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Job Description

Origination - 55%

• Identify prospects and convert in line with the Bank’s appetite

• Ensure quality of the sales pitch and lead them with clients in addition to reviewing term sheets before delivering to clients.

• Effectively use Sales Force for managing a healthy pipeline and also record client calls and discussions.

• Oversee ARMs to ensure smooth on-boarding of clients after thorough completion of documentation and other processes.

• Senior client calling and briefing on a regular basis for account maintenance and deal negotiation.

• Determine the products that are most effective in meeting customers’ needs and be able to sell these at short notice both reactively and proactively.

• Review and monitor the client profitability to ensure no revenue leakages

• Overall responsible and accountable for the credit quality of the assigned/acquired portfolio.

Product and Business Management – 25%

• Research, create and follow up on a target list for potential new business

• Identify priority customers using the Customer Relationship Planning templates to assess their present and potential contribution.

• Gather all the required information that is needed to prepare and assess credit applications. Role holder will be expected to input certain key information such as judgmental information. (They will work with Corporate Credit Managers and Associate Relationship Managers to construct credit applications).

• Control and quality of the portfolio, using available triggers and adherence to Risk management guidelines and policies.

• Review excess and past due reports to ensure that they are regularized and also facilitate approvals where required.

• Review outstanding facility documentation to ensure discipline and quality in portfolio.

• Push for utilization of complex structures along with the product partners and oversee the Associate RMs in ensuring high utilization of regular working capital facilities.

Risk, Governance & Control – 15%

• Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise-Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Absa Policies and Policy Standards.

• Work with Credit to ensure that signs of distressed accounts are managed on time and security perfection for client facilities completed on time.

• Ensure that risk review reports are submitted on time in line with the wholesale credit policies.

• Work with the CDD team to ensure proper completion of KYC

• Oversee the quality and turnaround of credit proposal and ensure faster delivery. Work with the CCM to respond to credit queries

• Identify, manage and mitigate risks and risk events (incidents) relevant to the role.

People Management – 5%

• Day to day coaching and development of Assistant Relationship Manager and Corporate Service Assistants.