Risk Analyst – SOS HR Solutions
Role profile summary
The Risk Analyst role reports to the Risk Department Director. It supports the risk management function by identifying, assessing, measuring, monitoring, and reporting risks associated with credit financing products provided to small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
The role involves:
1) Analysing credit/investment proposals and identifying risks
2) Every month, measure, monitor, and report changes in:
a. Credit risk exposures
b. Expected Credit Losses (ECL)
c. Entity Level Risk
3) Performing Anti-Money Laundering (AML) checks on existing and new
customers
4) ECL inputs /Support with external audit process relevant to credit risk reporting
in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standard 9: Financial
Instruments (IFRS 9)
5) Ensuring compliance with and updating the risk department:
a. Policies
b. Procedures
c. Desktop instruction manuals (DIMs)
d. Risk monitoring/reporting/measurement tools and templates
Key role responsibilities
1. Credit / Investment proposal Risk Analysis
Assist in evaluating credit / investment proposals by analyzing various documents such as financial statements (historic/ projected), company ownership documents, bank statements, asset details and external financing details.
Document risk study in risk evaluation templates noting key financial and business risks, risk mitigations and rationale for credit risk recommendation
2. Monthly Risk Monitoring and reporting
Credit risk changes to financing portfolio
Expected credit loss measurement, changes and reconciliation of key ECL financing portfolio drivers
Entity level Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) risk monitoring and reporting
Prepare, update and reconcile risk database with dashboards/ core financing/accounting database
3. Anti-money laundering checks
Perform AML checks of new customers on-boarded
On-going monitoring of status of existing customers
Update and monitor compliance with AML policies and procedures
4. ECL inputs /Support with external audit process
Maintain accurate risk databases with audit trail and rationale for judgements /
decisions taken for PD/LGDs in compliance with IFRS 9
Coordinate with external auditors to provide required information to substantiate
ECL amounts and inputs in compliance with IFRS 9
5. Updating/ compliance with risk department policies and procedures
Ensure compliance with risk policies, procedures and DIMs and same are kept
upto date
Ensure control and proper usage of approved risk monitoring/reporting/
measurement tools
6. Cross-Functional Coordination
Work closely with credit, collections and finance teams to ensure risk department
functions are smooth
Job Details
| Posted Date: | 2026-08-02 |
| Job Location: | Kuwait – Al Kuwait |
| Job Role: | Finance and Investment |
| Company Industry: | Human Resources |
Preferred Candidate
| Gender: | Male |
| Nationality: | Kuwait |