Job Description

About Our Client:

Our client operates as a corporate finance and shared services entity, supporting a global shipping and logistics organization through functions such as financial control, treasury, credit management, and business reporting.

The Deputy Head of Credit Assessment, Risk Management & Special Projects is responsible for supporting and continuously improving the execution of the organization's credit risk framework predominantly in shipping, including other divisions, ensuring the effective implementation of the vision, risk appetite, and policies defined by the respective Head Office Divisional Head of Credit Management.

This role ensures the company maintains a robust credit governance structure, safeguards working capital, and supports sustainable revenue growth by enabling sound commercial decision-making.

In addition to leading daily credit operations and team leadership, the role contributes to Credit scope transformation initiatives, technology modernization, and team capability building, ensuring the function evolves ahead of market, regulatory, and customer demands.

Job Responsibilities:

1. Credit Assessment & Risk Management

• Ensure seamless end-to-end credit assessment process for customers across global shipping and other divisions operations; ensure full compliance to internal policies and relevant regulations.
• Strong business acumen with good appreciation to translate relevant to market trends, regulatory developments, and business strategy into forward-looking credit risk mitigation actions to balance growth objectives with prudent risk appetite to support sustainable business outcomes.
  

2. Leadership & Team Management

• Develop and mentor a global team of credit analysts with ability to build new highly competent team for future new scope transition.
• Improve performance standards and foster high-accountability, high-service culture within the team with the right balance of productivity level. Enhance team capabilities through training on financial analysis, sector-specific risks, systems, and data analytics.
• Promote cross-functional collaboration with Finance, Procurement, Commercial, Operations, Legal, and Compliance teams.
  

3. Credit Policy, Governance & Reporting

• Ensure compliance to credit policies, procedures, and approval matrices.
• Prepare regular reporting for executive leadership
• Improve governance controls and ensure audit readiness
  

4. Transformation, Process Optimization, & Strategic Projects

• Drive transformation initiatives to modernize execution of credit risk management such as automated workflows, and digital documentation, as well as developing future new scope.
• Drive continuous improvement in credit processes to reduce handling time, improve data quality, and enhance customer experience
  

5. Stakeholder & Commercial Support

• Engage with key stakeholders such as Group & Regional Credit Management, Commercial, Procurement, credit insurers, banks, and rating agencies.
  

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, or related field.
• Over 12 years of experience in credit risk management, with at least 3 years as OTC Leader or Credit Assessment & Risk Management Leader with multinational corporations in B2B industries.
• Proven leadership experience in managing a centralized credit team within an agile environment.
• Good appreciation for championing transformation and digitalization projects.
• Strong analytical, financial modelling, and decision-making skills.
• Well-articulated communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint and project management.
• Mobility : able to travel within and outside Malaysia on needs basis
  

Working Location:

Subang Jaya, Selangor

Consultant In-charge:

Kah Wai | kahwai.neoh@hunters-in.com | 012 233 3162

Remark:
Due to high volume of applications, only candidates that are shortlisted will be contacted.