Credit Risk Analyst III

Oversee, calculate and prepare the Loan Loss Reserves Report. Prepare monthly and ad-hoc Credit Risk reports. Provide the Credit Risk Department with the necessary data to prepare the department’s reports.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee and calculate the Loan Loss Reserves (LLR) according to the approved methodology, which requires compiling all needed information from credit related units, downloading portfolio data from the bank’s loan system and preparing the required reports.
• Revise the loss factors (quantitative loss factors, qualitative adjustments and transfer risk factors) used in the calculation of the LLR.
• Maintain the Credit data warehouse used by the department to prepare the required reports, track loan portfolio performance, and LLR adequacy, among other credit risk functions.
• Provide the Credit Risk department with required data from the bank’s loan subsystems and department’s reports.
• Reviews risk indicators
• Liaison between Risk Units for the purpose of updating the Enterprise Risk Management presentation. Updates and Maintains Enterprise Risk Management work files.
• Coordinates the charge-off approval process (not including operational related losses).
• Prepare Credit Risk Annual Report and Loan Loss Reserves related schedules for the Bank’s annual financial reports and Financial Reporting.
• To identify, evaluate, monitor and make any recommendation deemed necessary to their respective Risk Management Committee in order to assess, reduce, eliminate or control any current or prospective risks to earnings or capital arising from violations of, or nonconformance with, laws, rules regulations, prescribed practices, internal policies and procedures or ethical standards. 
• Provide technical support to the Credit Risk Department
• Prepare Ad-hoc presentations and reports
• Develop and update the Credit Risk Department’s procedures manuals as required. Prepare new initiatives/changes presentation for committee approval, arrange for its communication and publication upon approval.
• Ensure preventive measures are carried out to fully comply with current rules, regulations and internal policies relating to risks pertaining to BSA, USA Patriot Act, OFAC and other AML related issues.

Minimum Education and/or Certifications Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Economics or Accounting.

Minimum Work Experience Requirements:

Minimum 5 years banking experience including 3 years’ experience in credit risk, portfolio management, loan review, credit analysis, credit/loan administration, lending, and/or accounting. Knowledge of Credit Policies Knowledge of applicable banking regulations. Knowledge of credit processes and accounting. Working knowledge in database extraction and reports generation systems.

Technical and/or Other Essential Knowledge:

• Technical and/or Other Essential Knowledge:
• Good communication skills (written and oral)
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills.
• Expertise at using Excel: lookup tables, pivot tables, charts, macros.
• Ability to work under pressure (tight deadlines and shifting priorities)
• Good interpersonal skills
• Fully bilingual (Spanish and English) preferred