Credit Settlement Risk Analyst
Credit Settlement Risk Analyst
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Job Description
Join our CEMEA Risk team as a Credit & Settlement Risk (CSR) Analyst focusing on the SubSaharan African (SSA) region. As a CSR member you will be tasked with managing and mitigating credit and settlement risks for a diverse portfolio of clients in the SSA region. This involves comprehensive risk assessment institutional and sovereign risk research and to collaboration with various internal and external stakeholders to support Visas strategic and operational objectives. This position reports directly to the CSR Lead for SSA.
Responsibilities:
- Monitor and assess credit risks for existing and potential clients. Identify highrisk clients and take steps to protect Visa while spotting future market leaders.
- Conduct indepth research and analysis on institutional and sovereign risks. This includes developing expert knowledge of the banking systems in which clients operate and understanding the credit and systemic risks inherent in those systems.
- Research countries and banks/companies to assist Visa in growing and developing its global market leadership.
- Effectively manage stress situations like client failures and outstanding settlement cases
- Compile and analyze complex datasets producing informative reports using Excel graphs pivot tables and presentations.
- Establish new clients in our internal risk monitoring tool analyzing clients volume trends in various systems to determine an appropriate level of decline/informational alerts.
- Provide excellent internal customer service to ensure SLAs are met in a timely and thoughtful manner.
- Support the overall CEMEA Risk Management and Regional Management in achieving specified strategic and operational objectives.
- Work closely with other diverse areas of Visa including Business Development Strategic Partnership Operations Licensing Legal and Risk Management departments as well as other regions and Global Credit Settlement Risk.
This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.
Qualifications :
Were looking for a proactive quick learner who can work independently with minimal guidance. The ideal candidate will have:
A bachelors degree in business management finance accounting or a related field.
5 to 7 years of experience in corporate credit analysis sovereign risk or financial institutions.
Knowledge of the banking Fintech and payment industries.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Attention to detail and the ability to draw clear conclusions from data.
Excellent analytical and problemsolving skills.
Ability to manage multiple tasks and focus on results.
The ability to work under pressure and handle stressful situations such as client failures and outstanding settlement cases.
Readiness to respond to major risk matters outside regular hours.
Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills with a professional and mature approach to relationship management.
Advanced Microsoft Office skills particularly in Excel.
Proficiency in French is a plus.
To be successful in this role we are looking for someone who is flexible and independent with a strong sense of initiative and creativity. A good team player who is selfmotivated and adept at working collaboratively with the rest of the team both globally and regionally is also highly desirable.
Additional Information :
Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
