Funding Societies | Modalku is the largest SME digital financing platform in Southeast Asia. We are licensed in Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, and registered in Malaysia. We are backed by Sequoia India and Softbank Ventures Asia Corp amongst many others and provides business financing to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which is crowdfunded by individual and institutional investors. And here at Funding Societies | Modalku we live by our core values:
- Grow Relentlessly: Striving to become our best, most authentic selves.
- Enable Teamwork, Disable Politics: Only by forging togetherness, can we help each other succeed.
- Test | Measure | Act: Staying curious and reinventing ourselves, through innovation and experimentation.
- Focus on Impact: Creating impact through bias for action and tangible results.
- Serve with Obsession: Building win-win relationships for the long-term by having a customer obsession.
As a Credit Manager, you will be part of a team which is working to support our rapid growth at Funding Societies. Our credit team is responsible for making lending decisions. In addition to having a knack for problem-solving, it is absolutely crucial that you are willing to learn, understand and adapt to the fast paced environment.
What you will do:
Credit Assessment and Risk Analysis:
- Analyze risks, exposures, and perform due diligence for loan applicants using a proprietary platform, ensuring comprehensive risk assessment of SME clients.
- Evaluate the financial health of applicants through financial statements, market data, and industry trends, while considering macroeconomic factors that may impact the creditworthiness of the business.
- Balance credit risk and business risk by using analytical judgment to make educated and well-informed decisions on loan approvals.
- Conduct ongoing macro-economic, industry, and market analysis to understand potential impacts on the loan portfolio and provide recommendations for strengthening credit strategies.
Loan Evaluation and Decision Making:
- Evaluate, recommend, approve or reject applications based on creditworthiness, following established credit policies and standard operating procedures.
- Recommend loan/facility amounts, repayment terms based on credit risk profiles while adhering to the Company’s risk management guidelines.
- Provide risk mitigation strategies for identified risks, such as enhanced collateral or structuring of loan terms, to protect the Company from potential defaults.
Credit Risk Management and Portfolio Oversight:
- Perform data management and maintenance to ensure the accuracy, integrity, and performance of the SME credit portfolio, supporting a comprehensive risk framework.
- Develop and implement credit rating models and management processes for SME customers to ensure a robust credit rating system that reflects the borrower’s risk profile.
- Monitor and manage the SME loan portfolio on an ongoing basis, providing a forward-looking view of portfolio performance and adjusting credit strategies based on emerging trends.
Reporting and Strategic Recommendations:
- Prepare regular reports on loan portfolio performance, highlighting risk areas and making recommendations to senior management for improving credit policies.
- Take on special projects to support the company’s strategic goals, including initiatives related to credit portfolio improvement, new market penetration, and risk management.
Team Collaboration and Leadership:
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including financial product, operations, legal, and risk management, to streamline loan processing and support the company’s overall objectives.
- Lead and mentor junior credit analysts, ensuring consistent application of credit risk methodologies and supporting team development.
Compliance and Best Practices:
- Ensure all credit decisions are compliant with regulatory standards and internal credit policies.
- Continually refine credit scoring systems and recommend improvements to credit management processes based on industry best practices.
Scope:
- Works primarily with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), providing financial analysis, risk assessment, and lending recommendations.
- Oversees loan portfolios that can range in size and complexity, requiring expertise in risk management and financial analysis.
- Plays a vital role in maintaining a balance between credit risk and business growth, ensuring both the financial health of the Company and the success of SME clients.
What we are looking for:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accountancy, Economics, or a related field.
- Professional certification (CFA, CPA, FRM) is a plus.
- Over 3 years of experience in working capital and trade underwriting, preferably focused on local SMEs in a financial institution or Fintech firm.
- 3+ years in credit risk assessment, lending, or financial analysis, with proven success in managing loan portfolios.
- Experience in creating credit rating models, policies, and procedures, with leadership potential to build processes from the ground up.
- Strong knowledge of financial statement analysis (income statements, balance sheets) and assessing creditworthiness.
- Expertise in credit risk management, loan structuring, and risk mitigation.
- Ability to analyze macroeconomic and industry data and apply it to portfolio management.
- Experience in developing credit scoring models and implementing credit policies.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills for assessing and managing credit risk.
- Ability to balance credit and business risks while making sound lending decisions.
- Skilled in data-driven decision making and scenario analysis to improve credit policies.
- Independent thinker with strong writing skills and the ability to meet deadlines.
- Strong verbal and written communication for reports, presentations, and client relations.
- Effective team player who works well with internal teams and external stakeholders.
- Leadership potential to build products, credit policies, and processes from scratch.
- Capable of handling special projects aligned with the company’s strategic goals, including credit portfolio improvement and managing high-risk accounts.
- Deep understanding of credit risk, lending regulations, and banking practices.
- Familiarity with credit compliance standards and ensuring adherence to internal and external guidelines.
- Personal Attributes:
- Goal-oriented with strong work ethics, a passion for learning, and integrity in decision-making.
- Adaptable and strategic thinker who stays updated on economic trends to manage evolving risks in the SME sector.
- Time off - We would love you to take time off to rest and rejuvenate. We offer flexible paid vacations as well as many other observed holidays by country. We also like to have our people take a day off for special days like birthdays and work anniversaries.
- Flexible Working - We believe in giving back the control of work & life to our people. We trust our people and love to provide the space to accommodate each and everyone's working style and personal life.
- Medical Benefits - We offer health insurance coverage for our employees and dependents. Our people focus on our mission knowing we have their back for their loved ones too.
- Mental Health and Wellness - We understand that our team productivity is directly linked to our mental and physical health. Hence we have Wellness Wednesdays and we engage partners to provide well-being coaching. And we have our Great FSMK Workout sessions too to keep everyone healthy and fit!
- Learning & Development - We believe learning should never end and we support everyone with self-learning L&D allowances.
- Tech Support - We provide a company laptop for our employees and the best possible support for the right equipment/tools to enable high productivity
