
Bank ABC
Retail Credit Portfolio & MIS Manager
- Permanent
- Manama, Bahrain
- Experience 5 - 10 yrs
- Urgent
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Job expiry date: 13/07/2025
Job overview
Date posted
30/05/2025
Location
Manama, Bahrain
Salary
BHD Undisclosed per month
Experience
5 - 10 yrs
Seniority
Manager
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
13/07/2025
Job description
The Retail Credit Portfolio & MIS Manager at Bank ABC, based in the Head Office in Bahrain, is responsible for supporting business units in growing retail credit portfolios through the development and implementation of Management Information Systems (MIS) and quantitative credit analysis. Reporting to the Group Head of Retail Banking, the role involves generating MIS for performance tracking, preparing loss forecasts, monitoring delinquency and loss trends, and identifying low-risk market segments. The manager will ensure compliance with CBB regulations, group policies, and local regulations, and provide feedback on credit criteria based on MI reviewed. Responsibilities also include overseeing credit underwriting through sample checks, supporting the implementation of retail credit projects such as LOS and scorecards, managing the collection system including strategies and MIS, and creating coding for tracking program viability. The role demands deep expertise in credit operations, credit cards, personal loans, installment loans, collection channels, and scoring systems. Advanced Excel and MS Office skills are essential, along with strong analytical and numerical skills, communication proficiency in English, Arabic, and French (preferred), and the ability to manage multiple deliverables under tight constraints.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Assist in generating MIS required for portfolio tracking and monitoring
- Prepare loss forecasts and monitor loss projections
- Maintain effective communication with retail credit and business units
- Develop delinquency benchmarks and analyze portfolio trends
- Identify low-risk segments for business opportunities
- Review and provide feedback on credit criteria based on MI analysis
- Assess test & learn program performance and provide recommendations
- Ensure adherence to CBB regulations, Group Policies, and local regulations
- Conduct sample checks on credit underwriting decisions for compliance
- Create coding for tracking programs and monitor credit viability
- Create feedback loops for assessment and collections insights
- Maintain MIS database integrity and update regularly
- Analyze rejection and cancellation reasons to reduce inefficiencies
- Support implementation of credit projects including LOS and scorecards
- Manage collection system MIS and enhance collection strategies
Experience & skills
- Minimum of 8 years in banking, with at least 4 years in retail portfolio management and MIS reporting
- Graduate degree or MBA in Finance and/or Economics preferred
- Strong credit analysis and consumer banking credit management skills
- Sound knowledge of credit operations including credit cards, personal and installment loans
- Familiarity with collection practices and credit scoring systems
- Advanced Excel and proficient in other MS Office applications
- Excellent numerical and analytical skills for credit risk analysis
- Effective communication skills in English; Arabic and French are a plus
- Self-motivated with a high level of numerical accuracy
- Ability to manage multiple deliverables within tight deadlines
- Solutions-oriented with strong interpersonal communication skills