Credit Disbursement and Control Officer – SAF at Sterling Bank Plc

Sterling Bank Plc “Your one-customer bank” is a full service national commercial bank in Nigeria. In over 50 years of operations, Sterling Bank (formerly NAL Bank) has evolved from the nation’s pre-eminent investment banking institution to a fully-fledged commercial bank; and completed a merger with 4 other banks – Indo-Nigeria Merchant Bank, Magnum Trust Bank, NBM Bank and Trust Bank of Africa – as part of the 2006 consolidation of the Nigerian banking industry.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Credit Disbursement and Control Officer – SAF

Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full-time
Specialization(s): Others

Job Summary

• To manage the bank’s facility booking and disbursement process to ensure adequate documentation of approved facilities prior to disbursement.

Job Description

• Ensure proper documentation for all approved facilities and maintain comprehensive and up to date credit files for each borrower
• Ensure facility conditions are fully captured on offer letters and conditions precedent satisfied or appropriate sign-off obtained before facility disbursement is done
• Ensure facilities booked for obligors are within approved limit and that global exposures do not exceed single obligor limit
• Book guarantees and maintenance of register for them
• Supervise safe and confidential keeping of credit files and documents with due restriction of unauthorized access
• Handle booking of facilities – retail, corporate and investment.
• Act as liaison office for BCC and BOD credit approval processing
• Provide secretariat services for Management and Board Credit Committees
• Maintain mark-up rates on Clients’ accounts in line with management approval
• Prepare monthly reports to management on collateral portfolio current status and condition
• Follow up on deferrals and restricting further utilization on expiration of approved deferrals
• Ensure daily call over of booked facilities to confirm that collaterals were properly captured.
• Ensure the existence of valid insurance policies for collaterals and obligors during the life cycle of the credit facilities.
• Process the release of security documents for Legal Department.

Job Experience

• A First Degree.
• Second degree/Professional qualification is an added advantage.
• Preferred candidate should be skilled in Credit Administration, Credit Analysis, have good understanding of CBN monetary policies & guidelines, loan monitoring process and delinquency management etc.

Application Closing Date
30th November, 2021.