Head of Credit Risk recruitment

As Credit Risk continues to underpin the Banking and Financial Sector as a whole it becomes ever apparent that a strong Credit Risk Head is vital to the success of each Financial Services Institution, Our client, in this instance is no different. Seeking to continue their develop within their internal risk functions there are keen to secure the Services of an experience Credit Risk Professional to head up their Credit Risk division from a Banking perspective.

Some of the major duties associated with this role are as follows:

• Develop and execute credit focused supervisory engagement plans for credit institutions coordinated with the overall bank supervisory engagement;

• Critical analysis of credit policies, governance frameworks and credit organisational structures in credit institutions;

• Assessing an institutions establishment of risk appetite, management of credit risks, monitoring of risks and to challenge the institution’s management conclusions and escalation process;

• Production and analysis of loan portfolio performance in individual institutions, across sectors and markets and for peer groups; including trends relating to quality, impairment and provisions, forbearance and resolution;

• Conduct benchmarking against best performance and practice

• Regulatory policy development

• Evaluating and articulating strategic issues for the banking industry to senior regulatory management

• Lead and develop teams across the Credit function

This particular opportunity represents and an excellent opportunity for the successful candidate to really challenge and ultimately prove themselves within Credit Risk market.

You will have gained at least 5 years managing a Credit Risk function, covering processes, procedures, strategy as well as developing and maintaining lending policy and practice. Exposure to Basel/CRD as well as Grading and Provisioning models would be seen as distinct advantages.

For further information please contact Matthew Fitzpatrick at Marks Sattin in Dublin +35316698514