Bharat Banking:Credit Analyst

Axis Bank; Chennai; On-site; INR 8,00,000 - 12,00,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading banking institution in Chennai is seeking a Credit Analyst to manage credit activities for the B2B Wholesale Credit vertical. The role requires 2-5 years of experience in the credit vertical and involves responsibilities like preparing sanction notes, analyzing financial statements, and monitoring the credit portfolio. Candidates should possess strong communication skills and the ability to meet deadlines.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2-5 years of relevant work experience in the Credit vertical.
• Expertise in CAM preparation for SME/Agri/Corporate borrowers.

Responsibilities

• Prepare sanction notes for Agri High Value PSL cases.
• Analyze financial statements and assess creditworthiness.
• Assign internal ratings to clients and suggest risk-based loan pricing.
• Suggest measures and covenants to mitigate risks.
• Interact with relationship teams to assess business models.
• Coordinate with collections team for overdue regularization.
• Monitor credit portfolio for delinquencies.
• Ensure timely completion of limit renewals.
• Provide credit approvals for trade transactions.

Skills

Knowledge of industry

Good communication (both verbal and written)

Ability to handle pressure and meet deadlines

Education

Graduation/Post-Graduation (MBA/CA preferred)

Job description

Overview

About Bharat Banking

Bharat Banking is a new Department which has been set up to drive different business that the Bank does in Semi Urban and rural markets The department is expected to drive business outcomes by focusing on partnerships, new products, innovation, reimagining customer journeys and driving / creating new channel

About the Role

The Credit Analyst will manage the credit activities, processes for the B2B Wholesale Credit vertical for designated location Credit Analyst will be responsible for smooth functioning of the Credit appraisal activities and hence managing the portfolio quality and also ensures adherence to the processes and guidelines as designed by the bank

Responsibilities

• Preparing sanction notes for Agri High Value PSL cases , SCF schemes and Bharat SCF cases to ensure maintenance of desired proposal quality, assess creditworthiness of customers and accordingly take decision to sanction or recommend for approval to higher authorities
• Analysis of financial statements, company background and other related quantitative and qualitative)
• Assign Internal rating to clients through Internal Rating Model, accordingly run revenue calculation score based on internal model and suggest risk based loan pricing for the proposed deal
• Suggest appropriate measures, covenants and deal structures to the Sanctioning Authority as Risk mitigants
• Interaction with all NTB/ETB cases along with Relationship Team in order to understand the business model and highlight key risks factors and mitigants to make the case bankable
• Co-ordinate with collections team for follow up and regularization of over-dues or other irregularities
• Regular monitoring of credit portfolio and quarterly financial performance of clients to ensure no fresh slippages towards delinquencies and detect early warning signals to be acted upon
• Ensure timely completion of limit renewals of the existing cases
• Understanding trade transaction requests made by client and providing credit approvals to execute the transaction
• Coordinating with Audit, Compliance, and operations for resolution of queries and documentations

Qualifications

• Graduation/ Post- Graduation (MBA/ CA preferred not mandatory)
• Minimum 2-5 years of relevant work experience (Preferred experience in Credit vertical with expertise in CAM preparation for SME/Agri/Corporate borrowers)

Role Proficiencies

• Knowledge of industry
• Good communication (both verbal and written) skill
• Ability to handle pressure and meet deadlines