Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Interests
Referees
Timeline
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Joy Ezeofor

Joy Ezeofor

Banking And Finance Professional
Middlesbrough

Summary

Hardworking Credit Officer well-versed in reviewing financial documents, preparing loan packages and making recommendations based on risk values and knowledgeable financial professional experience in assessing credit viability for credit borrowers. A detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills, excellent judgment, good verbal and written communication skills with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
1
1
Language

Work History

Credit Control Officer

Zenith Bank Head-office
Lagos
11.2022 - Current
  • Used Consumer Loan applications such as Loan IQ, Silverblade and First Central Credit bureau to perform credit appraisals, document verification and loan approvals.
  • Performing consumer loan spool daily to determine the number of outstanding loan requests.
  • In charge of approving and disapproving Loans under schemes, RRAS (Retail loan disbursement and approval sheet).
  • Disbursement of loans manually (because of change in tenor, interest and repayment terms) and off system.
  • Approval and disbursement of cashed back loans
  • Updating and monitoring of interest rate change and ensuring interest rate change are effective as at when updated.
  • Sending out mails to Relationship managers for upward review of interest rate.
  • Making sure documents are in place and reaching out to Relationship managers for outstanding documents.
  • Kept records of customers' charges and payments.
  • Updated client accounts with new information and verified data for informed credit approvals.
  • Worked with Relationship managers to define and implement terms for approved credit requests.
  • Ensuring loans that exceed our credit limits will have the General managing director and two executive directors' signature.
  • Recommended approval or disapproval of personal loan, loans under schemes and asset acquisition.
  • Devised collection recovery strategies to resolve customer issues and delinquent cases.
  • Analyzed applicants' financial status and credit and property evaluations to determine loan feasibility.
  • Reviewed and verified income, credit reports and employment histories for each borrower.
  • Organized and finalized loan applications for underwriter review.
  • Adhered to banking standards and government lending guidelines for loan services.
  • Obtained and interpreted financial statements to assist in credit limit reviews..
  • Reduced past due balances and bad debt by coordinating collection efforts with customer service, sales and billing departments.
  • Maintained full knowledge of current regulatory environment and made proactive adjustments to meet changing requirements.
  • Referred delinquent accounts to collections department or outside resources.
  • Prepared reports of findings and recommendations.
  • Contacted Relationship managers about verifying account information and updated services, answered questions and resolved concerns to uphold exceptional customer service standards and promote brand loyalty.
  • Attended ongoing professional training to facilitate accurate and productive credit management.
  • Verified application and account details to accurately asses credit and financial risks of potential clients.
  • Ensuring Lost loans are cleared before a credit applicant loan is processed.
  • Monitored accounts for signs of fraud and non-payment issues.
  • Managed account data and verified information with clients, past creditors and other involved parties.
  • Collected data and performed trend and variance analysis to mitigate risk arising from bad debt.
  • Investigated and evaluated customers for creditworthiness and potential risk factors.
  • Worked with Relationship managers to define and implement terms for approved credit requests.

Data Entry Intern

University Of Nigeria Teaching Hospital
Enugu
01.2018 - 08.2019

• Handled Data collection for onward processing and analysis

• Entered Collected data accurately into Microsoft Office Excel Spreadsheet

• Ensured entered Data were accurate and backups were efficiently put in place.

Grand Financial Consultant

Confidence Consultant
Enugu
01.2016 - 06.2019

•Worked as a student Volunteer with Confidence Consult, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

•Learnt how to keep financial record.

•Acquired Knowledge of financial consultancy

• Acquired knowledge on how to disburse funds to authorized signatories upon request for finance.

• Trained on record keeping to be succinct and up to standard with 100% Transparency and Accountability.

Education

Secondary School Leaving Certificate (WASSCE) - Commercial Class

Royal Kriston College
Lagos
09.2008 - 07.2014

BSC - Banking And Finance

University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Enugu
10.2015 - 09.2019

CFA Investment Foundation (Institute ID-9621220) - Investments And Securities

CFA INSTITUTE
Virtual
01.2021 - 03.2021

Skills

    Customer Relations

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Certification

[CFA Investment Foundation ], [Institute ID-9621220]

Interests

Volunteering, meeting new people and learning

Referees

1. Mr Henry Alutu

Senoir Credit Officer (unit head),

Credit Risk management department, Zenith bank.

Henry.alutu@zenithbank.com

+2347025207143

2. Dr. Funsho Omotola,

Senior Pharmacist,

University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital

+2348037439566

Timeline

Credit Control Officer

Zenith Bank Head-office
11.2022 - Current

[CFA Investment Foundation ], [Institute ID-9621220]

04-2021

CFA Investment Foundation (Institute ID-9621220) - Investments And Securities

CFA INSTITUTE
01.2021 - 03.2021

Goal Setting Master Class, Certificate of participation

05-2018

Data Entry Intern

University Of Nigeria Teaching Hospital
01.2018 - 08.2019

Grand Financial Consultant

Confidence Consultant
01.2016 - 06.2019

BSC - Banking And Finance

University of Nigeria, Nsukka
10.2015 - 09.2019

Secondary School Leaving Certificate (WASSCE) - Commercial Class

Royal Kriston College
09.2008 - 07.2014
Joy Ezeofor Banking And Finance Professional