Senior Margin Credit Risk Lead – Agricultural Trading

Olam Agri Carreiras; Singapore; On-site; SGD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Olam Agri Risk Management Solutions (RMS) in Singapore seeks a General Manager to lead Finance and Credit Risk, shaping risk strategy across trading activities and margin lending.

You will oversee risk modeling, policy development, and reporting to senior management, ensuring compliance with internal guidelines and regulatory requirements. The role requires a Chartered Accountant or Master’s in finance with 10+ years in agricultural credit risk.

Qualifications

• Chartered accountant or Master’s degree in finance, economics, risk management, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in agricultural commodity credit risk management and risk strategy implementation.
• Solid understanding of financial markets, trading products, and margin trading concepts.
• Experience in credit risk assessment, preferably in a margin trading environment.

Responsibilities

• Assess and manage credit risk for trading activities and margin lending.
• Evaluate counterparties' creditworthiness and monitor credit exposures.
• Develop, maintain and enforce margin policies and procedures.
• Monitor margins and manage margin call processes with clients/traders.
• Utilize risk models to quantify credit risk and prepare risk reports for senior management.
• Collaborate with trading, operations and other risk teams to ensure comprehensive risk management.

Skills

Credit risk

Margin trading

Risk modeling

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder comms

Education

Chartered Accountant

Master's in Finance

Tools

Risk software

Job description

Olam Agri Risk Management Solutions (RMS) in Singapore seeks a General Manager to lead Finance and Credit Risk, shaping risk strategy across trading activities and margin lending.

You will oversee risk modeling, policy development, and reporting to senior management, ensuring compliance with internal guidelines and regulatory requirements. The role requires a Chartered Accountant or Master’s in finance with 10+ years in agricultural credit risk.