Job Title: Credit and Recovery Officer

Reports to: Credit and Operations Manager 

Position Type: Full time

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Receive, review, and analyze credit applications for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with internal guidelines.
• Analyze financial statements, credit reports, and other relevant data to assess risk and repayment capacity.
• Determine the level of credit risk and recommend appropriate loan conditions.
• Conduct client visits and inspect proposed collateral before presenting recommendations.
• Approve or reject loan applications in line with the credit policy.
• Calculate and propose loan interest rates and negotiate terms with clients.
• Provide clients with clear, transparent, and relevant information on products, services, fees, terms, and conditions.
• Ensure all loans comply with regulatory and internal procedures.
• Ensure ethical conduct by treating clients with respect, honesty, and integrity.
• Monitor loan repayments, identify potential bad debts, and recommend corrective actions.
• Conduct periodic reviews of existing customer accounts to manage risk and optimize portfolio performance.
• Present credit files and recommendations to the credit committee.
• Maintain accurate records and produce periodic reports on credit activities and portfolio performance.
• Implement and adhere to institutional credit policies and procedures
• Ensure clients receive clear, accurate, and relevant information about products, services, fees, terms, and conditions.
• Initiate and develop restructuring and recovery strategies towards reduction of non-performing loans levels as targeted by Company’s management.
• Contribute to the Company’s profit through writebacks
• Ensure compliance with company credit policies, regulatory requirements and best practices in carrying out recovery actions with a view to minimizing credit risks
• Work closely with all Company’s appointed external agencies (debt collectors, appointed receivers, court bailiffs, lawyers etc…) and other third-party vendors
• Collaborate with the company’s lawyers for efficient and effective resolution of matters in court.
• Assist Credit and Operations Manager to prepare statutory and regulatory reports required by the Company
• Give recommendations to Credit and Operations Manager on issues of debt recovery including disposal of securities, litigation, restructuring, final settlement, write-offs and write-downs for approval.
• Provide professional business support to the Credit and Operations Manager to resolve challenges faced by stressed clients
• Enhance the Company’s overall image through improved relations with bad debtors and ensure customers are satisfied through timely responses to issues.
• Perform other tasks reasonably required by Credit and Operations Manager or Managing Director within the framework of this job description

Qualifications & Experience required

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or related field.
• At least 2 years’ experience in credit administration in Financial Sector.
• Knowledge of microfinance products, procedures, and regulations.
• Enough skills in credit risk assessment, financial analysis, and modeling.
•  understanding of Rwanda’s banking regulations and non-deposit taking financial institutions
• Strong planning, organizational, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and client management abilities.
• High integrity, ethical judgment, and discretion with sensitive information.
• Fluent in spoken and written Kinyarwanda and English; knowledge of French is an advantage.

How to apply

All interested and qualified candidates are invited to submit their applications with a cover letter (indicating their motivation, suitability, knowledge and experience), Curriculum Vitae, copies of their academic, professional and training certificates and copies of identity cards or passports in one Pdf document to mt@moneytap.rw
not later than Friday, 10/12/ 2025 at 18h:00.

NB:

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted

Tel :0788235147

Done at Kigali, 25 November 2025.