Credit Officer at FundQuest Financial Services Limited
A financial service is seeking a dynamic credit officer to join its team.
Brief
FundQuest Financial Services Limited is a financial institution licensed as a Finance Company by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
It engages primarily in the businesses of granting credit to individuals and corporate entities.
The company business includes; borrowing from the general public through fixed-term investments, managing funds according to investors’ specific mandates and providing financial advisory services to its clients.
It is looking to recruit credit officers to sell out the company products to potential and new customers.
The potential credit officer should have exceptional financial acumen and effectively understand financial facts to make life-changing judgments.
Finally, a top-tier credit officer should have excellent business acumen and a thorough understanding of lending procedures.
Location
Ikoyi, Lagos
Credit Officer Responsibilities
- Convince new clients to obtain loans.
- Meet with clients interested in getting a loan and provide them with the information to begin the loan application process.
- Approve or reject loan requests as well as informing clients and management of your decision.
- Obtain the necessary financial documentation and determine the creditworthiness of the clients.
- Calculate and analyze client risk ratios based on their credit score and financial history.
- Create payment plans for customers such as monthly instalment amounts, interest rates and other fees.
- Monitor the progress of the loan application process and relay any hindrances to clients.
- Use loan management software to keep track of loan applications.
- Organize follow-up meetings with clients to manage loan renewals.
- Ensure that loan applications are in line with the company’s financial policies, state laws and regulations.
Key Requirements
- A minimum of 4 years of relevant experience.
Soft Skills
- Good interpersonal communication skills.
- Customer service.
- Strong negotiation skills.
- Critical thinking.
- Persuasive skills.
- Problem-solving.
- Attention to detail.
- Result oriented.
- Emotional intelligence.
- Ability to work as a team player.
Technical Skills
- Excellent writing skills.
- Report writing.
- Analytical skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools.
- Ability to work with loan management software such as Lendstream, CreditOnline and FileInvite.
- Good knowledge of the Nigerian credit market and dynamics of market behaviour
- Ability to develop and sell credit products both to the traditional and online markets.
- Good understanding of the credit process and ability to manage credit transactions through the process end-to-end.
Qualifications
- Possess a Bachelor’s Degree in any field.
Application Deadline
October 20, 2021.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their recent CV to: youngprofessionals@fundquestnigeria.com using the Job Title as the email’s subject.
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