Head, Commercial Credit Division - Visayas

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Job Summary: 

The Credit Division Head is responsible for planning, supervising and directing activities of the division which include:
• Evaluation of credit proposals coming from Lending Units, both domestic and international branches and subsidiaries
• Ensures compliance with internal and external (BSP) Bank policies
• Validation and approval of credit proposals submitted by Lending Units

Specific Duties and Responsibilites

Credit Assessment and Proposal Review and Approval:
• Guarantees quality credit assessments that is aligned with the standards of the Bank
• Timely review and approval of account renewals, prospective borrowers and various credit requests and reports.
Risk Evaluation and Credit Structuring:
• Appropriately assess credit risk ratings and classifications and demonstrates strict compliance to documentation and bank policies.
• Initiates policy queries, review or amendments
Coordination and Documentation:
• Coordinates with Lending Units to effectively monitor account status and performance
• Partners with Credit Administration Department, Credit Control and Documentation Division, Credit Investigation and Appraisal Division, Legal (or with other relevant units) to ensure that proposals have the appropriate approvals, loan documentation process is in order and collateral/policy deviations are mitigated.
Monitoring and Reporting:
• Stays on top of the credit portfolio by performing necessary coordination with Institutional Business Sector (IBS) partners
• Performs effective portfolio management, recognizes potential issues that requires immediate attention or escalation and initiates remedial management efforts for non-performing loans of accounts showing signs of weakness
Talent Development:
• Ensures effective performance management of the team against set KRAs and people development
• Coordinates with Human Resource partners to ensure adequate talent is available and honed with well-thought-out career development programs
Additional Responsibilities:
• Perform other related duties as assigned to support the overall success of the Bank.

Qualifications:
 

• Bachelor's Degree


• At least 10 years of solid people management experience


• At least 10 years’ exposure in processing commercial term loans coming from local banks and/or equivalent


• Strong understanding of project management methodologies (e.g. Agile, Waterfall, Iterative Waterfall, Scrum) and best practices


• Excellent communications skills (Oral/Written), interpersonal and presentation skills


• CPA / CFA an advantage

Other Details:

Rank: Senior Officer

Unit: Office of the President / Credit Group / Commercial Credit Division - Visayas

Location: The Shops, BGC, Taguig City