Risk Underwriter, Vietnam

Job description

The ideal candidate would have 3-5 years of experience in a corporate credit analysis role and would come from financial services background (banking, asset backed lending, rating agency). This is a client facing role, which requires not only strong core technical skills, but also ability to work under pressure. The candidate must have excellent communication skills, as he/she will be involved in meetings/discussions with senior management of our clients/prospects in Vietnam (and occasionally other ASEAN countries).

Job Responsibility:

• Decide credit limit requests in Vietnam consistently, within response time included in Risk Business Model by assessing buyer with all information available in the in the Allianz Trade Risk database and his/her own market knowledge
• Monitoring of the Vietnamese risk portfolio by requesting further information to Risk office, according to Information Quality Standards
• Be responsible for a dedicated portfolio of Vietnamese customers, steer it and provide a pro-active service level, according to policy holder classification by regularly meet customers and brokers by organizing telephone conferences
• Contribute to support Commercial Department in steering customers loss ratio and implement necessary actions to ensure or restore profitability of a portfolio
• Contribute to support Commercial Department in steering customers loss ratio and implement necessary actions to ensure or restore profitability of a portfolio
• Any other ad hoc task assigned
   

Requirements

• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in a financial institution or rating agency as a financial/credit analyst
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent knowledge of the local economic and business environment
• Expertise in specific trade sectors 
• Ability to interact with senior managers externally with a view to obtain information
• Ability to network and forge relationships quickly in a multicultural environment
• Self-starter / Able to work independently
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Excellent command of English, both spoken and written essential