Senior Loan Operations Analyst - IFSC-GIFT Operations

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We’re currently looking for a high caliber professional to join our team as Officer, Senior Loan Operations Analyst - IFSC-GIFT Operations Hybrid (Internal Job Title: Loan Doc & Proc Analyst 2 – C10) based in Gujarat, India. Being part of our team means that we’ll provide you with the resources to meet your unique needs, empower you to make healthy decision and manage your financial well-being to help plan for your future. For instance:

• Citi provides programs and services for your physical and mental well-being including access to telehealth options, health advocates, confidential counseling and more. Coverage varies by country.
• Citi provides access to an array of learning and development resources to help broaden and deepen your skills and knowledge as your career progresses.
• We have a variety of programs that help employees balance their work and life.

The Loan Doc & Proc Analyst 2 is a developing professional role. Applies specialty area knowledge in monitoring, assessing, analyzing and/or evaluating processes and data. Identifies policy gaps and formulates policies. Interprets data and makes recommendations. Researches and interprets factual information. Identifies inconsistencies in data or results, defines business issues and formulates recommendations on policies, procedures, or practices. Integrates established disciplinary knowledge within own specialty area with basic understanding of related industry practices. Good understanding of how the team interacts with others in accomplishing the objectives of the area. Develops working knowledge of industry practices and standards. Limited but direct impact on the business through the quality of the tasks/services provided. Impact of the job holder is restricted to own team.

This role will single-handedly manage all lending operations work for the offshore branch (IFS), including regulatory reporting, loan documentation, disbursement, and all loan operations processes. The position requires a self-motivated professional capable of independently managing the complete loan lifecycle in a cross-border banking context with possible in-person client assistance.

Individual must be accountable, ethical, results oriented, trustworthy, and credible.

In this role, you’re expected to:

• This role will manage preparing and reviewing loan documentation while providing support to a variety of tasks related to the loan process.
• Activities will include independently processing and closing loans within a complex loan operations environment
• Involves in providing day-to-day loan transactional processing which may include booking cash transactions and making payments, performing loan reconciliations, input of general ledger entries and (complex) calculations. In addition, there will be possible interaction with other counterparties around positions and outstanding balances/claims.
• Supports an expansive and/or diverse array of products (risk and control) /services.
• Follows established procedures to identify and resolve problems related to loan documentation/processing activities that require investigation or research.
• Make recommendations to management to support process improvement.
• Resolves problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents.
• Designs and analyses moderately complex loan documentation reports to satisfy management requirements, support/control activities, and the launch of products/services.
• Makes evaluative judgments based on the analysis of factual information and provides assistance in the implementation of loan documentation process improvements.
• Minimizes risk to the bank through increased knowledge of procedural requirements - understands and monitors errors to suggest solutions to reduce errors, and to adhere to audit and control policies
• Timely management and escalation of all inquiries and issues related to loan processing
• Has direct interaction with external customers to disseminate or explain information
• Demonstrates an intermediate level of understanding of products and processes, and of how duties relate/integrate with others in the team and closely related teams
• Demonstrates an excellent knowledge of Bank related systems.
• Utilizes communication, interpersonal and diplomacy skills to interact with colleagues and stakeholders, and to exchange potentially complex/sensitive information, while sensitive to audience diversity
• Individuals at this level exhibit executional capabilities
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

As a successful candidate, you’d ideally have the following skills and exposure:

• Master’s Degree, especially an MBA or a Master's in a specialized field relevant to finance, Banking, Accountancy or Risk Management
• Chartered Accountant degree is preferred
• 4-6 years relevant experience
• Experience in IFSC Gift City banking / offshore banking in preferrable 
• Elementary level knowledge of Business Processes, Systems and Tools used in the Loan Process
• Demonstrate understanding of Loan Processes, Procedures, Products and Services
• Basic awareness of managing, preparing, and reviewing loan documentation
• Able to identify, mitigate, manage, resolve, and escalate risks and issues
• Awareness of risk types, policies and control measures and processes
• Comply with applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and adhering to Policies

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This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

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Job Family Group: Operations - Transaction Services

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Job Family:Loan Documentation and Processing

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Time Type:Full time

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Most Relevant Skills Please see the requirements listed above.

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Other Relevant Skills For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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