Credit Risk and Counterparty Risk Manager (Regulatory Compliance / Credit Exposure/ Risk Reporting) – Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Reference Number: CEBLR37

Job Description:

Our client, an international Bank, is seeking an experienced Credit Risk and Counterparty Risk Manager to join their Group in Burkina Faso. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing and ensuring the implementation of the group’s credit and counterparty risk management system. They will also monitor the credit portfolio and implement credit risk analysis and portfolio quality monitoring tools, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and risk management best practices.

Responsibilities:

• Define and implement the overall credit risk management strategy for the group and its subsidiaries.
• Develop, update, and enforce credit policies and procedures related to granting, monitoring, and recovery.
• Monitor credit portfolios, analyze trends, and identify emerging risks.
• Manage the assessment of credit exposure limits, ensuring compliance with regulatory and internal constraints.
• Oversee asset quality assessment and loan classification (Performing, Watchlist, NPL).
• Ensure adherence to local and international regulations (BCEAO, UMOA, BCRG, Basel II & III, IFRS 9).
• Implement and update methodologies for credit risk identification, assessment, and management.
• Perform sensitivity analyses and stress testing on sovereign and non-sovereign portfolios.
• Assess counterparty risk for interbank transactions, market operations, and off-balance sheet commitments.
• Define and monitor commitment limits for banks, large companies, states, and financial institutions.
• Conduct solvency and risk profile analysis of key counterparties using internal rating models.
• Recommend risk mitigation strategies through guarantees, collateral, and diversification measures.
• Develop and monitor key risk indicators (KRI/KPI) for credit and counterparty risk.
• Prepare reports for the Risk Committee, General Management, and regulators.
• Conduct stress tests and impact simulations based on economic scenarios.
• Provide training and awareness programs on credit and counterparty risk management.
• Identify and manage sensitive portfolios to reduce NPLs and restructure non-performing loans.
• Collaborate with legal and recovery teams to manage complex disputes and recoveries.

Requirements: Qualification and Skill

• Bachelor’s Degree with a completed Master’s Degree in Finance, Risk Management, Economics, Audit, or Financial Engineering.
• Minimum 5 to 7 years of experience in credit risk management, financial analysis, or risk control in a bank or financial institution.
• Proven experience in a banking group context with subsidiaries and exposure to regulated environments (BCEAO, BCRG, Basel, IFRS 9).
• Strong knowledge of financial markets and corporate financing.
• Proficiency in internal rating and scoring models (PD, LGD, EAD).
• Deep understanding of IFRS 9 standards and banking regulations (BCEAO, Basel III, COSO).
• Experience with risk management software such as SAS, Moody’s Risk Analyst, Bloomberg, advanced Excel, VBA, and Python (a plus).
• Strong analytical and synthesis skills.
• Ability to manage stress and make decisive decisions.
• Leadership skills and ability to collaborate across multiple departments.
• Effective communication skills with regulatory authorities and senior management.
• Fluency in both English and French.
• Willingness to relocate to Burkina Faso.
• Compliance with regulatory reporting deadlines (100% submission rate).
• Subsidiary compliance rate with credit and counterparty policies.
• Reduction in major audit recommendations related to credit risk.
• Compliance with credit concentration limits.
• Early detection rate of high-risk counterparties.
• Number of stress tests conducted annually.
• Improvement in risk-adjusted rate of return (RAROC).
• Satisfaction rate of subsidiaries and stakeholders.
• Execution rate of the strategic risk action plan.

If you wish to apply for the position, please send your CV to Caleb Ebrahim at [email protected]

Please visit www.caglobalint.com for more exciting opportunities.

Caleb Ebrahim

Recruitment Consultant

CA Finance

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