My client is an international bank and is looking to bring on a VP Latin America Project Finance Credit Officer to join their NY branch.
Client is targeting a candidate with at least 5 years of credit experience that has significant exposure to project finance deals, ideally in Latin America.
This is a second line credit position. The candidate in this position will analyze project finance risks in Latin America, provide executive summaries to Credit Department management, maintain credit quality, oversee loan issues, ensure compliance, and handle other credit tasks.
Responsibilities include but aren't limited to:
- Oversee the maintenance of credit quality and provide feedback to business units to ensure consistent and complete credit applications. Also, provide guidance, as necessary, to business units to ensure compliance with internal standards.
- Monitor and supervise problem loans including Warning/Special Mention Obligors and present written memorandum/reports to management.
- Manage compliance with internal policies, work flow procedures, regulations, etc.
- Other credit related works/projects as assigned.
- In-depth knowledge of project finance, in addition to corporate finance and accounting, is required.
- Critical thinking and ability to analyze a vast and complex amount of information and quickly render credit decisions.
- Experience in facing the regulators at the SNC, TLR, etc exams and knowledge of regulatory ratings is a plus.
- Risk sensitivity and ability to steer decisions through discussions with the business units.
Spanish or Portuguese fluency is a plus but isn't required.
This position is in office 3 days/week in NYC.