Credit Underwriting Associate
Autochek Uganda
Uganda
Full time
Sales & Marketing
Posted: May 21, 2026
4 months ago
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Job Description
CREDIT OPERATIONS & LOAN DOCUMENTATION OFFICER
A leading fintech and automotive finance company in Uganda is seeking a detail-oriented and highly analytical professional to join its credit operations team. The role focuses on ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely loan documentation and disbursement processes across all in-country lending activities.
Job Purpose
The successful candidate will be responsible for verifying, validating, and ensuring full compliance of all credit origination documents before loan disbursement. The role plays a critical part in reducing risk, improving operational efficiency, and ensuring smooth credit processing across systems and stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
1. Loan Documentation Verification & Compliance
- Verify accuracy and completeness of all credit origination documents before disbursement.
- Identify, flag, and correct missing, incomplete, or mismatched loan documentation.
- Ensure full compliance across the entire credit origination funnel.
- Drive documentation standards for all approved loan transactions.
2. Loan Processing & System Coordination
- Follow up on and ensure completeness of documentation from the Vehicle Under Management team.
- Ensure all loans are correctly uploaded and available on MINT for approval workflows.
- Coordinate accurate loan loading on TESSERACT prior to Finance payout on Hydra.
- Ensure adherence to the full loan payout process for approved credit deals.
3. Credit Risk Management
- Identify acceptable levels of lending risk in line with company risk appetite.
- Support proactive risk identification, escalation, and mitigation.
- Contribute to minimizing financial and operational losses.
- Promote a strong risk management culture within credit operations.
4. Performance & KPI Management
- Maintain a 95% accuracy rate on all processed credit documents.
- Ensure loan readiness and disbursement SLAs are consistently met.
- Monitor and support key performance indicators for approved loans.
5. Data, Reporting & Analytics
- Utilize data analytics tools to support credit decisioning and reporting.
- Prepare accurate reports using tools such as:
- Tableau
- Power BI
- MS Office Suite
Minimum Requirements
Applicants must have:
- A Bachelor’s Degree in:
- Finance
- Business Administration
- Economics
- Commerce
- Engineering
- Or a related field
- At least 2 years of experience in:
- Credit management
- Risk management
- Financial operations
- Experience working with:
- Credit decisioning systems
- Fast-paced fintech or financial environments
- Strong analytical, organizational, and decision-making skills.
- High attention to detail and accuracy in documentation.
Technical Skills Required
- Credit risk management
- Loan processing systems
- Data analytics and reporting
- Tableau and Power BI
- MS Office Suite
- Credit operations workflows
Core Competencies
- Strong communication and negotiation skills
- Problem-solving and critical thinking
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Results-oriented mindset
- Strong customer service orientation
- Ability to perform under pressure in dynamic environments
- Team collaboration and adaptability
Ideal Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate is:
- Highly analytical and detail-oriented
- Strong in credit and financial operations
- Comfortable working in fast-paced, tech-driven environments
- Proactive in identifying and mitigating risks
- Reliable, disciplined, and results-driven
How to Apply
Interested candidates should apply via email:
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Job Overview
- Job Type: Full time
- Experience Level: Intermediate
- Education Level: Bachelors
- Vacancies: 1
- Category: Sales & Marketing
- Location: Uganda
- Application: via Email
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