect to the portfolio allocated Monitor exception / reports excesses, past dues, utilisation with respect to the allocated portfolio Maximising returns from a relationship – advise relationship team/management on strategies for various groups Analyse requests for changes in documentation / standard terms inclding liasing with stakeholders like Legal, CRAD, etc. Job Content Customer-Services a) Maintain Service Quality and adherence to TATs (measured via Track Soft or similar reports) b) Proactive Business Support and Quality of interaction with allocated BUs (to be 2 way) c) Understand Customer Needs and undertake BU/customer visits as required. Internal-Process a) Quality of Credit Recommendations &/or approvals; necessary escalations/discussions b) Adherence to Policy/Processes/Guidelines c) Undertake sector/portfolio reviews Internal-Compliance a)Accuracy & quality of comments on various reports; monitor exception reports & a/cs for timely inclusion on EAR as per control & monitoring requirements. b) Escalate covenant breaches & other audit remarks. c)Ensure proactive portfolio management through regular monitoring of a/cs, especially PD/OLEM/EAR/PROV forecast a/cs/ repayments & reduce NPLs. d) Monitor all exceptions on a proactive basis & minimize review overdue/ covenant overdue/ DDR. e) Contribute towards achieving acceptable INA rating as a minimum (measured by GCD INA rating) f) IFRS9 Governance & Staging to be completed per policy. g) To ensure compliance

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field Relevant certification such as Credit Risk Certification (CRC) or equivalent preferred Ongoing professional development in credit risk or banking regulations

Evaluate credit proposals submitted by Wholesale Banking units. Analyse and submit recommendations to management. Assess credit risk and suggest mitigating measures. Maintain quality of the Corporate Credit portfolio for allocated accounts/BUs. Ensure lending proposals comply with policies and UAE Central Bank regulations. Closely monitor portfolios (one or more CBUs) to prevent deterioration to substandard/NPL categories. Advise BUs on managing difficult accounts and monitor progress. Review and recommend provisioning for weaker accounts within allocated portfolio. Monitor exceptions, past dues, utilization; maximize returns through strategy advice to Relationship teams. Ensure accuracy and quality of comments on reports; escalate covenant breaches; ensure proactive portfolio management through regular monitoring of accounts (PD/OLEM/EAR/PROV forecasts) and reduce NPLs. Ensure IFRS9 governance and staging are completed per policy.