Nexeo is currently looking for a Credit Operations & Control Officer to join the team of one of our banking clients in Brussels.
You will be responsible for providing day-to-day operational support and control activities related to Professional and Individual Credits, ensuring operational continuity, risk control and high-quality service to internal and external clients.
This is a great opportunity for someone with experience in professional lending, banking operations, credit processes and operational controls, who is comfortable working in a dynamic and regulated banking environment.
Credit Operations & Daily Support
- Ensure day-to-day operational support and control activities related to Professional and Individual Credits.
- Monitor credit-related processes and ensure activities are performed accurately and in accordance with defined procedures.
- Support both front-end and back-end processes related to daily banking and credit activities.
- Ensure operational continuity and contribute to maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction.
Controls & Operational Risk
- Execute and monitor operational controls within the departments in scope.
- Identify operational risks, anomalies and control weaknesses.
- Document and report control results to relevant business stakeholders.
- Discuss negative control results with business partners and agree on appropriate action plans and remediation measures.
- Follow up on identified actions and ensure proper resolution.
Issue Management & Reporting
- Manage and follow up on operational issues and incidents.
- Analyze problems, identify root causes and coordinate appropriate solutions.
- Prepare regular and ad hoc operational reporting.
- Provide clear feedback on control results, risks, issues and action plans.
Stakeholder & Client Management
- Act as a point of contact for internal and external clients.
- Collaborate closely with business partners, operational teams and other stakeholders.
- Communicate findings and recommendations in a clear and diplomatic manner.
- Contribute to maintaining strong service quality and customer satisfaction.
Project Support
- Provide ad hoc support to projects and process improvement initiatives.
- Contribute to the implementation of new processes, controls and operational procedures.
- Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, quality and operational risk management.
- 2+ years of relevant professional experience in banking, credit operations, financial services or a related environment.
- Good knowledge of Professional Loans / Professional Credits.
- Experience in control execution and operational risk monitoring.
- Strong interest in finance, banking products and credit processes.
- Understanding of both front-end and back-end banking processes.
- Experience in daily banking activities within a banking environment is a strong plus.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Banking or a related field.
Mandatory:
- Professional Loans / Professional Credits
- Operational controls and control execution
- Issue management and reporting
- Good knowledge of MS Office
- Comfortable working with various IT and banking tools
Nice to have:
- Experience with Individual Credits
- Front-end and back-end banking processes
- Daily Banking operations
- Process improvement
- Experience in operational risk and business continuity
- Dutch: Fluent or native
- French: Fluent or native
- English: Profound knowledge
- Strong communicator with a customer-oriented and diplomatic approach
- Able to work independently and take ownership
- Stress-resistant and flexible
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Accurate and precise
- Quality-minded with strong attention to detail
- Structured and organized
- Able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced banking environment