Underwriter - Senior Vice President

Citigroup Inc.; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global bank is seeking a Senior Vice President, Underwriter to join their team in Singapore. This role involves comprehensive financial analysis, managing credit risks, and providing guidance to less experienced staff. Ideal candidates should possess over 10 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting. The bank emphasizes employee growth, offering extensive training and support, alongside competitive benefits like paid parental leave and health well-being programs.

Benefits

Paid Parental Leave

Health and Well-being programs

Generous paid time off

Learning and development resources

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in credit analysis or underwriting roles.
• Ability to read and assess financial statements and cash flow.
• Proficient in spreadsheet and word processing applications.

Responsibilities

• Assist bankers with credit extension requests.
• Perform financial analysis on companies.
• Evaluate collateral performance and trends.
• Build a solid understanding of Citibank products.
• Perform industry and geographical research.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Financial Analysis

Communication

Problem-solving

Organizational Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Excel

Word

Moody’s financial analysis software

Job description

Whether you’re at the start of your career or looking to discover your next adventure, your story begins here. At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to expand your skills and make a difference at one of the world’s most global banks. We’re fully committed to supporting your growth and development from the start with extensive on‑job training and exposure to senior leaders, as well as more traditional learning. You’ll also have the chance to give back and make a positive impact where we live and work through volunteerism.

Shape your Career with Citi

We’re currently looking for a high caliber professional to join our team as Senior Vice President, Underwriter – Hybrid (Internal Job Title: Underwriter - C14) based in Singapore. Being part of our team means that we’ll provide you with the resources to meet your unique needs, empower you to make healthy decisions and manage your financial well‑being to help plan for your future. For instance:

• Citi provides programs and services for your physical and mental well‑being including access to telehealth options, health advocates, confidential counseling and more. Coverage varies by country.
• We believe all parents deserve time to adjust to parenthood and bond with the newest members of their families. That’s why in early 2020 we began rolling out our expanded Paid Parental Leave Policy to include Citi employees around the world.
• We empower our employees to manage their financial well‑being and help them plan for the future.
• Citi provides access to an array of learning and development resources to help broaden and deepen your skills and knowledge as your career progresses.
• We have a variety of programs that help employees balance their work and life, including generous paid time off packages.
• We offer our employees resources and tools to volunteer in the communities in which they live and work. In 2019, Citi employee volunteers contributed more than 1 million volunteer hours around the world.

The Underwriter is a strategic professional who closely follows latest trends in own field and adapts them for application within own job and the business. Typically, a small number of people within the business that provide the same level of expertise. Excellent communication skills required in order to negotiate internally, often at a senior level. Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required in order to guide, influence and convince others, in particular colleagues in other areas and occasional external customers. Accountable for significant direct business results or authoritative advice regarding the operations of the business. Necessitates a degree of responsibility over technical strategy. Primarily affects a sub‑function. Responsible for handling staff management issues, including resource management and allocation of work within the team/project.

In this role, you’re expected to:

• Assist bankers and Underwriters in underwriting requests for credit extensions for new and existing clients, and in the writing of annual reviews with focus on more complex and higher dollar exposure transactions.
• Perform detailed financial analysis on companies, including trend and ratio analysis, and interpret the financial information.
• Perform collateral analysis on accounts receivable, inventory, machinery and equipment and real estate in order to evaluate collateral performance and changes in trends, as well as to assess repayment capacity based secondary sources of repayment.
• Prepare monthly and/or quarterly reviews of existing borrowers in order to track compliance with various loan covenants as outlined in the loan Agreement.
• Build a solid understanding of Citibank products and services within Commercial Banking and the broader organization.
• Coordinate with bankers on customer calls and site visits, when appropriate.
• Perform industry and geographical research and other due diligence as needed.
• Be familiar with Citibank credit policies and practices and regulatory policies, to assist unit in achieving compliance with the above and satisfactory ratings from internal and external auditors.
• Provides training for less experienced credit officers and other credit center staff in application processing, credit analysis and loan closing roles.
• Provide backup to the team manager in workflow distribution and monitoring as needed.
• Recommend changes to process to achieve greater efficiency.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm’s reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

As a successful candidate, you’d ideally have the following skills and exposure:

• 10+ years of experience
• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting (preferred) – previous experience working in a financial institution with additional experience in a loan officer or underwriting role. (credit trained a plus)
• Advanced analytical skills including the ability to read and assess company financial statements, cash flow, industry and competitive analysis and projections
• Demonstrated knowledge of intermediate accounting theory and its practical application in the credit underwriting process
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to complete assignments in a timely manner
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Problem recognition and resolution skills
• Ability to work autonomously and within a team
• Proficient in various spreadsheet and word processing applications (Excel and Word are preferred), including the use of graphs and charts, and Moody’s financial analysis software

Education:

• Bachelor’s/University degree, Master’s degree preferred

Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a family of more than 230,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.

Take the next step in your career, apply for this role at Citi today

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Job Family Group: Risk Management

Job Family: Credit Risk

Time Type: Full time

Most Relevant Skills: Analytical Thinking, Constructive Debate, Escalation Management, Financial Analysis, Policy and Procedure, Policy and Regulation, Product Knowledge, Risk Controls and Monitors, Risk Identification and Assessment.

Other Relevant Skills: For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.