Summary: The Credit Risk Manager role in South Yorkshire involves providing strategic oversight and hands-on leadership within the credit risk function for a growing business. The position requires collaboration with senior stakeholders and management of a talented team to effectively manage risk while supporting sustainable growth. This is a high-impact role focused on improving systems and processes related to credit risk management. The position is offered as a 12-month fixed-term contract.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the monthly Credit Risk Review meetings and make informed risk decisions.
• Manage credit assessments across various customer types, ensuring consistency and quality.
• Develop and enforce credit risk policies and define the overall risk appetite.
• Drive improvements in systems, processes, and reporting to support credit risk management.
• Monitor the customer portfolio and identify early signs of financial stress.
• Deliver financial and market analysis to support high-value or complex decisions.
• Lead and mentor a team of credit risk professionals.
• Represent the credit function during internal and external reviews.
• Handle high-risk or escalated cases, including direct engagement with senior customer representatives.

Key Skills:

• Experience in credit risk management.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Ability to make informed risk decisions.
• Excellent analytical and financial assessment skills.
• Proficiency in developing and enforcing credit risk policies.
• Strong communication skills for stakeholder engagement.
• Experience in monitoring customer portfolios.
• Ability to drive process improvements.

Salary (Rate): 85000

City: Sheffield

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: fixed-term

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: Finance