Private Credit Specialist

FNB South Africa; Bellville; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

FNB South Africa, within Private Credit, seeks a Structured Credit Specialist to support a portfolio of HNW/UHNW clients. You will attend client meetings with the lending advisory team, analyse client wealth and balance sheets, and identify lending opportunities.

Your role includes structuring deals, preparing credit papers, and communicating outcomes to clients and committees. The position emphasizes prudent risk management, collaboration across the group, and delivering high standards of

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of credit risk assessment required.
• Ability to model cash flows for debt service and forecast scenarios.
• Experience with deal structuring and covenant construction.

Responsibilities

• Support and manage a portfolio of HNW & UHNW clients.
• Attend client meetings with lending advisory team.
• Understand client wealth creation strategy and lending opportunities.
• Structure deals and compile credit papers for approval.
• Explain credit outcomes and covenants to clients and internal stakeholders.

Skills

Credit risk assessment

Cash flow modelling

Deal structuring

Client relationship management

Financial statement analysis

Education

BCom Finance / Accounting (CA advantageous)

1-3 years credit experience

Job description

To make informed credit decisions within a prescribed mandate. This role entails considered evaluation of applicant financials, credibility, stability, security and business case viability, and demands prudent discretionary judgement regarding deal assessment. The Commercial Credit Specialist is required to work collaboratively and as such, must be a strong team player

Hello Future Structured Credit Specialist

Welcome to FNB, the home of the #changeables. We design for the shapeshifters and deliver products and services that make us incredibly proud of people that make it happen.

As part of our team in FNB Private Credit, you will be surrounded by unique talents, diverse minds, and an adaptable environment that lives up to the promise of staying curious. Now’s the time to imagine your potential in a team where experts come together and ignite effective change.

Location

Cape Town

Are You Someone Who Can

• Support and manage a portfolio of HNW &UHNW clients
• Attend client meetings together with the lending specialist and advisory team
• Deep knowledge of the client and larger group structure across all pillars (lend, invest, insure and transact)
• Understand the client’s wealth creation strategy; immediate lending need vs unlocking value, optimizing the balance sheet and spotting lending opportunities. operating and Investment entities within the group in respect of financial ratios, cash flows, trends; historic performance, sustainability, projections and future aspirations; industries the client is operating in (upsides, risks, trends etc); various lending products available to solution for the client across FSR; risk vs Reward principles and overall value proposition.
• Structuring the deal and compiling the credit paper
• Present the request to the relevant mandated individuals or committees
• Explain the credit outcome, covenants, structure and process to the client and sale

You Will Be an Ideal Candidate If You Can

• Track and monitoring ongoing risk relevant to a client group, as well as deal specific reviews and covenants
• Flag and unpacking economic and industry trends/risks within the portfolio
• Engage various stakeholders across FSR to ensure client level decisioning and solutions
• Pro-actively manage risk vs triggers/events
• Deliver customer experience excellence aligned to Organizational values and service standards
• Innovate and have an efficient mindset to constantly improve the overall value add and client experience of this base with a cost reduction and management mindset

You Will Have Access To

• Opportunities to network and collaborate
• A challenging working environment
• Opportunities to innovate

We Can Be a Match If You Have

• A BCom Finance / Accounting (CA advantageous)
• A business acumen with 1-3 years plus credit experience
• A deep understanding of financial statement analysis and credit risk assessment
• The ability to model cash flows for debt service considering industry and company specific information; building assumptions for forecasting; key ratio analysis and covenant construction
• Dealmaking and solutionist mindset
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with both internal and external customers (sales, credit & risk community, clients etc.)
• Self-motivated, work independently and within a group, attention to detail, high level of integrity Writing, speaking and presentation skill sets

Important Closing Date Note

Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.

29/11/26

All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group’s Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.