Specialist: Credit Officer - Credit Lending

1001 Absa Bank; Durban North; Hybrid; ZAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent financial services group in South Africa is seeking a Specialist Credit Officer to support the credit risk process and perform quality assessments for asset finance clients. The ideal candidate should have a relevant Bachelor's degree and experience in credit management. This full-time role is hybrid, offering the chance to work within a diverse team committed to customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• 1 to 2 years credit management experience or similar.
• At least three years' relevant banking experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality credit decisions in line with credit policies.
• Perform credit assessments within agreed SLA/TAT.
• Assist Sales in achieving growth targets.

Skills

Credit Risk Assessment / Management in a financial environment

Working knowledge of business financial statements

Intermediate computer skills

Customer Orientation Level

Verbal and written communication

Networking ability

The ability to adapt to continuous changes in the working environment

Negotiation skills

Assertiveness

Dealmaking capability

Education

NQF Level 7 (Accounting/Finance/Investment/Economics/Risk/Credit Management)/ Bachelor's Degree

Job description

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Specialist: Credit Officer - Credit Lending

Apply remote type Hybrid locations Johannesburg time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday time left to apply End Date: August 12, 2025 (5 days left to apply) job requisition id R-15978194

Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together…one story at a time.

With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.

Job Summary

To support the credit risk process through carrying out comprehensive and quality credit risk functions within the credit lifecycle to create shared growth within the boundaries of internal policies and external regulations for asset finance clients.

Job Description

Quality Assessments

• To deliver high quality credit decisions in line with credit policies, solutions and outcomes, which display consideration for the best interest of the Bank and our customers equally. Measured against findings on Quality checks performed by Manager.
• To perform credit assessments within agreed SLA/TAT . Measured against own region and against the National queue. Measured in the daily/monthly Credit Officer performance report.
• To assess applications per day in line with the average national volumes received. Measured against the national average per product and per region in the daily/monthly Credit Officer performance report.
• Perform full and fair quality assessments as required by business and relevant stakeholders.
• Provide in all assessments full and quality comments which are easily understood by all relevant stakeholders.
• To achieve an approval rate in line with the scorecard trend and behavior per Region, Site and product. Measured against the national average per product, Region and application type in the monthly Credit Officer performance report
• Vintage analysis will be performed on applications approved by the credit officer which are in default for non-adherence. Measured against the scorecard performance per product and region using deviations found from checks performed on the quality of the assessment at time of grant.

Risk Control

• Report all risk events/incidents/issues immediately upon discovery and escalate significant events/incidents/issues using the defined process for my business area
• Help to understand why risk events/incidents/issues happened and identify how to prevent them in future - focusing on fixing root causes and taking ownership of identified actions
• Proactively identify ways to improve the control environment by considering what could go wrong in the processes I operate and how errors could be prevented - focusing on fixing root causes and taking ownership of identified actions
• No unsatisfactory audit (internal and external) findings
• Comply with Regulatory and Legal legislation requirements
• 100% completion of compulsory training within the given timelines
• Comply with the set policies in terms of Governance for the BU

Customer Centricity

• Assist Sales in achieving growth targets set without compromising on the quality of business placed on book
• Participate in the upskilling and development of colleagues within team and across operational areas.
• Assisting team members within region or nationally as and when required / requested
• Provide stakeholders with the relevant credit support to ensure that customer focus and relationships are maintained and expanded.
• Engage in quality conversations with our stakeholders when identifying needs and providing long-term solutions.

Education:

• NQF Level 7 (Accounting/Finance/Investment/Economics/Risk/ Credit Management)/ Bachelors Degree.
• 1 to 2 years credit management experienceor similar.
• At least three years' relevant banking experience.

Key Performance Areas:

• Deciding and initiating action
• Analyzing financial statements to determine serviceability.
• Persuading and influencing
• Planning and organizing
• Following instructions and procedures
• Coping with pressure and setbacks
• Adapting and responding to change

Knowledge & Skills:

• Credit Risk Assessment / Management in a financial environment
• Working knowledge of business financial statements.
• Intermediate computer skills.
• Customer Orientation Level.
• Verbal and written communication.
• Networking ability.
• The ability to adapt to continuous changes in the working environment.
• Negotiation skills.
• Assertiveness
• Dealmaking capability

Education

Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.

Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised

About Us

Absa Group Limited (“Absa Group”) is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and is one of Africa’s largest diversified financial services groups.

Absa Group offers an integrated set of products and services across personal and business banking, corporate and investment banking, wealth and investment management and insurance.

Absa Group owns majority stakes in banks in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania (Absa Bank Tanzania and National Bank of Commerce), Uganda and Zambia and has insurance operations in Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa and Zambia. Absa also has representative offices in China, Namibia, Nigeria and the United States, as well as securities entities in the United Kingdom and the United States, along with technology support colleagues in the Czech Republic.