Commercial Bank Credit Officer - VP

Citigroup Inc.; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the financial sector seeks a strategic professional for their Commercial Bank in London. The role focuses on underwriting transactions, leading credit due diligence, and managing credit requests to support growth in UK Mid-Market businesses.

Qualifications

• Experience in credit analysis and underwriting.
• Strong financial analysis skills required.

Responsibilities

• Lead credit due diligence and prepare credit summaries.
• Manage and execute facility documentation post-approval.
• Monitor portfolio and prepare annual credit reviews.

Skills

Credit Analysis

Financial Analysis

Risk Management

Job description

This new and exciting role is based in London (Canary Wharf) and has come about following Citi’s commitment and investment to support the international growth plans of UK Mid-Market businesses. Citi Commercial Bank UK (CCB UK) was established in 2016 to support UK headquartered Mid-Market businesses with a turnover range of $50m to $2.5bn. The success of the CCB UK team has led to considerable client growth and the provision of banking & financing solutions to numerous commercial banking clients across industry sectors - Business Services, Healthcare, Consumer, Industrials, Fintech and Digital/TMT.

This is a strategic professional who supports the growth of the UK Commercial Bank by underwriting transactions that meet the risk and return goals of the business. The candidate will be expected to lead credit due diligence with clients and will be responsible for the end to end delivery of credit requests internally.

Responsibilities:

• Work alongside bankers in underwriting requests for new and existing clients with ownership responsibility for the end to end credit process.
• Lead credit due diligence with clients and perform relevant industry and peer analysis.
• Prepare detailed written credit summaries by analyzing the business, performing detailed financial analysis, interpreting the finance need, identifying the strengths and prevailing risk factors and rendering a final credit decision that meet the Business risk and return goals.
• Prepare credit ratings and financial projections in order to assess the repayment capacity of borrowers.
• Present credit analysis to approval committees and effectively answer questions when challenged.
• Manage, negotiate and execute facility documentation following credit approval.
• Stay abreast of developments within the global economy and designated industries in order to support problem recognition and the directional strategy of the business.
• Ongoing early warning monitoring and the preparation of annual credit reviews for a portfolio of clients.
• Maintain a solid understanding of Citi’s products and services and the unique commercial bank proposition.
• Work with colleagues globally to offer credit solutions to international subsidiaries understanding local market requirements.
• Maintain compliance with Citibank credit policies / practices and regulatory policies, to ensure the business unit is in adherence and receives satisfactory ratings from internal and external auditors.
• Aid business unit goals by continuous identification of process improvements and efficiencies that reduce costs and improve customer service levels. Work with management team on prioritization and implementation of approved actions.
• Provide backup to Credit Underwriting Group Manager, lead projects and initiatives and mentor lower level Credit Officers as needed.
• Other duties as required to assist business unit and company goals

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Job Family Group:

Risk Management

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Job Family:

Credit Decisions

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Time Type:

Full time

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