Senior Portfolio Risk Officer

2 weeks ago


Manama, Manama, Bahrain Bank ABC Islamic Full time

About the Role

Bank ABC Islamic seeks to recruit a Senior Portfolio Risk Officer in our Head Office Credit Department based in Bahrain. This role will be a key member of our team, responsible for supporting the development and implementation of credit risk strategies.

Key Responsibilities

  • Effective support for GCC CAF processing & pre-GCC meetings: Timely circulation of Credit Application Forms (CAFs), tracking, follow-up and completion of GCC/HOCC voting process. This includes CMS, printed or email CAFs;
  • Manage GCC committee diaries and agendas. Collating material for voting members and other logistic support;
  • Maintain GCC meeting minutes and support for the same;
  • Maintain GCC Action Points and periodic updates including follow through with action owners;
  • Periodic reporting to GCC on action items and escalation as appropriate;
  • Timely, accurate and complete Credit Reporting & MI: Monitoring and Reporting of Large Exposures;
  • KRIs/KPIs and ARC Objectives reporting;
  • Annual Reviews Tracking and follow-up;
  • GCC Action Point reporting, follow-up and update;
  • Support CBB Quarterly Submissions;
  • Concentration thresholds monitoring report;
  • Different portfolio cuts – such as: Top Names, Private Corporates, SMEs and Names of Concern;
  • Risk Ratings & IFRS staging trends and migration;
  • Support any ad-hoc portfolio review or MI reporting, as and when required;
  • Assist in the update of data (e.g. CMS), as and when required;
  • As and when required, act as the key liaison between the Credit Risk Management, Group Finance, Group Ops, and Wholesale Banking reporting teams and Group Credit;
  • Effective Portfolio Review & Credit Support: Manage Group Credit Monitoring & Portfolio Forums, and any other ad-hoc meetings, forums and committees (including key activities such as: agenda, action points & minutes);
  • Assist with country limits adjustments and updates;
  • Timely and accurate generation of portfolio dashboards and relevant reporting;
  • Assist with the design of Power-BI portfolio dashboards and risk reporting;
  • Assist with implementation & update of credit & risk PSPs and communication to the units;
  • Escalation and follow-up of past due payments and any other account irregularities;
  • Assist with management of service subscriptions, such as Rating Agencies contract;
  • Assist with Audit, GAQR, RCSA, OP Risk, IFRS 9, Group Credit, IFRS 9 requirements, reports & issues, ensuring timely submission & closure;
  • Administrative support for the sourcing and consolidation of Accounts Requiring Close Monitoring (ARCM) returns, Stage 3 and Stage 2 names, extracting trends and top names.

Requirements

We are looking for an experienced candidate who possesses excellent organization skills, good knowledge of credit systems and risk reporting, and proficiency in Microsoft Office suite.

The ideal candidate should have a minimum of 8 years in banking, with at least 4 years in a retail portfolio management role involving developing credit MIS reports. A Bachelor's Degree with an element of MIS, Finance or equivalent is also required. Professional Certificate in Risk is preferable.

The selected candidate will play a critical role in ensuring the effective implementation of credit risk strategies and policies, and will contribute to the achievement of Bank ABC Islamic's overall business objectives.



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