Avp - Credit Risk Officer

Join us as a "Credit Risk Specialist " at Barclays, where you'll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You'll harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionize our digital offerings, ensuring unapparelled customer experiences.

Location-Mumbai

Essential Skills/Basic Qualifications:

- Experience in corporate credit analysis, favorable if it is in NBFI, Banks, Sovereign, Insurance, Broker Dealer, Fintech sectors, preferably in a major international bank.
- Thorough understanding of financial statements, Investment Banking/Corporate Banking products, Opportunity Assessment and Deal Structuring.
- Strong interpersonal, oral & written communications and presentation skills
- Strong stakeholder management skills and multi-tasking ability.
- Mentorship experience in a dynamic working environment
- Ensure all relevant Credit Risk policies, standards and procedures are followed
- Drive system enhancements and process improvements for effective risk management, participate in various regulatory/efficiency driven projects.
- On-going monitoring of portfolio for material developments affecting credit quality and the initiation of appropriate action. Monitor portfolio/industry news and identify early warning signs in the assigned portfolio, recommendation to put clients in Amber or Watchlist if required.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

**Purpose of the role**

To safeguard the financial health of the bank by identifying, analysing, and mitigating potential credit risks associated with lending activities.

**Accountabilities**
- Analysis of financial data, including income, assets, liabilities, credit history, and economic trends, to determine the risk of default.
- Monitoring of existing loan portfolios to identify potential credit deterioration or early warning signs of default.
- Recommendation of loan approvals, rejections, or adjustments based on risk evaluation and bank lending policies.
- Development and implementation of credit risk mitigation strategies, including collateral management, loan restructuring, and workout plans.

**Assistant Vice President Expectations**
- Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
- Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
- Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
- Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
- Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
- Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
- Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
- Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship - our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset - to Empower, Challenge and Drive - the operating manual for how we behave.