Underwriting Credit Analyst (French Speaking)

Citibank N.A. Kenya has been operating in Kenya since 1974 and has two branches in Nairobi and Mombasa, serving Corporate and Institutional clients. Citibank Kenya is the regional hub for the Citi East Africa cluster, which covers Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia. It’s the only solely corporate bank in Kenya. Businesses Citi Kenya is structured around …

Underwriting Credit Analyst (French Speaking)

Job Description:

Underwriting Credit Analyst is responsible for owning the Credit Risk Analysis for Citi Corporate Clients and being responsible for the continuous monitoring of that portfolio. That includes the production of Annual Reviews, Quarterly Reviews, and the support to Ad-Hoc Transactions and Portfolio & Industry Reviews.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess the credit and financial strength of Citi’s Corporate Clients based in Sub Saharan Africa by performing fundamental credit analysis of counterparties using both quantitative and qualitative factors

• Complete Credit Analysis Write-up Memos and assign internal ratings based on independent assessment and judgement completed on the due diligence of the client and industry knowledge to provide appropriate extensions of credit remaining within Risk appetite

• Continuous monitoring of the covered portfolio, including following industry trends, impacts to key relationships, and escalation of potential credit issues to Senior Underwriters, Risk and Banking partners

• Partnership with applicable regional and industry stakeholders in Banking and Independent Risk in the implementation of credit assessment and monitoring standards for applicable portfolios