Risk Manager

The Risk Manager is responsible for risk assessment, credit review, and risk monitoring of assigned lessees, prospective lessees and other counterparties, including OEMs and vendors. The Risk Manager leads all collections and restructuring related activities related to these customers and counterparties, the reporting of related risk positions in the portfolio, and the implementation of other measures to identify and mitigate risks faced by the Company. The Risk Manager partners with colleagues engaged in activities that give rise to both credit and non-credit types of risk.

**Main Responsibilities**:
Credit /KYC Review and collections
- Conduct on-site due diligence meetings with allocated airlines in the Asia Pacific and Middle East region, as well as other counterparties as may be required from time to time.
- Analyse airlines both quantitatively (produce accurate spreads of financial accounts) and qualitatively to generate accurate credit ratings using the Company’s proprietary model.
- Make firm recommendations based on analysis and assessments, taking an active role in decision making process on new transactions.
- Provide strong support for the Aircraft Leasing and Sales team and others in providing prompt responses to requests for views on credit risk, including the timely preparation of preliminary credit ratings of prospective customers (within 24 hours of receipt of financial statements).
- Produce high quality financial analysis and credit reports for distribution to the Board and Management Committee as applicable. Maintain a comprehensive database of counterparty financial information.
- Take ownership of allocated risk counterparties, maintaining contact with them at a senior level, and conducting annual reviews. To be a centre of knowledge on the relevant airlines and other counterparties for which you are responsible.
- Lead cash collections and restructuring activity for the accounts under your responsibility.
- Work independently to build knowledge of the industry and bring this knowledge to bear in ongoing assessment and monitoring of individual and portfolio risks.
- Maintain comprehensive, accurate and orderly records and files on all risk matters.
- Produce meeting reports within 24 hours following meeting with external parties.
- Lead in identifying, monitoring and setting policy for the management of one or more non-credit types of risk (such as insurance or financial counterparties). Build effective working relationships with those directly involved in activities that give rise to non-credit types of risk.

Data Management
- Lead the day-to-day management, monitoring and reporting of data relating to the portfolio and airlines’ information.
- Lead the streamlining of reports and implementation of excel spreadsheets onto systems.
- Monitor the overall risk portfolio, routinely produce and coordinate reports for various risk related issues and general portfolio monitoring, including for submission to the Board and Risk Committee.
- Prepare regular scheduled reports including the monthly Directors’ Report, Senior Management Report, and Risk Committee Reports.

Projects & others
- Complete other risk management and business analysis tasks as assigned by the CRO, DMD & Vice Chairman, or Managing Director & CEO from time to time.

**Requirements**:

- Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accountancy.
- Proficient with excel, VBA and Power BI
- At least 3 years of relevant aviation credit analysis and risk management experience, ideally in the financial services sector. Knowledge of the aviation sector, as well as credit evaluation and collections experience with Asia Pacific and Middle East to facilitate business activities without further induction, would be an advantage.
- Have a strong understanding of financial statements and working knowledge on international accounting standards.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential, as you will be meeting with potential clients to discuss aspects of their business or existing clients to discuss collections issues as required.
- Ability and confidence to form and communicate reasoned opinions and debate those opinions as required.
- Ability to multi-task, with good analytical and decision-making skills whilst working within tight deadlines.
- Willingness to travel extensively on ad hoc basis, often at short notice.

If you believe you would thrive in a dynamic, team-based company operating in a global business environment, then we would like to hear from you.

Head of Human Resources
79 Robinson Road #15-01
Singapore 068897