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

Loan recommendations

Credit validations and reports

Risk mitigation

Communication Skills

IT skills

Numeracy skills

Leadership and Organizational skills

Sales report writing

Presentation skills

Problem solving

Goal oriented

Keen Emotional Intelligence and stability

Persuasion techniques

Bookkeeping

Teamwork and Collaboration

Active Listening

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