POSITION SUMMARY

The Director of Corporate Credit Risk oversees the bank’s loan loss reserve and CECL (Current Expected Credit Loss) modeling processes, leveraging accounting and risk data models. This leader will play a crucial role in ensuring accurate loan portfolio analytics and credit modeling, using Moody’s models to assess asset quality and risk. Additionally, this role will manage a dynamic team responsible for producing asset quality reports, PowerBI development, and credit system administration. The role requires collaboration with multiple departments and ownership of the relationship with Moody’s, which is integral to credit portfolio modeling.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

SKILLS

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as procedure manuals, general business correspondence and/or journals or government regulations
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret financial report and/or legal documents
• Ability to write routine reports, procedures and business correspondence
• Ability to respond in writing to customer complaints, regulatory agencies or member of the business community
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations, to customers, clients and other employees in the organization
• Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups and/or boards of directors

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• BS/BA in Finance. Accounting, Economics or related field. MBA is preferred
• 6-8 years of experience in Credit Risk Management, CECL modeling, loan loss reserve estimation and portfolio analytics

COMPUTER SKILLS

• MS Office programs
• Experience working with Moody’s models for credit risk assessment.

OTHER

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Activities, duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice.

SKILLS TRAINING:

• Continuing Professional Education, Leadership, Management
• Communication, Time Management, Judgment and Decision Making
  Equal Employment Opportunity Information: Simmons First National Corporation and its subsidiaries are committed to a policy of equal employment with respect to a person’s race, color, religion, sex, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, covered veterans, military status, physical or mental disability or any other legally protected classifications

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