Credit Risk Officer II
| Company | Fifth Third Bank |
|---|---|
| Location | Houston, TX, USA, Los Angeles, CA, USA, Dallas, TX, USA |
| Salary | $119500 – $256900 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
| Experience Level | Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Business Administration, or Accounting
- Master’s Degree preferred
- Ten+ years of related credit experience
- Financial and credit analysis including portfolio management
- Knowledge of the banking industry, relevant banking regulation, commercial banking, capital markets, and treasury management products and the associated risks
- Proficient in basic spreadsheet applications such as Excel, Word, etc.
- Demonstrated ability to learn and understand various computer systems
- Excellent communications and organizational skills
- Excellent people/relationship building skills
Responsibilities
- Approve or reject most complex loans within delegated authority and approved risk limits including where difficult questions of policy or credit risk may be involved
- With Line of Business (LOB) input, ensures that policies, including enterprise level policies, appropriately reflect the Bank’s credit risk appetite and are approved and reviewed in an appropriate and timely manner
- Advise credit and loan personnel on the company’s overall policy, noting significant forward looking trends and recommending policy changes if necessary
- Provide necessary forward looking review for ongoing maintenance of credit exposure as applicable
- Review and challenge credit approval packages for loans approved within the LOB’s lending policies, limits, appetite, and delegated authorities
- In event of a limit breach, collaborates with the LOB to develop and execute action plans to return the relevant credit exposure to a level within credit risk appetite
- Responsible for providing effective, credible challenge on client selection, risk identification/mitigation, and adherence to risk appetite, policies, and underwriting standards
- Credit Risk Officers may participate in LOB deal screens to ensure engagement and provide early constructive feedback on opportunities
- Review periodic Bancorp credit quality reports to assess assigned LOB’s adherence to the Bank’s credit risk appetite and business objectives
- Attend and provide effective, credible challenge to the LOB in various meetings including administrative loan meetings, portfolio review meetings, etc.
- Provide information, analysis, and credit risk and portfolio recommendations to the Senior Credit Officer
- Represent Bancorp in high-level customer interaction as well as community affairs
- Adjudicate requests to change regulatory classifications both for upgrades and downgrades
- Responsible for oversight and challenge to the LOB regarding the timeliness of transfers to the Special Assets Group
- Accountable for the following as it relates to a portfolio review: Using both internal and external data to identify portfolio trends such as increasing concentration risks, increasing industry risks, increasing material underwriting exceptions and emerging risks. Determining a Direction of Risk (DOR) and Level of Risk (LOR) for the portfolio, together with actions that should be taken to reduce risk or strengthen risk management ensuring that, amongst other things, lessons learned are identified and operationalized where appropriate.
Preferred Qualifications
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No preferred qualifications provided.