Our
client, Daraja Microfinance Bank (www.darajabank.co.ke) was licensed by Central
Bank of Kenya as a community Microfinance Bank for the Dagoretti Division,
since January 2015.
Daraja’s
target market is the Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs), their owners and
employees with the underlying goal being to help both individuals and groups
achieve their financial goals.
They are seeking to recruit a highly talented professional to fill in the following position in their Nairobi office:
Credit
Administration Officer
Reporting
to the Credit Manager, this is a position responsible for ensuring proper
credit administration and loan recovery.
Principal
Accountabilities:
- Appraising
and making recommendations on credit proposals and ensuring compliance
with the institution’s credit policy & procedures
- Vetting
and analyzing collaterals/securities provided for approved facilities
against facility terms and conditions
- Monitoring
and periodic reviews of customer and their credit lines to ensure recovery
strategies are performed.
- Ensuring
that all weekly, monthly and quarterly credit risk reports are properly
prepared and presented to management for review.
- Authenticating
documentation presented for all credit applications and ensuring that they
meet the KYC requirements.
- Enhancing
credit risk management techniques in the credit administration
- Maintaining
credit files and updating all the credit documents
Key Skills and Qualifications:
- Diploma
in finance, accounting or related field
- Minimum
of 2 years’ experience in a credit function in a financial institution
- Experience
in financial auditing is an added advantage.
- Excellent
communication and presentation skills with outstanding reporting skills.
Interested candidates are requested to forward their updated CVs
to recruit@virtualhr.co.ke by 9th May 2016 stating their current and expected
remuneration, daytime telephone contacts and addresses of three referees.
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.