Job Title: Assistant Manager - Credit Administration

Location: London
Type: Permanent

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Assistant Manager - Credit Administration to join our London-based team. This permanent role will be responsible for managing loans and advances, bank guarantees, and portfolio maintenance for bilateral credit and syndication loan accounts. The ideal candidate will bring a strong understanding of credit operations and financial analysis to support accurate reporting, client servicing, and departmental efficiency.

• Manage bilateral credit/syndication loans and bank guarantees, including drawdowns, rollovers, interest servicing, repayments, renewals, and issuance.

• Handle back-office tasks for loan accounts, including file maintenance, transaction verification and authorisation (Finacle), and internal correspondence.

• Maintain daily currency-wise cash flow coordination with Treasury.

• Liaise with back offices of agent and participating banks/branches.

• Conduct periodic review/renewal of credit facilities.

• Monitor covenants, collateral, and insurance compliance.

• Prepare and submit reports/returns accurately and on time to relevant authorities.

• Support internal departments to ensure smooth workflow and effective issue resolution.

• Maintain high levels of customer satisfaction and provide coverage for other supervisory staff during absences.

• Proven experience in credit administration, loans & advances, and bank guarantees.

• Sound knowledge of financial statement analysis and loan portfolio management.

• Proficient in Finacle, MS Word, Excel; working knowledge of Bloomberg/Reuters preferred.

• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet tight deadlines.

• Calm temperament and professional demeanour.

This role reports directly to the Head of Credit Administration.