Credit Analyst

Sanlam Investment Group
The Sanlam Investment Group is uniquely equipped and positioned to deliver on its purpose of empowering generations to be financially confident, secure and prosperous. Through our vast in-house expertise and strategic partner networks, we can access all asset classes across the globe, private and public, actively and passively managed, to develop investment solutions that are in our clients’ best interests and have a positive impact on society. Backed by the Sanlam Group’s balance sheet, the Sanlam Investment Group has a true competitive advantage in its ability to invest alongside clients, particularly in private markets where impact investing drives the agenda.

The Sanlam Investment Group is one of the largest, most diversified financial services and investment firms in Southern Africa with assets under management and administration of more than R2 trillion. It is a B-BBEE level 1 contributor and one of the largest black-empowered asset managers on the African continent.

Sanlam Alternative Investments (SAI)
The purpose of Sanlam Alternative Investments (SAI) business is to help build the African continent and make a real sustainable difference in the emerging economies in which we operate, aligning with the Sanlam Group’s mission of financial inclusion. The SAI business has a broad range of capabilities that include Private Equity, Specialised Finance, Property, Infrastructure, and Partnerships. Sanlam is the biggest non-banking financial institution on the continent, operating in Africa for over 100 years.

What will make you successful in this role?

Responsible for the credit risk management of a portfolio of counterparty exposures: identifying, measuring, monitoring, and managing credit risk for all product types on a single obligor, group, and portfolio basis:
• Critical assessment of credit risk falling in the assigned portfolio.
• Produce research and impart knowledge to the broader business and credit committees on developments in the portfolio.
• Identification of transaction and business-specific risk and introduction of risk mitigation factors on new transactions.
• Perform comparative analysis amongst industry peers to assess a proposed counterpart’s position relative to its industry peers.
• Annual, bi-annual, quarterly assessment of credit risk per counterparty in the portfolio.
• Financial analysis and credit ratings to be accurate and updated as and when new information becomes available, using the suite of models used by SAI.
• Document analysis in the standard credit application format – information should be accurate, complete, comprehensive, and of good quality.
• Critically and independently making recommendations to the relevant committees.
• Close consultation with Credit Portfolio Management (“CPM”) to enable CPM to calculate accurate Economic Capital and Risk-adjusted return statistics.
• Ongoing monitoring of transactional and credit risk aspects in the portfolio.
• Always ensure compliance with the Credit Risk Strategy and Policy.

Assist various Risk Departments with the implementation of new transactions:
• Assist Compliance department where necessary with relevant information related to new account opening procedures.
• Assist the Legal department where necessary with the finalisation of legal documentation.
• Assist the Legal Treasury Advisor with information pertaining to Facility Agreements and CSA documentation.

Other:
• Ongoing monitoring of limits and exposures in the portfolio.
• Assistance in resolving breaches.
• Interaction with front office on debt funding initiatives.
• Maintain credit files (electronic format) of counterparts, in good order.
• Take responsibility for reporting requirements as allocated from time to time.

Qualification and Experience

Degree or Diploma with 6 to 8 years related experience.

Knowledge and Skills

• Competitor analysis
• Rank companies within industry based on credit rating
• Written reports for lending decisions
• Recommendations and presentation of results

Personal Attributes

• Manages complexity - Contributing through others
• Decision quality - Contributing through others
• Financial acumen - Contributing through others
• Manages conflict - Contributing through others

Build a successful career with us

We’re all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future – your career, your personal development, and achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth. Through its five business clusters – Sanlam Fintech, Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Allianz, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office – the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.

Core Competencies

• Cultivates innovation - Contributing through others
• Customer focus - Contributing through others
• Drives results - Contributing through others
• Collaborates - Contributing through others
• Being resilient - Contributing through others

Turnaround time

The shortlisting process will only start once the application due date has been reached. The time taken to complete this process will depend on how far you progress and the availability of managers.

Our commitment to transformation

The Sanlam Group is committed to achieving transformation and embraces diversity. This commitment drives us to achieve a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace as we believe these are key components to ensure a thriving and sustainable business in South Africa. The Group's Employment Equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the selection process.