Organization Unit Purpose
The Credit function within Emirates Islamic is responsible for the independent assessment, monitoring, and control of credit risk across the bank’s portfolio. The unit ensures that all credit exposures are aligned with the bank’s risk appetite, internal policies, and regulatory requirements set by the UAE Central Bank. It supports sustainable business growth by enabling informed credit decision-making, maintaining asset quality, and minimizing potential losses. Through robust credit evaluation, ongoing portfolio monitoring, and policy development, the unit enhances risk governance, ensures timely processing of credit proposals, and contributes to maintaining a strong and healthy credit portfolio.
Job Responsibilities
Manage and monitor the assigned credit portfolio, ensuring asset quality and compliance with risk parameters.
Review and approve credit proposals within delegated authority and recommend higher-value cases to senior committees.
Conduct detailed credit analysis, including financial statement reviews and risk assessments.
Ensure all credit facilities comply with internal policies and UAE Central Bank regulations
Monitor portfolio performance, identify early warning signals, and recommend corrective actions.
Engage with internal stakeholders, including Relationship Managers and Risk teams, to support business objectives.
Support audits, regulatory reviews, and contribute to policy and process improvements.
Required Qualifications & Experience
Bachelor’s degree in finance, Banking, Accounting, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
Minimum of 6 years’ experience in banking, with a strong focus on Corporate Credit.
Strong knowledge of credit risk analysis, financial statement analysis, and lending frameworks.
Familiarity with UAE Central Bank regulations and banking compliance standards.
Professional certifications such as CFA, CA, or CPA is an advantage.
Strong analytical, decision-making, and stakeholder management skills
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Emirates Islamic was launched in 2004 to deliver the highest standards of banking services in line with Shari'a principles.
As one of the leading Islamic banks in the UAE, Emirates Islamic offers exciting career opportunities for highly motivated professionals and graduates. At Emirates Islamic, we believe that our Employees are our biggest asset and we continuously invest in Talent Management & Training and Development programmes to help them excel professionally and achieve success in their chosen career.
Emiratization is a key strategic objective at Emirates Islamic. We provide training to talented, young Emaratis under dedicated programmes that shape their ambition, passion & commitment and guide them to become the future leaders of the organization as well as the overall financial sector.
We are driven by our values of Innovation, Customer Service, Ambition & Ownership and are always looking for talent to add to our diverse work environment comprising of over 60 nationalities.
About Emirates NBD
Emirates NBD (DFM: Emirates NBD) is a leading banking group in the MENAT (Middle East, North Africa and Türkiye) region with a presence in 13 countries, serving over 20 million customers. As at 30th September 2023, total assets were AED 836 billion, (equivalent to approx. USD 228 billion). The Group has operations in the UAE, Egypt, India, Türkiye, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Singapore, the United Kingdom, Austria, Germany, Russia and Bahrain and representative offices in China and Indonesia with a total of 853 branches and 4,213 ATMs / SDMs. Emirates NBD is the leading financial services brand in the UAE with a Brand value of USD 3.89 billion.
Emirates NBD Group serves its customers (individuals, businesses, governments, and institutions) and helps them realise their financial objectives through a range of banking products and services including retail banking, corporate and institutional banking, Islamic banking, investment banking, private banking, asset management, global markets and treasury, and brokerage operations. The Group is a key participant in the global digital banking industry with 97% of all financial transactions and requests conducted outside of its branches. The Group also operates Liv, the lifestyle digital bank by Emirates NBD, with close to half a million users, it continues to be the fastest-growing bank in the region.
Emirates NBD contributes to the construction of a sustainable future as an active participant and supporter of the UAE’s main development and sustainability initiatives, including financial wellness and the inclusion of people of determination. Emirates NBD is committed to supporting the UAE’s Year of Sustainability as Principal Banking Partner of COP28 and an early supporter to the Dubai Can sustainability initiative, a city-wide initiative aimed to reduce use of single-use plastic bottled water.
